Scott County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Scott County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Scott County was named for Gen. Charles Scott, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812. [2] The county is located in the south-central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Scott County Courthouse
1 E McClain Ave
Scottsburg, IN 47170-1848
Phone: 812-752-8420
County Website
Scott County Health Department
1296 N. Gardner St.
Scottsburg, IN, 47170
Health Officer: R. Kevin Rogers, MD
Phone Number: 812-752-8455
Fax: 812-752-6023
Email: michelle.goodin@scottcounty.in.gov
Health Department
County Health Department has birth and death records.
Health Department has birth and death records.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1820.
County Recorder has land records. [4]
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.
Scott 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.
| Marriage | Court | Land | Probate | Census | ||
| 1882 | 1820 | 1882 | 1820 | 1819 | 1820 | 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:[8]
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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]
Occupations
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Scott County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 2,334 | — |
| 1830 | 3,092 | 32.5% |
| 1840 | 4,242 | 37.2% |
| 1850 | 5,885 | 38.7% |
| 1860 | 7,303 | 24.1% |
| 1870 | 7,873 | 7.8% |
| 1880 | 8,343 | 6.0% |
| 1890 | 7,833 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | 8,307 | 6.1% |
| 1910 | 8,323 | 0.2% |
| 1920 | 7,424 | −10.8% |
| 1930 | 6,664 | −10.2% |
| 1940 | 8,978 | 34.7% |
| 1950 | 11,519 | 28.3% |
| 1960 | 14,463 | 25.6% |
| 1970 | 17,144 | 18.5% |
| 1980 | 20,422 | 19.1% |
| 1990 | 20,991 | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 22,960 | 9.4% |
| 2010 | 24,181 | 5.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Scott County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Mortality Schedule for Scott County (1860) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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]
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 Scott County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Scott County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1969, 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Some versions may be reprints of original publication: Chicago [Illinois] : Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
- The Early History of Scott County, Indiana, 1820-1870. 1970. By Carl R. Bogardus. N.p: Scott County Historical Society (Indiana). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
Civil War service men from Scott 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 Scott County.
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
- 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
- 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
- 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
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.
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Scott County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
- 1798-1999 Indiana, Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — 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]
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1800-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
- 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 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 Scott County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- 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
North Vernon Indiana Family History Center
430 Hayden Pike
North Vernon IN 47265
E-mail:IN_NorthVernon@familyhistorymail.org
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Scott County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
PO Box 122
1050 South Main Street
Scottsburg, IN 47170-0122
Phone 812-752-1050
E-mail: contact@schcam.org
Facebook
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Scott County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
See Website for am The Scott County Historical Society, Inc., (SCHSI) 1050 South Main Street, PO Box 245, Scottsburg, Indiana of the societies.
- Scott County Genealogical Society
PO Box 23
1050 South Main Street
Scottsburg, IN 47170-0023
Phone 812-752-3388
Email:researchrooms@scgsi.org
Facebook
Website - Lexington Historical Society
PO Box 238
Lexington, IN 47138
Phone 812-889-2044
Email:LHS1986@live.com
Facebook - Scott County Historical Society
PO Box 245
Scottsburg, IN 47170-0245
Phone 812-889-2044
Email:SCHS1929@gmail.com
Website - Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
PO Box 665
180 West Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
Email:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com
Website
- Their collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Scott County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
- Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
- List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
- Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
- INGenWeb project, Scott County
- USGenWeb, Scott County
- 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]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Scott County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/scott/ accessed 04/03/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Scott County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_County,_Indiana accessed 04/03/2017.
- ↑ 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, "Scott County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Scott County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_County,_Indiana, accessed 05 January 2020.
