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Decatur County
	Decatur County, Indiana
	Map
	; 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;

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United States Indiana Decatur County

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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]

Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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]

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

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Every Name Index to History of Decatur County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Lewis A. Harding, Editor; published by B. F. Bowen, 1915. EveryNameIndex.com

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]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Decatur County, Indiana (Source:Internet Archive)

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.

7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, F, and Reorganized Companies D, E, G
13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized H
20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, and G
30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and K
93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, H, and I
134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, D, and E
146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, G, and H
156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C

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]

History of Decatur County's part in the World War, 1914-1918 (Source: Internet Archive)
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Decatur County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($)

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]

Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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]

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

School Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

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]

EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
USGenWeb project page for Decatur County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county..
Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
↑ 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.

[1] "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.

[HBG-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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+<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>}}
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+<br>
+=== Historical Facts  ===
+==== Populated Places  ====
-=== Historical Facts ===
+==== Boundary Changes  ====
-==== Populated Places ====
+==== Neighboring Counties  ====
-==== Boundary Changes ====
-==== Neighboring Counties ====
 *[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]
 *[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]
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 *[[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]
 *[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]
-==== Record Loss ====
-=== Resources ===
+==== Record Loss  ====
-==== Bible Records ====
+=== Resources  ===
-==== Biographies ====
+==== Bible Records  ====
-==== Business Records ====
+==== Biographies  ====
-==== Cemeteries ====
+==== Business Records  ====
+==== Cemeteries  ====
+==== Census Records  ====
-==== Census Records ====
 {{Census|Indiana}}
 Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
-==== Church Records ====
-==== Court Records ====
+==== Church Records  ====
+==== Court Records  ====
+==== Directories  ====
-==== Directories ====
 *Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
-==== Emigration and Immigration ====
-==== Ethnic and Religious Groups ====
+==== Emigration and Immigration  ====
-==== Gazetteers ====
+==== Ethnic and Religious Groups  ====
-==== Genealogies ====
+==== Gazetteers  ====
-==== Histories ====
+==== Genealogies  ====
-[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]]
+==== Histories  ====
+[[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>
-===== Local Histories =====
+===== 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]
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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;
-==== Land and Property ====
-==== Maps ====
+==== Land and Property  ====
+==== Maps  ====
+==== Military Records  ====
-==== 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''  =====
 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
+<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>
 <br>
-===== ''World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918'' =====
+===== ''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) ($)
-===== ''World War II, 1941-1945'' =====
+===== ''World War II, 1941-1945''  =====
 *Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/indiana/decatur.htm AccessGenealogy])&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (above was copy from Linkpendium)
-==== Naturalization and Citizenship ====
-==== Newspapers ====
+==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
+==== Newspapers  ====
+==== Obituaries  ====
-==== Obituaries ====
+==== Occupations  ====
-==== Occupations ====
 *Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
-==== Probate Records ====
+==== Probate Records  ====
+==== Public Records  ====
-==== Public Records ====
+==== Repositories  ====
-==== Repositories ====
+===== Courthouse  =====
-===== 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 =====
+===== Archives  =====
+===== Libraries  =====
+===== Museums  =====
-===== Museums =====
+===== Societies  =====
-===== Societies =====
+===== Family History Centers  =====
-===== Family History Centers =====
 *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
-==== School Records ====
-==== Taxation ====
+==== School Records  ====
+==== Taxation  ====
-==== Vital Records ====
+==== Vital Records  ====
+===== Birth Records  =====
-===== Birth Records =====
+===== Marriage Records  =====
-===== 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, 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 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 =====
+===== 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>
+*[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 ====
+==== Voter Registration  ====
+==== Web Sites  ====
 *[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>
 *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Decatur/ Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
-== References ==
+== References  ==
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