Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Boone County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Other records
- Civil Order Book 1, 1832-1840 · print/index, Indiana State Library1832-1840
- Guardian’s Record of Reports · microfilm, Indiana State Library1858-1879; 1879-1888; 1887-1896; 1895-1899, 1901-1907; 1907-1911; 1911-1920
- Partition Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1851, 1853-1872
Court records
- Early Court Records, 1836-1841 · print/index, Indiana State Library1836-1841
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1832–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Civil Miscellaneous Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1877-1884
- Circuit Court Civil Miscellaneous Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1884-1897; 1897-1918; 1918-1929
- Circuit Court Civil Complete Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1832–1922 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1859; 1859-1865; 1865-1869; 1869-1878
Marriages, births and deaths
- Early Marriage Records, 1831-1848 · print/index, Indiana State Library1831-1848
- Death Records, 1906-1930 · print/index, Indiana State Library1906-1930
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Record of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1917-1930; 1930-1946
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Wills and estates
- Early Will Records, 1833-1877 · print/index, Indiana State Library1833-1877
- Index of Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1833-1913; 1913-1925
- Executors and Administrators Reports · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1881; 1880-1891; 1891-1900; 1900-1904, 1918-1921; 1905-1914; 1913-1918
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1830–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1850-1859; 1859-1871; 1871-1879; 1879-1883; 1883-1890; 1890-1895; 1895-1898; 1898-1903; 1903-1911; 1911-1915; 1915-1918; 1918-1920
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1833-1877; 1879-1904; 1904-1924
Deeds and land
- General Index to Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1856-1860; 1867-1870; 1867-1876; 1873-1881
- General Index to Deeds, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1861-1863
- General Index to Deeds, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1861-1863
- General Index to Deeds, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1863-1867; 1881-1889
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1856–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Records Lost in Fire of 1856 · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1856
- Recorded Index to Deeds, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
- Recorded Index to Deeds, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
- Proof of Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
- Land Patent Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1820-1840
Naturalization 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
- Boone 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, Boone" 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: Wabash County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1830, 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.