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| Guide to '''Jackson County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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| |county seat= Brownstown
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| |parent county= [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark]], [[Jefferson County, Indiana Genealogy|Jefferson]], and [[Washington County, Indiana Genealogy|Washington]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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| |county1= [[Monroe County, Indiana Genealogy|Monroe]]
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| |county2= [[Brown County, Indiana Genealogy|Brown]]
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| |county3= [[Bartholomew County, Indiana Genealogy|Bartholomew]]
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| |county4= [[Jennings County, Indiana Genealogy|Jennings]]
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| |county5= [[Scott County, Indiana Genealogy|Scott]]
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| |county6= [[Washington County, Indiana Genealogy|Washington]]
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| == County Information ==
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| === Description === | | == County Courthouse == |
| Jackson County was named for Andrew Jackson, who defeated the British in 1815 at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, and later became President.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/jackson/ accessed 3/28/2017.</ref> It is located in the south-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana 3/28/2017.</ref>
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| === County Courthouse ===
| | Jackson County; 111 S Main St; Brownstown, IN 47220; Ph. 812.358.6116 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec; Co Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec from 1816; Co Aud has land rec) |
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| '''Jackson County Courthouse'''<br>111 S Main St.<br>Brownstown, IN 47220<br>Phone: 812-358-6116<br>
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| [http://www.jacksoncounty.in.gov County Website]<br><br>
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| '''Jackson County Health Department'''<br>
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| 801 West 2nd Street<br>
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| Seymour, IN, 47274<br>
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| Health Officer: Christopher Bunce, MD<br>
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| Phone Number: 812-522-6474<br>
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| Fax: 812-522-2916<br>
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| Email: kmyers@jacksoncounty.in.gov <br>
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| [https://www.jacksoncountyhealth.org Health Department]<br><br> | |
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| County Health Department has birth and death records; <br>County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate; court records from 1816; <br>County Auditor has land records.<br>
| | == History == |
| Health Department has birth records and death records.<br>Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.<br><br>
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| === Jackson County, Indiana Record Dates ===
| | [[Image:Andrew Jackson.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Andrew Jackson.JPG]] |
| {{IN Record Dates Intro|Jackson}}
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| | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Death|Death*]]''' | |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| === Record Loss ===
| | The county is named after War of 1812 hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Andrew Jackson] (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana "Jackson County, Indiana,"] Wikipedia.</ref> |
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| '''1872, 1881''' Fires burned the courthouse in 1872 and 1881, but no records were lost.
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| | ==== Parent County ==== |
| === Boundary Changes === | |
| {{IN Boundary Changes Intro|Jackson}}
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| *'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark]], [[Jefferson County, Indiana Genealogy|Jefferson]], and [[Washington County, Indiana Genealogy|Washington]] Counties in 1816<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
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| *'''County Seat: '''Brownstown <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana (accessed 9 August 2013).</ref><br>
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| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Indiana Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
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| *[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#IN Indiana Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/indiana/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Indiana county boundary changes
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| === Populated Places === | | '''1815--'''Jackson County was created 18 December 1815 from [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]], [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]] and [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson ]]Counties.<br>'''County seat: '''Brownstown <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,071,c,jackson.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Indiana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana, accessed 13 December 2019.</ref>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour,_Indiana Seymour]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstown,_Indiana Brownstown]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crothersville,_Indiana Crothersville]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medora,_Indiana Medora]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtz,_Indiana Kurtz]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman,_Indiana Norman]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampico,_Indiana Tampico]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniontown,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Uniontown]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown,_Indiana Freetown]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstown_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Brownstown]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Carr]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driftwood_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Driftwood]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassy_Fork_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Grassy Fork]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Hamilton]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Jackson]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Owen]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pershing_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Pershing]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redding_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Redding]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Creek_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Salt Creek]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Vernon]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Jackson_County,_Indiana Washington]
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| === History Timeline === | | == Places/Localities == |
| {{IN Historical Timeline Intro|Jackson}}
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| '''Additional Information'''<br>
| | ==== Populated Places ==== |
| [[Image:Andrew Jackson.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] The county is named after War of 1812 hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Andrew Jackson] (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana "Jackson County, Indiana,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
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| == Resources == | |
| {{IN Resources Intro|Jackson}}
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| === Bible Records === | | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== |
| {{IN Bible Intro|Jackson}}
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| * [http://ingenweb.org/injackson/bible/index.htm Jackson County Bibles] at INGenWeb | | *[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]] |
| | *[[Brown County, Indiana|Brown]] |
| | *[[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]] |
| | *[[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence]] |
