Howard County IN USGenWeb Project Source Materials

Birth Records

• Vital Records Database
  Courtesy of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Department

Bible Records

Biographies

• Howard County Biographies
• Howard County Pioneers
• Howard County Indiana Family History (1995) Index:
  A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T

Cemetery Records

• Howard County Cemetery List
• North Union Cemetery War Veterans
• South Union Cemetery War Veterans
• Deaths and Burials in Kokomo - 1889
• Deaths and Burials in Crown Point Cemetery - 1898
• Interments in Crown Point Cemetery - 1902
• Cemeteries of Howard County OFFSITE
• The Political Graveyard: Howard Co IN
• Howard County Cemeteries courtesy of Interment.Net
• Selected Howard County Cemetery Indexes Courtesy of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Services
• Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Cemetery Database

Census

Howard County IN Census Information
• 1850 Census Transcription - covers entire county. Courtesy of Mary Saggio. Index Available
• 1850 Howard Township Census - Heads of Household
• 1880 and 1900 Census of the Howard County Orphans' Home
• 1% Sampling of 1880 Census Entries - Howard County
• 1930 Census Information

Church Records

• Church Histories and Directories Available at the KHCPL
• Greentown IN United Brethren Church Some Records - 1922-23

City/County Directories

• Kokomo City Directory Index OFF SITE LINK

Civic/Fraternal Organization Records

Masonic Lodge Report: 1931 Howard County Related Material

Death Records

• Howard County Obituaries
• Deaths and Burials in Crown Point Cemetery - 1895
• Deaths and Burials in Crown Point Cemetery - 1896
• Deaths and Burials in Crown Point Cemetery- 1898
• Interments in Crown Point Cemetery - 1902
• Death Records - MOORE-MORRIE (USGenWeb Archives file)
• Cemeteries of Howard County OFFSITE

The following are courtesy of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Department
• Some Howard County Deaths - 1922-1935
• Some Howard County Deaths - 1936-1947
• Index to Kokomo Tribune Obituaries 1998-Present
• Vital Records Database
• 1850 Mortality Schedule
• 1860 Mortality Schedule
• 1870 Mortality Schedule
• 1870 Mortality Schedule

Funeral Home Records

Land Records

• Howard County Land and Plat Maps Info
• Howard Township Landowners in 1877
• Reconstructed Plat Maps of Original Land Grants
Twp 24 N - Range 3 E Roughly Clay & NW Center Twp.
• 1876 Delinquent Lands (Property Tax) - Clay Twp.
• 1876 Delinquent Lands (Property Tax) - Honeycreek Twp.
• 1876 Delinquent Lands (Property Tax) - Taylor Twp.
• 1930 Tax List - A (Extract from Polk’s Howard County Taxpayers List)
• Surname Index for Family Maps of Howard County, Indiana, Deluxe Edition OFF SITE LINK - commercial product.

Letters and Correspondence

Maps

• Howard County Map (large image)
• Map of Howard County Area
• Township Map of Howard County and Surrounding Counties
• Historical Maps of Howard County
• 1895 Howard County Map (courtesy of Pam Rietsch) OFF SITE LINK
• Birds eye view of the city of Kokomo, Howard Co., Indiana 1868. (courtesy of Library of Congress) OFF SITE LINK

Marriage & Divorce Records

• Howard County Marriage Index: 1844-1852
  A - B - C * D - E - F - G * H - I - J - K * L - M *
  N - O - P - Q - R * S - T * U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Howard County Marriages -- submitted by researchers
• Howard County Divorces (Kokomo Democrat and Kokomo Dispatch index - late 1870's -early 1880's)
• 1873 Marriages as reported in the Kokomo Democrat
• 1874 Marriages as reported in the local newspapers
• 1875 Marriages as reported in the local newspapers
• 1876 Marriages as reported in the Kokomo Dispatch
• November 1902 Marriages as reported in the Kokomo Daily Tribune
• Marriage And Divorce News Articles
• Indiana State Library Genealogy Database:Marriages through 1850
• Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages 1993-2000

Migration and Pioneer Records

• Howard County Indiana Migrations
• Foreign Born Residents: 1850
• Foreign Born Residents: 1860
• Foreign Born Residents: 1870
• Foreign Born Statistics: 1850-1930
• Foreign Born Statistics (Charts): 1850-1930
• Howard County Naturalization Records: 1844-1869 (OFF SITE LINK)
• Howard County Pioneers
• Monroe's Old Residents (Monroe Twp.)

