Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Bartholomew County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Wills and estates
- Court Records of Bartholomew County, 1822-1852 [includes probates] · print/index, Indiana State Library1822-1852
- Index to Probate Order Books of Bartholomew County, 1850-1859 · print/index, Indiana State Library1850-1859
- Probate Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822-1833
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1823–1918 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822-1842; 1845-1850; 1850-1852; 1852
- Probate Final Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1837
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1844-1885; 1885-1901; 1901-1921
Naturalization records
Marriages, births and deaths
- Bartholomew County Marriages, 1821-1850 · print/index, Indiana State Library1821-1850
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1883-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1883-1920
- Marriage Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821-1844; 1850-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821–1951 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Court records
- Circuit Court Clerk’s Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822-1836
- Circuit Court Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Complete Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1896-1900; 1900-1920
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1861; 1861-1865; 1865-1868; 1868-1870; 1870-1873
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1854; 1854-1864; 1864-1869; 1869-1872
Deeds and land
- General Deed Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822-1851; 1843-1851; 1851-1860; 1860-1869; 1869-1878; 1878-1885; 1885-1887
- Deed Index, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1880-1891; 1891-1903
- Deed Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1891-1903; 1900-1910; 1910-1922; 1922-1939
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Sheriff’s Deed Record on Decree · microfilm, Indiana State Library1869-1878; 1878-1895
- Partition Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1880-1890
- Plats and Descriptions · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
Tax records
Other records
County government
Military records
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
- Bartholomew 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, Bartholomew" 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, Jackson County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Jackson County
Later formed partly from Bartholomew County: Brown County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1821, 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.