Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Dubois County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Naturalization records
- Naturalization Records, 1839-1954 · print/index, Indiana State Library1839-1954
- Declarations of Intention · microfilm, Indiana State Library1852-1928
- Intentions · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1869
- Petitions for Naturalization · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1931
- Certificates of Naturalization · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1856
- Naturalization Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1869-1906
Marriages, births and deaths
- Death Records Index, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1848; 1848-1872; 1873-1891; 1891-1906; 1906-1915; 1915-1924; 1924-1930; 1930-1937; 1937-1945; 1945-1950; 1950-1955; 1955-1960
- Record of Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1928-1936
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1906
- Marriage Affidavits · microfilm, Indiana State Library1874-1890; 1890-1906
- Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1890; 1890-1906
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
- Death Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1901
Wills and estates
- Index to Will Records, 1840-1924 · print/index, Indiana State Library1840-1924
- General Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1913-1981
- General Index to Guardianships · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1895
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1860; 1860-1867, 1853-1860; 1860-1870; 1870-1875; 1876-1884; 1884-1892; 1893-1899; 1899-1903; 1903-1915; 1915-1922
- Complete Probate Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1848
- Probate Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1890
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd; 1841-1888; 1888-1913; 1913-1924
Court records
- Circuit Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1856
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839–1923 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court General Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1837-1859, 1877-1882
- Court of Common Pleas Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1867; 1872-1873
Deeds and land
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Record of Testimony · microfilm, Indiana State Library1840-1847
Other records
- General Index to Grantees · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1869; 1869-1888; 1889-1900; 1901-1914; 1915-1923
- General Index to Grantors · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1881; 1881-1900; 1900; 1901-1910; 1910-1923
- Final Oaths · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1868; 1862-1898
- Coroner’s Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1895-1911; 1909-1919
Poor relief and institutions
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 Dubois 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, Dubois" 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: Pike County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Pike County
Later formed partly from Dubois County: Martin County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1818, 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.