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{{breadcrumb | {{Locality | ||
|Name=Decatur County | |||
|ID=392641 | |||
|Level=2 | |||
|Country=United States | |||
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|Locality1=Indiana | |||
|Locality1id=331 | |||
|Locality2=Decatur County | |||
|Locality2id=392641 | |||
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| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | | link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | ||
| link2= [[Indiana, United States Genealogy|Indiana]] | | link2= [[Indiana, United States Genealogy|Indiana]] | ||
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|county courthouse= [[File:Indiana, Decatur County Courthouse.png|229px]] | |county courthouse= [[File:Indiana, Decatur County Courthouse.png|229px]] | ||
|county location in state= [[File:Indiana, Decatur County Locator Map.png|180x180px]] | |county location in state= [[File:Indiana, Decatur County Locator Map.png|180x180px]] | ||
|adoption= | |adoption= | ||
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=== Decatur County, Indiana Record Dates === | === Decatur County, Indiana Record Dates === | ||
{{IN Record Dates Intro|Decatur}} | {{IN Record Dates Intro|Decatur}} | ||
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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> | | 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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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed in 1821 from unorganized territory. <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> | *'''Parent Counties''': Formed in 1821 from unorganized territory. <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> | ||
*'''County Seat: ''' Greensburg <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br> | *'''County Seat: ''' Greensburg <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br> | ||
*[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 | |||
*[ | *[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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*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Indiana&cemetery_county=Decatur&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves] | *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Indiana&cemetery_county=Decatur&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves] | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Decatur+County%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_807&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot= Find | *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Decatur+County%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_807&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot= Find a Grave] | ||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/in/index.htm Interment.net] | *[http://www.interment.net/us/in/index.htm Interment.net] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|3757633|RecordAGrave Index}} | *{{RecordSearch|3757633|RecordAGrave Index}} | ||
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center> | | width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center> | ||
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* {{FSC| | * {{FSC|United States, Indiana, Decatur - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=225030140|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} | ||
* [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Decatur+County+Indiana+Cemetery+Records&qt=results_page WorldCat.org] | * [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Decatur+County+Indiana+Cemetery+Records&qt=results_page WorldCat.org] | ||
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*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] | *[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Decatur,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqParents=392641&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Decatur,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Decatur,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqParents=392641&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Decatur,%20Indiana,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places] | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Decatur+County%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_807 Find | *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Decatur+County%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_807 Find a Grave] | ||
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Indiana Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center> | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Indiana Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center> | ||
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{{IN Court Intro|Decatur}} | {{IN Court Intro|Decatur}} | ||
*'''1818-1954''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20652/indiana-court-cases?s=275764761 Indiana Court Cases] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
* '''1822-1913''' {{FSC|2053192|item|disp=Civil Order and Complete Record Books, 1822-1913}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | * '''1822-1913''' {{FSC|2053192|item|disp=Civil Order and Complete Record Books, 1822-1913}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | ||
* '''1853-1865''' {{FSC|2039914|item|disp=Civil Order Books, 1853-1865}}(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images | * '''1853-1865''' {{FSC|2039914|item|disp=Civil Order Books, 1853-1865}}(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images | ||
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=== Directories === | === Directories === | ||
{{IN Directories Intro|Decatur}} | {{IN Directories Intro|Decatur}} | ||
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary | |||
*[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#decatur Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($) | *[http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#decatur Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868)] at Indiana Genealogical Society ($) | ||
=== Emigration and Immigration === | === Emigration and Immigration === | ||
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''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br> | ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br> | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | |||
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''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br> | ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br> | ||
* '''1798-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9045 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999] at Ancestry ($) | * '''1798-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9045 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999] at Ancestry ($) | ||
* '''1826-1918''' {{FSC|483077|item|disp=Probate Records, 1826-1918}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index | * '''1826-1918''' {{FSC|483077|item|disp=Probate Records, 1826-1918}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | ||
* '''1828-1905''' {{FSC|2037030|item|disp=Probate File Packets, ca. 1828-1905}}(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images | * '''1828-1905''' {{FSC|2037030|item|disp=Probate File Packets, ca. 1828-1905}}(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | ||
*[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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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Decatur/ Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Decatur/ Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | ||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ Decatur County Indiana Genealogy Trails] | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ Decatur County Indiana Genealogy Trails] | ||
*{{FSC Place IDNum| | *{{FSC Place IDNum|354|Indiana|Decatur}} – 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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