| | *[[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]] |
| | *[[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]] |
| | *[[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]] |
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| === Biographies === | | == Resources == |
| {{IN Biographies Intro|Jackson}}
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| * [https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/search.aspx?index=1 Indiana Biography Index] at [https://www.in.gov/library/ Indiana State Library]
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| === Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
| | *Jackson County Cemeteries - [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/cemeteries/index.htm INGenWeb] |
| {{IN Business Records Intro|Jackson}}
| | *- see - Cemeteries - [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Jackson/ Linkpendium] |
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| *[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#jackson Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Kurtz (1938)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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| === Cemeteries ===
| | *Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jackson County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) |
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Indiana&cemetery_county=Jackson&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Jackson+County%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_638 Find a Grave]
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| *[http://www.interment.net/US/in/jackson.htm Indiana Interment]
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| *[http://ingenweb.org/injackson/cemeteries/index.htm INGenWeb]
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| *{{RecordSearch|3757633|RecordAGrave Index}}
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| *[http://usgwarchives.net/in/jackson/cemeteries.html USINGenWeb Archives]
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| *[http://usgwtombstones.org/indiana/jackson.html USGW Tombstone Project]
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| *{{FSC|United States, Indiana, Jackson - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=419407525|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
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| *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Jackson+Indiana&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Indiana/Jackson-County?id=county_827 Find a Grave]
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| === Census Records === | | ==== Directories ==== |
| {{IN Census Intro|Jackson}}
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| |footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
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| |1820 |4010
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| |1830 |4870
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| |1840 |8961
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| |1850 |11047
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| |1860 |16286
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| |1870 |18974
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| |1880 |23050
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| |1890 |24139
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| |1900 |26633
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| |1910 |24727
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| |1920 |24228
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| |1930 |23731
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| |1940 |26612
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| |1950 |28237
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| |1960 |30556
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| |1970 |33187
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| |1980 |36523
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| |1990 |37730
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| |2000 |41335
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| |2010 |42376
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| *[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#jackson Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jackson County, Indiana (1880)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
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| === Church Records === | | ==== Local Histories ==== |
| {{IN Church Intro|Jackson}}<br>
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| '''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
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| *'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Jackson,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqParents=392614&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Jackson,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
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| '''''Lutheran'''''<br> | | *''History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana.'' (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.) 977.223 H2b 1972 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|206597|item|disp=FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-jackson-county-indiana-from-the-earliest-time-to-the-present-with-biographical-sketches-notes-etc-together-with-an-extended-history-of-the-northwest-the-indiana-territory-and-the-state-of-indiana/oclc/8429198&referer=brief_results other library] , Digital version: [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjackson01chic#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] <br> |
| *Records of the American Lutheran Church, Seymour, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).
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| === Court Records ===
| | *Jackson County, Indiana: History - [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Jackson/hist/ Linkpendium] |
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| * '''1816-1922''' {{FSC|1222167|item|disp=Jackson County, Indiana. Civil Order Books, 1816-1922}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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| *'''1818-1954''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20652/indiana-court-cases?s=275764761 Indiana Court Cases] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| * '''1853-1873''' {{FSC|1222160|item|disp=Jackson County, Indiana, Court of Common Pleas, 1853-1873}}(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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| === Directories ===
| | *Jackson County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Jackson/maps/ Linkpendium]<br> |
| {{IN Directories Intro|Jackson}}
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| *'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
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| *[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#jackson Directory of Businesses in Jackson County, Indiana (1868)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($ | | *Jackson County Maps - [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/map.htm INGenWeb] |
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| === Emigration and Immigration === | | ==== Military ==== |
| {{IN Emigration Intro|Jackson}}
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| === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
| | *Jackson County Military - [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/index.htm INGenWeb] <br> |
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| === Funeral Homes ===
| | *- see - Military Records and Histories - [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Jackson/ Linkpendium] |
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| * [https://www.adamsfuneralhomeonline.com/ Adams Family Funeral Homes and Crematory] in Crothersville.
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| * [https://www.burkholderfuneralchapel.com/ Burkholder Funeral Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes] in Seymour.
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| * [https://www.christensenfamilyfuneral.com/ Christensen Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Seymour.
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| * [https://www.hagueandzabel.com/ Hague and Zabel Funeral Homes] in Brownstown and Medora.
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| * [https://www.johnsonfh.net/ Johnson Funeral Home] in Vallonia.
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| * [https://www.spurgeonfh.com/ Spurgeon Funeral Home] in Brownstown.
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| * [https://vossfuneralservice.com/ Voss and Sons Funeral and Cremation Services] in Seymour.
