Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Benton County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Benton County Marriages, 1840-1858 · print/index, Indiana State Library1840-1858
- WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1922 · print/index, Indiana State Library1850-1922
- WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Records, 1846-1905 · print/index, Indiana State Library1846-1905
- Benton County Deaths, 1938-1994 · print/index, Indiana State Library1938-1994
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1908; 1902-1908
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1894; 1882-1903; 1903-1910; 1910-1916; 1916-1922; 1922-1930; 1930-1942; 1942-1955; 1955-1957
- Birth Index (incomplete) · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Wills and estates
- Benton Review Weekly Newspaper Index of Wills and Estates, 1920-1995 · print/index, Indiana State Library1920-1995
- Probate Final Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1851-1859
- Probate Final Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1862-1876
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1881; 1881-1891; 1891-1901; 1902-1912; 1912-1916; 1916-1920
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1911; 1909-1924
Court records
- Circuit Court Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1873; 1873-1879; 1878-1885; 1885-1892; 1888-1894; 1894-1901; 1899-1922
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1873
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1873
Deeds and land
- General Index to Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835-1882; 1882-1907
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
Other 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
- Benton 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, Benton" 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: Jasper County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Jasper County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1840, 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.