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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
*[http://www.mapofus.org/indiana/ Interactive Map of Indiana County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Indiana county boundary changes
*[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
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Indiana Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]
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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|349954|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}  
* {{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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{{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 and images
* '''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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