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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana|Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' <br>  
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{{Infobox U.S. County | county = Decatur County | county_map = | state = Indiana | state_map = Indiana.png | latd = | longd = | founded year = | founded date = 1821| seat = December| building image = | building address = 150 Courthouse Square Suite 5<br>Greensburg, In 47240<br>Phone: 812-663-8223<br> [http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>}}  
{{Infobox U.S. County | county = Decatur County | county_map = | state = Indiana | state_map = Indiana.png | latd = | longd = | founded year = | founded date = 1821| seat = December| building image = | building address = 150 Courthouse Square Suite 5<br>Greensburg, In 47240<br>Phone: 812-663-8223<br> [http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>}}  


== County Courthouse  ==


[http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>150 Courthouse Square Suite 5<br>Greensburg, In 47240<br>Phone: 812-663-8223<br><br>County Clerk has marriage record from 1822, <br>divorce, probate and court records. <br>Board of Health has birth and death records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Indiana 212 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


== History  ==


[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]


The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref>
=== Historical Facts ===


==== Parent County  ====
==== Populated Places ====


'''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821&nbsp;from unorganized territory.&nbsp;<br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
==== Boundary Changes ====
 
==== Boundary Changes ====
 
==== Record Loss  ====
 
== Places/Localities  ==
 
==== Populated Places  ====
 
==== Neighboring Counties  ====


==== Neighboring Counties ====
*[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]  
*[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]  
*[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]  
*[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]  
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*[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]  
*[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]  
*[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]
*[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]
==== Record Loss ====
=== Resources ===
==== Bible Records ====


== Resources  ==
==== Biographies ====


==== Cemeteries  ====
==== Business Records ====


==== Census  ====
==== Cemeteries ====


==== Census Records ====
{{Census|Indiana}}  
{{Census|Indiana}}  


Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])  
Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])  
==== Church Records ====


==== Church  ====
==== Court Records ====


==== Court  ====
==== Directories ====
*Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
==== Emigration and Immigration ====


==== Directories  ====
==== Ethnic and Religious Groups ====


*Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
==== Gazetteers ====


==== Land  ====
==== Genealogies ====


==== Local Histories ====
==== Histories ====
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]]


The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref>
===== Local Histories =====
*[http://everynameindex.com/DecaturCoIN.html Every Name Index to History of Decatur County, Indiana].&nbsp; Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Lewis A. Harding, Editor; published by B. F. Bowen, 1915.&nbsp; [http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com]
*[http://everynameindex.com/DecaturCoIN.html Every Name Index to History of Decatur County, Indiana].&nbsp; Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Lewis A. Harding, Editor; published by B. F. Bowen, 1915.&nbsp; [http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com]


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*Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), ''A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, ''(Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987)&nbsp;&nbsp;FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6 {{FHL|607815|item|item|disp=FHL Collection}}&nbsp;
*Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), ''A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, ''(Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987)&nbsp;&nbsp;FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6 {{FHL|607815|item|item|disp=FHL Collection}}&nbsp;
==== Land and Property ====


==== Maps ====
==== Maps ====
 
==== Military  ====
 
*List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883&nbsp;Decatur County, Indiana (Source:[http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso01buregoog#page/n45/mode/1up Internet Archive)] <br>
 
*World War I&nbsp; (1917-1918)
 
#History of Decatur County's part in the World War, 1914-1918 (Source: [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur00deiw Internet Archive])
#[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Indiana.Decatur+County&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards], 1917-1918 Decatur County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($)
 
*World War II (1941-1945)
 
#Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/indiana/decatur.htm AccessGenealogy])&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (above was copy from Linkpendium)
 
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Civil War


==== Military Records ====
*List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883&nbsp;Decatur County, Indiana (Source:[http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso01buregoog#page/n45/mode/1up Internet Archive)]
===== ''Civil War'' =====
Civil War service men from Decatur 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 Decatur County.  
Civil War service men from Decatur 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 Decatur County.  


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Civil War Books  
Civil War Books  