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| * [https://www.winklepleckbrockfh.com/ Winklepleck and Brock Funeral Home] in Brownstown.
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| === Genealogies ===
| | Civil War service men from Jackson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Jackson County. |
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| === Guardianship ===
| | *[[5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers)|5th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K, |
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| | *[[6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|6th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company H; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/6coh.htm INGenWeb] |
| | | *[[8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry|8th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, L, and M |
| === Land and Property Records ===
| | *[[10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry|10th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry, Company C |
| {{IN Land Intro|Jackson}}
| | *[[15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|15th Regiment,]] Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H |
| | | *[[22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|22nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company B; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/22cob.htm INGenWeb] |
| ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
| | *[[25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|25th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company G; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/25cog.htm INGenWeb] |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
| | *[[32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|32nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company B |
| | | *[[52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|52nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company B |
| | | *[[67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|67th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F |
| === Local Histories ===
| | *[[93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|93rd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company F; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/93cof.htm INGenWeb] |
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| | *[[117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)|117th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H |
| | | *[[120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|120th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company H; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/120coh.htm INGenWeb] |
| *''History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present.'' 1969. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/180352-history-of-jackson-county-indiana-from-the-earliest-time-to-the-present-with-biographical-sketches-notes-etc-together-with-an-extended-history-of-the-northwest-the-indiana-territory-and-the-state-of-indiana?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100734537 Hathitrust], [https://archive.org/details/historyofjackson01chic Internet Archive]; {{WorldCat|866586114|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. Some of the proceeding items are a reprint of original published: Chicago : Brant and Fuller, 1886.
| | *[[130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|130th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company A |
| | | *[[137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864)|137th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D |
| === Maps and Gazetteers ===
| | *[[140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|140th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/140cok.htm INGenWeb ]K only |
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| | *[[145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|145th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and G; [http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/military/145cof.htm INGenWeb] F only |
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| * [http://ulib.iupuidigital.org/cdm/search/collection/HIM/searchterm/Monroe/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/order/title Historic Indiana Maps] at [http://ulib.iupuidigital.org/cdm/search/collection/HIM IUPUI University Library]
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| *[http://www.mapofus.org/indiana/ Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana]
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| *Jackson County Maps - [http://ingenweb.org/injackson/map.htm INGenWeb]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Jackson,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqParents=392614&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Jackson,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
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| === Migration ===
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| === Military Records ===
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| *[https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/Home/Search?RecordSeriesId=3 Military Record Series Index] at Indiana Digital Archives
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| *Jackson County Military - [http://usgwarchives.net/in/jackson/military.html USGenWeb]
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| *[[5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers)|5th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K | |
| *[[6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|6th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company H | |
| *[[8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry|8th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, L, and M | |
| *[[10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry|10th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry, Company C | |
| *[[15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|15th Regiment,]] Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H | |
| *[[22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|22nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company B | |
| *[[25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|25th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company G | |
| *[[32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|32nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company B | |
| *[[52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|52nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company B | |
| *[[67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|67th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F | |
| *[[93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|93rd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company F | |
| *[[117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)|117th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H | |
| *[[120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|120th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company H | |
| *[[130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|130th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company A | |
| *[[137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864)|137th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D | |
| *[[140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|140th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K | |
| *[[145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|145th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and G | |
| *[[28th US Colored Troops|28th US Colored Troops]], Companies E, F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops<br> | | *[[28th US Colored Troops|28th US Colored Troops]], Companies E, F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops<br> |
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| *'''1919''' {{RecordSearch|2968238|Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919}} at FamilySearch - [[Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| === Naturalization and Citizenship ===
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| * [https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/Home/Search?searchNow=True&defaultCollectionId=&RecordSeriesId=5&Keywords=&County=Jackson&SeriesCollectionId=0&PhotographTitle=&PhotographSubject=&FirstName=&LastName=&CourtType=&CourtDisposition=&StartDate=0&EndDate=0&UseSoundex=false Naturalization Record Series (for this county)] at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
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| === Newspapers ===
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| *'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50039/ Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
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| *[https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=p&p=regionbrowser&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Hoosier State Chronicles]
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| === Obituaries ===
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| === Other Records ===