Military Records

• Howard County in the Military
  • Decoration Day/Memorial Day Observances in Howard County
  • Civil War Regiments and Companies - Howard County Listings
  • Civil War Militia - Center Township
  • Civil War Militia and Volunteers - Clay Township
  • Civil War Militia - Harrison Township
  • Civil War Volunteers - Ervin Township
  • 6th Regiment Infantry - Company D Roster
  • 13th Regiment Infantry - Company E Roster
  • 34th Regiment Infantry - Company H Roster
  • 39th Regiment Infantry - Company D.Roster
  • 39th Regiment Infantry - Company D. Letter from Company Clerk listing muster roll as of 12 June 1863.
  • 75th Regiment Infantry - Company C Roster
  • 89th Regiment Infantry - Company D Roster
  • 89th Regiment Infantry - Company F Roster
  • 89th Regiment Infantry - Company G Roster
  • 130th Regiment Infantry - Company A Roster
  • Grand Army of The Republic (G.A.R) Information
  • G.A.R. Encampment List - 1893
  • G.A.R. Memorial Exercise - December 1897
  • Record of Indiana Volunteers in the Spanish-American War Company L, Second Infantry, Indiana National Guard
    Howard County in the World War by C.V Haworth. The book contains short biographies and photos of veterans of WWI. Index Available
  • Indiana World War I Records: Gold Star Honor Roll: Howard County
  • Howard County WWI Veteran Burial Information
  • Crown Point Cemetery - Some WWI Veteran Gravestones
  • Veteran Obituary Index - September 2001
  • Veteran Obituary Index - May 2002
  • Veterans Buried in Memorial Park Cemetery
    
  • Civil War Pensioners - 1883 - Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Miami and Tipton Counties. Courtesy of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Department
  • Indiana's World War II Veterans Online Information Center OFF SITE LINK

Miscellaneous Records

• Howard County Businesses in 1882-1883
• Kokomo and Greentown Businesses in 1858-59.
• Of People and Things (1898) Large sizes and long-employed salesmen.
• Howard County History Series Courtesy of the Kokomo-Howard County Library Genealogy and Local History Department

Naturalization Records

• Howard County Naturalization Records - Prior to 1907 Courtesy of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Department

Newspaper Records

• 1874 Chronology - Kokomo Tribune (news of the year)
• 1876 Chronology - Kokomo Saturday Tribune (news of the year)
• 1895 Chronology - Kokomo Tribune (news of the year)
• 1897 Chronology - Kokomo Tribune (news of the year)
• 1900 Chronology - Kokomo Tribune (news of the year)
• 1901 Chronology - Kokomo Tribune (news of the year)
• 1903 Chronology - Kokomo Daily Tribune (news of the year)
• 1904 Chronology - Kokomo Daily Tribune (news of the year)
• Old Settler's Society of Howard County Indiana -- history and list of members
• Selected Speeches from the Old Settler's Society meeting - 11 Sept 1875

Obituaries

• Howard County Obituaries
• Kokomo Tribune Obituary Index (IN PROGRESS):
  Covers the following years: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989.
  A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I-J * K * L * M
  N-O * P-Q * R * S * T * U-V * W * X-Z

Photographs & Postcards

• Kokomo & Howard Co IN Postcards
• 6A Meridian School, Kokomo, Indiana circa 1917-1918 OFF SITE LINK

School Information

• Howard County Schools and Education
  • Rural Teachers -- Howard County, Indiana 1921-22
  • Jan 1873 2nd Grade School Report - 1st Ward School (Kokomo)
  • Roll of Honor - March 1874 Kokomo Schools
  • Kokomo High School Alumni: 1875-1905
  • Kokomo High School Alumni Notes: 1875-1894
  • New London High School Alumni: 1884-1889
  • Kokomo High School Class of Forty-four Years Ago [1886]
  • 1909 Kokomo High School Class Rolls
  • Ervin Twp. High School Alumni: 1928-1948
  • Howard County High School Graduates - 1929

Vital Records

See Birth Records, Marriage & Divorce Records and Death Records

• Howard County Vital Records

Wills & Probate Records

Other Court Records

Other Reference Material

• WPA Index of Names Persons and Firms List
• Indiana WPA Vital Records Microfilm Index courtesy of Chris Myers