Owen County, Indiana:
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Projects

• Owen County INGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Owen County INGenWeb Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Owen County, Indiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Sweet Owen & Surrounding Areas      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Wabash Valley Visions & Voices  A Digital Memory Project for West Central Indiana

Adjacent counties

• Clay County, IN  to the west
• Greene County, IN  to the south
• Monroe County, IN  to the east
• Morgan County, IN  to the northeast
• Putnam County, IN  to the north

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

• Owen Co, Indiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Owen County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Owen County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Owen County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Owen County, Indiana      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Owen County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Owen County  Indiana Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Owen County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Owen County, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project 
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (19)

Church Records

• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Quincy     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Spencer     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Circuit Court Civil Order books, 1843-1921  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Circuit Court Complete Order books, 1819-1868  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas Civil Order books, 1853-1873  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Index to files, civil suits, 1862-1910?  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Owen County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Owen County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Estate Records

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

History (17)

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)
• Owen County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Owen County Addresses for Genealogical Research      (Source: Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Owen County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Owen County, Indiana Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Owen County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Owen County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Monroe, Owen Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Owen County, Indiana      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Owen County Genealogy Resources  Indiana State Library
• Owen County Heritage & Culture Center  Spencer, Indiana
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Owen County, Indiana     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

• Owen County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

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)

• INOWEN Owen County genealogy

  • INOWEN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (17)

Military Records and Histories

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

• World War I

  • A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War  1914-1918     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Owen County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Owen County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Gosport Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Historical Spencer Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Owen County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Owen County Newspapers      (Source: Indiana State Library)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Ferrari Funeral Services  Coal City, Indiana
• Gosport Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Spencer Evening World      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Owen County Funeral Home Records      (Source: USGenWeb Indiana Archives)
• Spencer Evening World 
• Spencer, Indiana Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Wabash Valley Obituary Index      (Source: Vigo County Public Library)
• Wabash Valley, Indiana, Obituary Index  1900-2012     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Owen County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Images from Owen County  Images of Indiana, Indiana State Library
• Indiana Historical Images  Owen County
• Owen County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Owen County Courthouse 
• Penny Postcards from Indiana      (Source: USGenWeb Indiana Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Coal City School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Freedom School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Gosport School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Patricksburg School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Spencer High School, Booster  1918     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Spencer School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Daniel Guthrie Chapter      (Source: National Society Sons of the American Revolution)
• Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society 
• Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (157)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Owen County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Owen County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Owen County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Owen County Covered Bridges      (Source: Wabash Valley Visions & Voices Digital Memory Project)
• Owen County, Indiana      (Source: Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere)
• Patents  Owen County, Indiana     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Indiana Births, 1880-1920  includes Owen County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Marriages, 1801-2001  includes Owen County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892  includes Owen County, 1819 - 1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007  includes Owen County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• owen County Indiana Marriages      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Owen County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Owen County, Indiana Deaths  1882-1920     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Owen County, Indiana Marriages  1819-1844 (1900)     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Owen County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Wiki

• Owen County, Indiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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