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During open hours the circulation desk will connect you with
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Genealogy/Local History
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genealogy research in southeastern Indiana Because of the many changes in the formation of Indiana, information on inhabitants of the area now known as Jennings County before December 17, 1816 might actually be found in connection to other counties and located in other counties. For an explanation of where you might have to look for records before 1816 go to Finding Early Records of Jennings County.
For in depth information on the formation of Jennings County and the Grouseland Treaty Line go
to Jennings County, Indiana Formation.
For records that relate to persons associated with the Jennings County area prior to 1817 you might have to
go to research locations in the surrounding counties of Jackson (to the West),
Bartholomew (to the North), Decatur and Ripley (to the East), Jefferson and Scott (to the South), Floyd and Clark (farther
south), and Knox (in western Indiana). See the Research Locations List
for exact addresses and phone numbers. For information on researching in these counties,
please contact the county in question For genealogical societies in Indiana you can find many at the Indiana Historical Society's List Genealogical Societies in Indiana. |
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materials available at JCPL:
The genealogy room contains marriage and cemetery indexes for Jennings County. There are Indiana census records, various registers, some county histories for the State of Indiana and some war registers. Also available are several self-published local histories. The collection of individual family histories is constantly growing. Items in the genealogy room do not circulate.
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR JENNINGS COUNTY
FAMILY HISTORIES AVAILABLE
We have many family histories in book form.
Check the online card catalog on our web site to find titles of the books
containing the surnames you are researching. After accessing the "catalog" from the home page front page, chose
"Search Catalogs" and then "Browsing" option of searching from the menu at the top. Type in the surname in the
search box with the option of "Subject." Jennings Co. Public Libary Online Catalog.
Some of the family histories have multiple families but in some cases not all the surnames listed
in a such a book are listed in the catalog if there has been only brief mention of a family in the book.
A SAMPLING OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS FOR JENNINGS AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
For a sampling of materials for Jennings and the surrounding counties of Bartholomew, Jackson, Ripley,
and Scott Counties see the List of Available Materials.
CENSUS RECORDS AVAILABLE
For a list of available census records on microfilm and in book form in the genealogy room see the list
of Census Records Available.
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County records
Marriage, Wills, and Land Records Find marriages, wills, and certain court records at the county clerk's office in the Jennings County Courthouse in Vernon, Indiana. (2 miles south of North Vernon on Hwys. 3&7). This office is open Mon.-Fri., 8:00-4:00 p.m., (812) 352-3070. Land records can be found at the county recorder's office in the Jennings County Courthouse Annex. The annex is a new building similar in style to the courthouse, located across the street from the courthouse in Vernon, Indiana, 1 block north of Hwy.7 on Brown St. The recorder's office is open Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., (812) 352-3053. Birth and Death Records Find these at the Health Dept. in the Jennings County Courthouse Annex. (Location described directly above). It is open Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., (812) 352-3024. |