Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Dearborn 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
- Marriages, 1826-1854 · print/index, Indiana State Library1826-1854
- Marriage Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1859; 1859-1934; 1914-1934
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826–1923 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Affidavits · microfilm, Indiana State Library1868-1882, 1894-1898; 1886-1888, 1880-1882, 1898-1902; 1902-1905
- Marriage Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1891-1896, 1898-1908
- Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1889; 1890-1907
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
- Lawrenceburg Births · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1888
- Aurora City Births · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1906
- Dearborn County Deaths · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1886; 1887-1900
- Lawrenceburg Deaths · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1886
- Aurora City Deaths · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1900
Wills and estates
- Complete Probate Record, Books A-C, 1826-1844 · print/index, Indiana State Library1826-1844
- Estate Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1952
- Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1913
- Guardianship Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1865-1972
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826–1918 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1872-1910
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1865; 1865-1893; 1882-1893; 1894-1900; 1900-1919
Other records
- Surveyors Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1799-1805
- Coroner’s Inquests · microfilm, Indiana State Library1887-1919; 1919-1937
- Apprenticeships · microfilm, Indiana State Library1856-1921
Deeds and land
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1808–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Indexes, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1982
- Deed Indexes, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1982
- Deed Indexes, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
- Record of Deeds Destroyed by Fire · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1834
- Deed Partitions · microfilm, Indiana State Library1881-1899
Naturalization records
- Naturalizations · microfilm, Indiana State Library1838-1856; 1852-1890; 1870-1905
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
- Find Dearborn County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county recorder and the clerk of the circuit court.
- 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, Dearborn" 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: Clark County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Clark County
Later formed partly from Dearborn County: Franklin County, Jefferson County, Ohio County, Ripley County, Switzerland County, Wayne County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1803, 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.