Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Carroll County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Carroll County was named for Charles Carroll, of Carrolton, then the only surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.[1] The county is located in the west-central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Carroll County Courthouse
101 W Main Street
Delphi, IN 46923
Phone: 765-564-4485
County Website
Carroll County Health Department
101 West Main Street, (Courthouse)
Delphi, IN, 46923
Health Officer: Jordan Dutter, MD
Phone Number: 765-564-3420
Fax: 765-564-6161
Email: healthd@carrollcountyin.gov
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1828.
County Health Officer has birth and death and burial records from 1882.
County Recorder has land records from 1828
Public Library Delphi has newspapers from 1841.
County Historical Society has burial records. [3]
Health Department has birth records and death records.
Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Carroll County, Indiana Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1828 | 1882 | 1828 | 1829 | 1828 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Carroll County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 1,611 | — |
| 1840 | 7,819 | 385.4% |
| 1850 | 11,015 | 40.9% |
| 1860 | 13,489 | 22.5% |
| 1870 | 16,152 | 19.7% |
| 1880 | 18,345 | 13.6% |
| 1890 | 20,021 | 9.1% |
| 1900 | 19,953 | −0.3% |
| 1910 | 17,970 | −9.9% |
| 1920 | 16,315 | −9.2% |
| 1930 | 15,049 | −7.8% |
| 1940 | 15,410 | 2.4% |
| 1950 | 16,010 | 3.9% |
| 1960 | 16,934 | 5.8% |
| 1970 | 17,734 | 4.7% |
| 1980 | 19,722 | 11.2% |
| 1990 | 18,809 | −4.6% |
| 2000 | 20,165 | 7.2% |
| 2010 | 20,155 | −0.0% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Carroll County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Mortality Schedule for Carroll County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African American
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Carroll County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Carroll County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Carroll County, Indiana. 1954. By Dora Thomas Mayhill. Knightstown, Indiana : Banner Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Carroll County, Indiana. 1973. By John C. Odell. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphics Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint of original published: Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1915.
- History of Carroll County, Indiana. 1966. By Thomas B. Helm. 1966. Knightstown, Indiana : Eastern Indiana Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint of original published: Chicago : Kingman Bros., 1882. Index: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- Recollections of the Early Settlement of Carroll County, Indiana. 1872. By James Harvey Stewart. Cincinnati, Ohio : Hitchcock and Walden. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
- Military Index - INGenWeb
- African American Veterans in Carroll County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Carroll County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Carroll County.
- 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized A
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized G
- 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry< Companies A, C, and F
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
- 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, D, E, G, and H
- 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies, D, E, G, H, I, and K
Civil War Books:
"Military History" Chapter 10 in Odell, John C.History of Carroll 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 & company, inc, 1916.) page 191-204. 977.294 H2o FHL US/CAN Book FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL Collection other library
World War I
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Carroll County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Alumni of Delphi High School (1872-1924) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Students of Delphi Junior High School (1925) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Students of Delphi High School, Carroll County, Indiana (1925) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($) ]
- Teachers of Delphi High School, Carroll County, Indiana (1925) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1828-1850 Carroll County, Indiana Marriage Records, 1828-1850 Carroll County Marriage Records ebook at the Internet Archive
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Carroll County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center
3224 Jasper St
West Lafayette IN 47906
Phone: 765-463-5079
Email: IN_Lafayette@familyhistorymail.org
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Carroll County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Carroll County Historical Museum
700 N Washington St
P.O. Box 277
Delphi, IN 46923
Telephone Number: 765-564-5000
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Carroll County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Carroll Historical Society
700 North Washington /PO Box 277
Delphi, IN 46923
Phone: 765-564-5000
E-mail: carrollcountyhistoricalsociety@ffni.com
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
- Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
- List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Select a county
- EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
- IN USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Carroll County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/carroll/ accessed 3/01/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carroll County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_County,_Indiana accessed 3/01/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carroll County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carroll County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_County%2C_Indiana, accessed 28 November 2019.