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| === Periodicals ===
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| === Probate Records ===
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| ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1798-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9045 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999] at Ancestry ($)
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| * '''1818-1928''' {{FSC|247483|item|disp=Will Records, 1818-1928}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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| * '''1829-1921''' {{FSC|247662|item|disp=Probate Order Books (1829-1921) and Probate Complete Records (1846-1857)}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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| * '''1877-1881''' {{FSC|247508|item|disp=General Index to Estates, 1877-1881}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === School Records ===
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| *[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#jackson Students and Teachers of Shields High School, Seymour (1919)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
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| *[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#jackson Students and Teachers of Brownstown High School, Jackson County, Indiana (1933)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
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| ===Social Security Records===
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| *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| === Tax Records ===
| | *''"Military History" Chapter 16 in History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana.'' (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.) Page 532-580, 977.223 H2b 1972 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|206597|item|disp=FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-jackson-county-indiana-from-the-earliest-time-to-the-present-with-biographical-sketches-notes-etc-together-with-an-extended-history-of-the-northwest-the-indiana-territory-and-the-state-of-indiana/oclc/8429198&referer=brief_results other library]<br> |
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| === Vital Records === | | ==== Newspapers ==== |
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| ==== Marriage ====
| | *Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana (1938) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) |
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| *'''1780-1992''' {{RecordSearch|1674830|Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992}} at FamilySearch - [[Indiana Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30190/indiana-marriages-1780-1992?s=275764761 MyHeritage ($)]''
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| *'''1800s-2007''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=indiana%2cin Indiana, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ Findmypast] $
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| *'''1802-1892''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7852&cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892] at Ancestry ($)
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| *'''1811-1959''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30010/indiana-marriages-1811-1959?s=275764761 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
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| *'''1811-2007''' {{RecordSearch|1410397|Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[Indiana Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| ==== Death ==== | | ==== School Records ==== |
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| *'''Pre-1882''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70871/ WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882] at Ancestry - index, (Free collection) | | *Directory of Teachers for Jackson County (1936) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) |
| *'''1750-1993''' {{RecordSearch|3559081|Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993}} at FamilySearch - [[Indiana Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] <br>
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| *'''1882-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1947977|Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920}} at [https://familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[Indiana, Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]<br>
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| *'''1899-2011''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60716 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011] at Ancestry ($)
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| === Archives ===
| | *[http://tinyurl.com/3n3qgms Indiana State Digital Achives ]for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011) <br> |
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| === FamilySearch Centers === | | *Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7852&cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 Ancestry.con ]$ <br> |
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/in/bedford/1010-22nd-street Bedford Indiana FamilySearch Center] | | *Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830 FamilySearch] <br> |
| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/in/columbus/3330-30th-street Columbus Indiana FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/in/north-vernon/430-hayden-pike North Vernon Indiana FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://www.mybcpl.org/ Bartholomew County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
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| *[https://browncountylibrary.info/ Brown County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
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| *[https://www.myjclibrary.org/ Jackson County Indiana Public Library] - an affiliate library.
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| === Libraries === | | *Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410397 FamilySearch] <br> |
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| '''Jackson County Public Library-Seymour Main Library'''<br> 303 W Second St<br> Seymour, IN 47274<br> Phone: 812-522-3412<br>[https://www.myjclibrary.org/ Website]
| | *Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1947977 FamilySearch] |
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| === Museums === | | == Societies and Libraries == |
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| '''Jackson County History Center'''<br> 105 N Sugar St<br> Brownstown, IN 47220<br> Phone: 812-358-2118<br>Email: [mailto:jchc@frontier.com jchc@frontier.com]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Jackson-County-History-Center-of-Indiana-110939532271337/ Facebook]
| | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== |
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| == Societies ==
| | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
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| '''Jackson County History Center of Indiana'''<br>105 N Sugar Street<br> Brownstown, IN 47220<br> Phone: 812-358-2118<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Jackson-County-History-Center-of-Indiana-110939532271337/ Facebook]
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| == Websites ==
| | *[http://www.ingenweb.org/injackson/ USGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |
| {{IN Websites Intro|Jackson}} | | *{{FHL|Indiana%2C+Jackson|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Jackson/ Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) |
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| * [https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/ Indiana Digital Archives] Search by name in all records or specific collections
| | == References == |
| * [http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections] Extensive - keyword searches suggested
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| * [https://digital.library.in.gov/Web/CollectionsAcrossIndiana Indiana Memory] Click the map or select a statewide collection
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| * [https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/indexes.aspx List of indexes and databases] at [https://www.in.gov/library/ Indiana State Library]
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| * [http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php Indiana Genealogical Society Databases] Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
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| * [http://ingenweb.org/injackson/ INGenWeb Project] part of INGenWeb
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| * [http://genealogytrails.com/ind/jackson/ Jackson County, Indiana History and Genealogy] part of Genealogy Trails
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| *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Jackson Linkpendium]
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| *{{FSC Place IDNum|373|Indiana|Jackson}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
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