Rush County, Indiana
Genealogy and History
Local Resources
Rush County, Indiana
Genealogy and History
Rush County Genealogical Society
Email: RCGS
Mailing Address:
Rush County Genealogical Society
PO Box 54
Rushville, IN 46173
Meetings: 2nd Sat of each month (See website for place and time and special events)
Individual Membership: $15.00 per yr
Family Membership: $20.00 per yr (All must have the same mailing address)
Student Membership: $5.00 per yr (High school students age 18 and younger)
Rush County Historical Society
614 N. Jackson St. or PO Box 302
Rushville, IN 46173
Rush County Museum
619 N. Perkins Street
Rushville, IN 46173
Phone: (765) 932-2492
Hours: May to mid-Sept.: Mon and Thursday 2 to 4.; and by appointment
Parent Institution: Rush County Historical Society
The collections include furniture, china, clothing, books, musical instruments,clocks, antique farm implements, paintings, photographs,Indiana rtifacts, antique pumper fire engine, glassware, and antique toys.
Rush County Historian
Eleanor Arnold
1744 N 450 E
Rushville, IN 46173
Home Phone: (765) 932-5204
Rush County Government Officials
130 W. Third Street
Rushville, IN 46173
Telephone (765) 932-3496; Fax (765) 932-4528
Hours: Mon. and Wed. 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Tues. and Thurs. 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Indiana Room: Rush County information includes full histories, census records (1830-1920), marriages, births, cemeteries,andindividual histories of various Rush County towns, schools and churches. Other Rush County materials include individual family histories (most of which have been donated to the library), fact sheets which containfamily histories and information, and oral history interviews on cassettetape. The Rushville Public Library also holds an extensive file on Wendell Willkie,including election memorabilia, newspaper and magazine articles and pictures. There is other Indiana information including histories and various vitalrecords of surrounding counties. Also, there are books on Indiana birds, fish, trees, authors, artists, and political figures. Much of the works of James Whitcomb Riley can be found in the Indiana Room, too.
The Indiana Room has more than just Rush County and Indiana information. It holds various census figures from more than 15 states including New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It includes volumes of marriage,death, and birth records from many other states including the Carolinas, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Georgia. It also has many books containing immigration and passenger list information, Daughters of the American Revolution publications,and Civil War volumes.
Rush County Vital Records
Birth and death records were begun on a county basis for Indiana in1882.
State level registration began for births in October, 1907, and in January, 1900 for deaths.
Marriage and divorce records have been mandatory on a county level since before 1800.
For birth records before 1907, death records before 1900, and marriage records from 1822, write to the county clerk:
Rush Circuit Court Clerk
PO Box 429
Rushville, IN 46173
Phone: (765) 932-2086 -- Fax: (765) 938-1163
For birth records after 1907 ($6.00) and death records after 1900($4.00),write (with check or money order payable to Indiana State Department ofHealth). You may order a birth certificate by mail or in person at the Indiana Division of Vital Records. If you apply by mail, your request must include: the full name on the birth certificate; the date of birth;the city where the birth occurred; father's full name; mother's full maiden name; your relationship to the person named on the certificate; a daytime telephone number; and the address where the record should be sent. If you desire further information on applying in person or by mail, you should call the Division of Vital Records. The State of Indiana issues certified copies of death certificates of individuals who died within Indiana. Certificates will only be issued to the next of kin or to persons with a legal right to the certificate. You may order a death certificate by mail or in person at the Indiana Division of Vital Records. If you apply by mail, your request must include: the full name of the decedent; the date of death; the place where the death occurred; your relationship to the decedent; a daytime telephone number; and the address where the record should be sent. If you desire further information on applying in person or by mail, you should call the Division of Vital Records.
Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-2700
Rush County Health Dept.
Courthouse, Room 5
Rushville, IN 46173
Phone: (765) 932-3103
Rush County Chamber of Commerce
State information on Rush County
Rush County on Local History site