Gibson County, Indiana:
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Projects

• Browning Genealogy & Obituary Research  BrowningGenealogy.org is a database search tool that enables researchers to access a variety of public records documenting people and events in Evansville, Indiana, and surrounding counties in Southwestern Indiana and Southeastern Illinois
• Gibson County INGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Gibson County, Indiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Gibson County, Indiana 

Adjacent counties

• Knox County, IN  to the north
• Pike County, IN  to the east
• Posey County, IN  to the southwest
• Vanderburgh County, IN  to the south
• Wabash County, IL  to the west
• Warrick County, IN  to the southeast
• White County, IL  to the southwest

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Gibson Co, Indiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Gibson County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Gibson County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Gibson County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• History of Gibson County, Indiana  1914     (Source: Internet Archive)

Blogs

• The Tri-State Genealogical Society Blog 

Cemeteries (20)

Census Records and Indexes (21)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Sommerville, Indiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Princeton     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Civil Order books and Complete Record books, 1813-1872  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Civil Order books and Complete Record books, 1813-1919  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court records, Gibson County, Indiana  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gibson County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Gibson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Order book and complete record of Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas, 1813-1839  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Probate, civil and criminal court records, ca. 1813-1922  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Princeton City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999  includes Gibson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Indiana Negro Register 1852-1865      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Lyles Station  Settled by free African Americans

History (32)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Indiana locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gibson County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Gibson County Addresses for Genealogical Research      (Source: Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Gibson County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Family Maps of Gibson County, IN      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Gibson County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Indiana Land Entries  Volume 2: Vincennes District, 1807-1877     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Gibson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Gibson, Knox Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Gibson, Pike Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gibson County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Gibson County Genealogy Resources  Indiana State Library
• Library Directory for Gibson County, Indiana      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Local History Department  Princeton Public Library
• Lyles Station 
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Gibson County, Indiana     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• indianassouthernhalf  Indiana's Southern Half - Genealogy in the southern part of Hoosier state     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• INGIBSON Gibson County genealogy

  • INGIBSON Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• KENTUCKIANA For genealogy research and information exchange in the Indiana counties of Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Warrick and Washington, and the Kentucky counties of Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble. This is a highly research structured list, chatroom atmosphere is discouraged.

  • KENTUCKIANA Mailing List Homepage 
  • KENTUCKIANA Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (21)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Gibson County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Gibson County, Indiana     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • Gibson County in the civil war  1912     (Source: Internet Archive)
  • Gibson County in the civil war  An address by Col. Gil. R. Stormont, at the dedication of the Gibson County soldiers monument at Princeton, Indiana, on Nov. 12, 1912     (Source: Internet Archive)

• World War I

  • Gold Star Honor Roll List for Gibson County, Indiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Gibson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Gibson County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Gibson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Gibson County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Gibson County Newspapers      (Source: Indiana State Library)
• Historical Hazleton Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Historical Oakland City Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Historical Owensville Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Historical Princeton Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Princeton Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Fort Branch Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Haubstadt Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel 
• Oakland City Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Princeton Daily Clarion      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Princeton Daily Clarion 
• Princeton Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Princeton, Indiana Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Gibson County Courthouse 
• Gibson County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Gibson County, Hazleton  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Gibson County, Patoka  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Gibson County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Images from Gibson County  Images of Indiana, Indiana State Library
• Indiana Historical Images  Gibson County
• Penny Postcards from Indiana      (Source: USGenWeb Indiana Archives)
• Princeton  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Fort Branch School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mackey School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Oakland City School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Oakland City University Collection 
• The Oakland City University Story 
• Owensville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Patoka School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Princeton School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Historic Southern Indiana 
• The Tri-State Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (116)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax records, 1819  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Gibson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Gibson County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Gibson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Gibson County, Indiana      (Source: Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere)
• Patents  Gibson County, Indiana     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (11)

Wiki

• Gibson County, Indiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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