Indiana, United States Genealogy
Guide to Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation).
Indiana Information
Indiana became the sixteenth state admitted to the United States on December 11, 1816. Indiana was created form Indiana Territory and is located in the Midwestern region of the United States.[1] The capital is Indianapolis and there are 92 counties in Indiana. [2]
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Indiana Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
- Adams
- Allen
- Bartholomew
- Benton
- Blackford
- Boone
- Brown
- Carroll
- Cass
- Clark
- Clay
- Clinton
- Crawford
- Daviess
- Dearborn
- Decatur
- DeKalb
- Delaware
- Dubois
- Elkhart
- Fayette
- Floyd
- Fountain
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gibson
- Grant
- Greene
- Hamilton
- Hancock
- Harrison
- Hendricks
- Henry
- Howard
- Huntington
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jay
- Jefferson
- Jennings
- Johnson
- Knox
- Kosciusko
- LaGrange
- Lake
- LaPorte
- Lawrence
- Madison
- Marion
- Marshall
- Martin
- Miami
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Newton
- Noble
- Ohio
- Orange
- Owen
- Parke
- Perry
- Pike
- Porter
- Posey
- Pulaski
- Putnam
- Randolph
- Ripley
- Rush
- Scott
- Shelby
- Spencer
- St. Joseph
- Starke
- Steuben
- Sullivan
- Switzerland
- Tippecanoe
- Tipton
- Union
- Vanderburgh
- Vermillion
- Vigo
- Wabash
- Warren
- Warrick
- Washington
- Wayne
- Wells
- White
- Whitley
Extinct or Renamed Counties: Richardville
Indiana Migration Routes
- Lake Michigan
- Kankakee River
- Ohio River
- Tippecanoe River
- Wabash River
- White River
- Louisville and Portland Canal
- Wabash and Erie Canal
- Buffalo Trace
- Detroit-Chicago Road
- Kellog Trail
- Lafayette Road
- Michigan Road
- National Road
- Cumberland Road
- Old Chicago Road
- Vincennes-Indianapolis-Detroit Road
FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
- Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
- Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
- Family History Center locator map
Additional Resources
- Cyndi's List - Indiana genealogy sites on the internet
- Indiana Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of Indiana
- Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for Indiana
- Ancestorhunt.com - resources for Indiana genealogy research
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Indiana
- Indiana Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links
- Every Name Index
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Indiana " in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana (accessed 15 March 2016).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 1 Nov 2016.