Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Allen County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Naturalization records
Marriages, births and deaths
- Early Marriage Records of Allen County, 1824-1874 · print/index, Indiana State Library1824-1874
- Death Records, 1921-1937 · print/index, Indiana State Library1921-1937
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1893-1896
- Record of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1911-1919
- Delayed Birth Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Court records
- Chancery Court Minute Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1845-1853
- Circuit Court Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824–1925 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Civil Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1838; 1839-1845; 1845-1853; 1853-1862; 1861-1878; 1874-1884; 1885-1893; 1891-1906; 1905-1926
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1858; 1858-1861; 1861-1864; 1864-1867; 1867-1871; 1869-1873; 1871-1873
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1865; 1865-1873
- Index to Judgments, Court of Common · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1891
- Index to Judgments, Court of Common Pleas · microfilm, Indiana State Library1891-1902; 1902-1911; 1911-1922
- Superior Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1877–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Superior Court Civil Final Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1878-1879; 1879-1885; 1878-1888; 1890-1895; 1895-1900; 1900-1921
Deeds and land
- Deed Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829-1867; 1859-1881; 1881-1894; 1889-1902
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Mortgage Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829-1869; 1863-1887
- Mortgages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1846–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
Wills and estates
- Guardianship Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829-1941
- Ewing Estate Partition Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1868
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824–1920 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Final Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1837-1848; 1839-1854; 1854-1861; 1845-1862; 1862-1868; 1870-1882; 1871-1892; 1890-1900; 1898-1904; 1903-1912; 1911-1918; 1906-1911
- Probate Will Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831-1875; 1869-1887; 1887-1896; 1896-1903; 1903-1910; 1912-1919; 1919-1921
- Index to Wills · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1899
- Will and Estate Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1923
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831-1855
Other records
- Partition Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1865-1868; 1870-1882; 1882-1905; 1878-1916
- Inventory · microfilm, Indiana State Library1900-1920
County government
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected State Library print indexes, abstracts and microfilm catalog series. Multiple reels of the same title are grouped together; broad spans may contain gaps. Use the source linked on each entry for individual volumes, reel numbers and availability. This is not a complete courthouse inventory or a promise of online images. Confirm access and restrictions with the library; request certified records from their original custodian.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Allen County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county recorder and the clerk of the circuit court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county recorder
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- The clerk of the circuit court
Marriage licenses, probate (wills and estates), divorces and court cases.
- The Indiana Archives
In Indianapolis: state records and county records on microfilm, and indexes in its online Digital Archives.
- Indiana Archives and Records Administrationfree
The state archives in Indianapolis, with county records, military records and indexes in the Indiana Digital Archives.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Indiana, Allen" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Delaware County, Adams County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1824, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Indiana counties recorded births from 1882 and deaths from 1882, before statewide registration began (deaths 1900, births 1907). Ask the county health department for the early county registers.