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Floyd County,

Indiana





    The beautiful wooded hills and river banks of the land that now comprises Floyd County, Indiana was home to a series of Native American cultures before Europeans arrived. The Miami, Shawnee, Wyandotte and Potawatomi were living here when the first French and English explorers first visited this region during the 18th century.

    Located on the Ohio River on the southern border of Indiana, beautiful and historic Floyd County, Indiana comprises territory that was one of the first settlements by Europeans in the Indiana Territory. Floyd County was actually created out of part of Harrison County, so don't be fooled by those old records that first showed your ancestor in Harrison County, and then in Floyd County. Your ancestor may not have moved after all -- the county moved!

    New Albany is the largest city, and county seat of Floyd County.

    Located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky, Floyd County offers a rich blend of rural beauty and big-city opportunities. See the Falls of the Ohio, the Devonian era fossil beds; spectacular views of the Ohio River and the skyline of Louisville; well-preserved victorian homes in the towns, and similarly kept 19th century farm homes in the countryside. Georgetown, where my Eddleman ancestors lived, has changed little in the past century.

    Eat on a riverboat or ride a hot air balloon. Within New Albany, visit the Carnegie Center for Art and History, the Culberston Mansion, a vintage fire museum, or the Scribner House. In Jeffersonville check out the Howard Steamboat Museum. In nearby Clarksville you will find George Rogers Clark's homestead.

    Included below are links to Floyd County resources, and information to help you research your Floyd County ancestors.


Cities, Towns and Villages of Floyd County, Indiana
          • Blackiston Mill
          • Buchanan
          • Edwardsville
          • Floyds Knobs
          • Galena
          • Georgetown
          • Greenville
          • Mount Saint Francis
          • Navilleton
          • New Albany
          • Saint Marys
          • Scottsville


Floyd County, Indiana has the following townships
          • Franklin
          • Georgetown
          • Greenville
          • Lafayette
          • New Albany


3 Indiana Counties Border Floyd County
          • Clark County(to the east and north east)
          • Harrison County(to the west and southwest)
          • Washington County(to the north)

            And, the southeastern border of Floyd County is comprised of the Ohio River and the State of Kentucky.


Marriage, Divorce, Probate and Civil Court Records

Floyd County Clerk

PO Box 1056
New Albany, IN 47150


Telephone: (812) 948-5411


Birth and Death Records

Floyd County Health Department

1917 Bono Road
New Albany, IN 47150
Health Dept. (812)948-4726
FAX (812) 948-2208 (LHD)


New Albany-Floyd County Public Library

180 West Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150

Front Desk (812) 944-8464
Business Office 949-3734
TTY Machine 944-3732
Facsimile (fax) 949-3532


Southern Indiana Tourism
Clark and Floyd Counties
The Sunny Side of Louisville

315 Southern Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130

Telephone: (812) 280-5566
Telephone: 1-800-552-3842
Fax: (812) 282-1904

Web site: http://www.sunnysideoflouisville.org/


My Floyd County Surnames

            Ancestral Surnames

          • Eddleman
          • Taylor
          • Ute Tribe
          • Utz
          • Zumwalt
          • Shever

            Collateral Surnames

          • Brewer
          • Burkhart
          • Emily
          • Ewbank
          • Ferguson
          • French
          • Goss
          • Hargett
          • Harman
          • Harmon
          • Haub
          • Kelly
          • Kintner
          • Martin
          • Murphy
          • Swank
          • Thomas
          • Walk
          • Williams
          • Windell














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