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SCOTT COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1820.
*County seat: Scottsburg.
Located in southern Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Albion, Austin, Blocher, Leota, Lexington, Nabb, New Frankfort, Scottsburg and Vienna.
The community of Nabb is located on the SCOTT and CLARK county line.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Scott County information and links.
Select from the TOWN list above to learn which township the community is located in, and view information and links specific to that area.
Select from the TOWNSHIPs Table below to view information and links specific to the township.
Please note:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the webmaster should an error be found.
 

Surrounding Counties:
 NW = Jackson County, IN    NNE = Jennings County, MI
W = Washington County, IN    SCOTT COUNTY     E = Jefferson County, IN
                                                 S = Clark County, IN


   P.O. Box 665 - New Albany, IN  47151-0665
   (SIGS serves the 7 southern Indiana counties of Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry, Scott and Washington.)

      108 S. Main Street - Scottsburg, IN 47170 Phone: (812) 752-2751.

    • Library's Genealogy Collection.
    • Scott County Books Sold at the Scott County Public Library for the Scott County Public Library and the Scott County Historical Society.  Offerings include:

Early History of Scott County, Pioneer Life in Scott County, Centennial History of Austin, History of Leota, Wills of Scott County, Probate Court Records, Scottsburg Cemetery Book, Lexington, Finley, Vienna and Jennings Townships' Cemetery Books, Pigeon Roost Massacre, and Persons of Foreign Birth.  Contact for individual prices, which range from $3.50 to $15.00, plus postage if mailed.
   Payment and requests to: Scott County Public Library, Genealogy Dept.
108 S. Main Street - Scottsburg, IN 47170.

   1050 South Main Street, P.O. Box 23 - Scottsburg, IN 47170-0023
   Phone:  (812) 752-3388,   E-mail:  scgsi@c3bb.com

   P.O. Box 238 - Lexington, IN 47138-0238
   Phone: (812) 889-2044   E-Mail: Steve.Carlisle@ecunet.org

   P.O. Box 245 - Scottsburg, IN 47170-0245
   Phone: (812) 889-2044   E-Mail: E-Mail: Jeannie Carlisle at scjc@scottsburg.com

   183 East McClain Avenue - Scottsburg, IN 47170-1845   Phone: (812) 752-3171.

·         Indiana State Library.    140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o    Online Databases

o    Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

o    Indiana Biography Index (published before 1990)

o    Indiana Biography Index (published since 1990)

o    Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

o    Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2002

o    Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)

o    Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley

o    Indiana Public Libraries

o    WWII Servicemen Database

o    Indiana Plat Books

o    Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

·         1880 Census Index, by familysearch.org

·         1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!


Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies:

  • Scott County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)

  1471 North Gardner Street - Scottsburg, IN 47170-7751  Phone: (812) 752-8455.

  • Scott County Courthouse

    1 East Mcclain Ave. - Scottsburg, IN 47170.

  • Scott County Circuit Court

    1 East Mcclain Ave. #212 - Scottsburg, IN 47170  Phone: (812) 752-8430.

  • Scott County Clerk (For Marriage and Divorce Records)

    1 East Mcclain Ave. # 124 - Scottsburg, IN 47170  Phone: (812) 752-8420.

  • Scott County Recorder (For Land Records)

    1 East Mcclain Ave. # 100 - Scottsburg, IN 47170  Phone: (812) 752-8442.

  • Scott County Cartographer

1 East Mcclain Ave. # 126 - Scottsburg, IN 47170 Phone: (812) 752-8115.


Scott County Communities

Finley Township

  • Leota, SCOTT COUNTY (Finley Township)

 


Jennings Township

  • Austin, SCOTT COUNTY (Jennings Township)

 


Johnson Township

  • Albion, SCOTT COUNTY (Johnson Township)
  • Blocher, SCOTT COUNTY (Johnson Township)
  • New Frankfort, SCOTT COUNTY (Johnson Township)

 


Lexington Township

   P.O. Box 258 - Lexington, IN 47138-0258

  • Lexington Historical Society -

   P.O. Box 238 - Lexington, IN 47138-0238
   Phone: (812) 889-2044   E-Mail: Steve.Carlisle@ecunet.org

  • Nabb, SCOTT (Lexington Township) /CLARK (Washington Township) County Line.

 


Vienna Township

      108 S. Main Street - Scottsburg, IN 47170 Phone: (812) 752-2751.


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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching on-site, and with the vast resources of the Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.


Printed resources for this page include:

  • Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer.  First Edition, Second Printing.  Yarmouth, Maine:  Delorme.  1998.
  • School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.

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