*"Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17&nbsp;of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. ''History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. ''(Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.)&nbsp;(page 420-464, Regiment, Companies,&nbsp; Name's)&nbsp;977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FHL Collection}}&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-decatur-county-indiana-its-people-industries-and-institutions-with-biographical-sketches-of-representative-citizens-and-genealogical-records-of-many-of-the-old-families/oclc/367935747&referer=brief_results other library]&nbsp;&nbsp; Vol. 1 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdecatur01hard#page/420/mode/2up INTERNET ARCHIVE<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304544500630_76" />], &nbsp;Vol.2&nbsp;[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard INTERNET ARCHIVE&nbsp;]&nbsp; [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-a-lewis-albert-harding/history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra/page-47-history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra.shtml eBooksRead]<br>
*"Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17&nbsp;of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. ''History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. ''(Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.)&nbsp;(page 420-464, Regiment, Companies,&nbsp; Name's)&nbsp;977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FHL Collection}}&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-decatur-county-indiana-its-people-industries-and-institutions-with-biographical-sketches-of-representative-citizens-and-genealogical-records-of-many-of-the-old-families/oclc/367935747&referer=brief_results other library]&nbsp;&nbsp; Vol. 1 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdecatur01hard#page/420/mode/2up INTERNET ARCHIVE<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304544500630_76" />], &nbsp;Vol.2&nbsp;[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard INTERNET ARCHIVE&nbsp;]&nbsp; [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-a-lewis-albert-harding/history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra/page-47-history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra.shtml eBooksRead]<br>


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===== ''World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918'' =====
*History of Decatur County's part in the World War, 1914-1918 (Source: [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur00deiw Internet Archive])
*[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Indiana.Decatur+County&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards], 1917-1918 Decatur County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($)
===== ''World War II, 1941-1945'' =====
*Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/indiana/decatur.htm AccessGenealogy])&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (above was copy from Linkpendium)
==== Naturalization and Citizenship ====


==== Newspapers ====
==== Newspapers ====


==== Occupation Records  ====
==== Obituaries ====


==== Occupations ====
*Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
*Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])


==== Probate ====
==== Probate Records ====


==== Taxation  ====
==== Public Records ====


==== Vital Records  ====
==== Repositories ====


*[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>
===== Courthouse =====
[http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>150 Courthouse Square Suite 5<br>Greensburg, In 47240<br>Phone: 812-663-8223<br><br>County Clerk has marriage record from 1822, <br>divorce, probate and court records. <br>Board of Health has birth and death records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Indiana 212 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
===== Archives =====
 
===== Libraries =====


*Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7852&cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 Ancestry.con ]$ <br>
===== Museums =====


*Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992&nbsp; -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830 FamilySearch] <br>
===== Societies =====


*Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959&nbsp; -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410397 FamilySearch] <br>
===== Family History Centers =====
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
==== School Records ====


*Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1947977 FamilySearch]
==== Taxation ====


== Societies and Libraries<br>  ==
==== Vital Records ====


==== Family History Centers  ====


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]&nbsp;
===== Birth Records =====


== Web Sites  ==
===== Marriage Records =====
*Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7852&cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 Ancestry.con ]$ <br>
*Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992&nbsp; -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830 FamilySearch] <br>
*Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959&nbsp; -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410397 FamilySearch] <br>


===== Death Records =====
*[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>
*Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1947977 FamilySearch]
==== Voter Registration ====
==== Web Sites ====
*[http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com]&nbsp;&nbsp; Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.  
*[http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com]&nbsp;&nbsp; Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.  
*USGenWeb project page for [http://decatur.indianaheritage.com/ Decatur County]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county..<br>  
*USGenWeb project page for [http://decatur.indianaheritage.com/ Decatur County]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county..<br>  
*[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)
 
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Decatur County, Indiana
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Map of the U.S. highlighting Indiana
Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded 1821,
County Seat December
Courthouse
Address 150 Courthouse Square Suite 5
Greensburg, In 47240
Phone: 812-663-8223
Decatur County Courthouse




Historical Facts[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business Records[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census Records[edit | edit source]

For tips on accessing Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy census records online, see: Indiana Census.

Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Histories[edit | edit source]

Stephen Decatur.JPG

The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[1]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]


  • Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.)  977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection   other library   Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE,  Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE   eBooksRead
  • African Methodist Episcopal Church (Greensburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Negro Cemetery (Clarksburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Decatur County (Indiana). Historian (Added Author), Black history, Decatur County, Indiana,'(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987 ) FHL US/CAN Film 1531735 Item 18 FHL Collection 
  • Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987)  FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6 FHL Collection 

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

  • List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Decatur County, Indiana (Source:Internet Archive)
Civil War[edit | edit source]

Civil War service men from Decatur 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 Decatur County.


Civil War Books


  • "Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17 of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) (page 420-464, Regiment, Companies,  Name's) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection   other library   Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE,  Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE   eBooksRead


World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918[edit | edit source]
World War II, 1941-1945[edit | edit source]
  • Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)            (above was copy from Linkpendium)

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Occupations[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Public Records[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Decatur County Courthouse
150 Courthouse Square Suite 5
Greensburg, In 47240
Phone: 812-663-8223

County Clerk has marriage record from 1822,
divorce, probate and court records.
Board of Health has birth and death records. [2]

Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

School Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
Death Records[edit | edit source]
  • Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
  • Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voter Registration[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Indiana 212 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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