Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Cass 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
- WPA. Index to death records, 1882-1920. · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Book I, 1829-1851 · print/index, Indiana State Library1829-1851
- Index to Death Records, 1884-1907 · print/index, Indiana State Library1884-1907
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829–1958 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Record Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1850-1920; 1920-1942; 1943-1957
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1903-1908; 1909-1926; 1929-1934
- Marriage Licenses and Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1915-1923; 1944-1946
- Marriage Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1869-1903
- Marriage Licenses · microfilm, Indiana State Library1904-1908, 1933-1934
- Marriage License Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1958-2002
- Marriage License Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1912
- Delayed Birth Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1872-1920
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index to Circuit Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829-1927
- Circuit Court Civil Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829–1913 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1866; 1858-1872
- Superior Court Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1877-1879; 1878-1880; 1880-1881
Deeds and land
- General Index to Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1830-1859; 1859-1868; 1869-1875; 1875-1880; 1880-1885; 1886-1893; 1893-1900; 1900-1904
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Records of Sales of Real Estate by Administrators · microfilm, Indiana State Library1868-1969
- Complete Records of Land Sales by Guardians · microfilm, Indiana State Library1867-1876
- General Index to Land Partitions · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1906
- Land Partitions · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1877; 1876-1889; 1886-1895; 1897-1906
- Land Partitions Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1864-1877
Wills and estates
- John Tipton’s Complete Estate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1851
- Index of Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1830-1953
- Index of Guardianships · microfilm, Indiana State Library1834-1919
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829–1918 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index to Probates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831-1903
- General Index to Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1846-1887
- Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1834-1850; 1847-1859; 1855-1862; 1857-1874; 1862-1875; 1870-1884; 1864-1884; 1856-1880; 1872-1884; 1881-1887; 1886-1887, 1891-1895; 1895-1908
- Index to Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1846-1887
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831-1888; 1888-1907; 1900-1917; 1917-1925
Other records
- Coroner’s Inquests · microfilm, Indiana State Library1904-1908; 1930-1934
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
- Cass 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, Cass" 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: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from Cass County: Miami County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1829, 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.