Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Fountain 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
- Fountain County Marriage Records, 1826-1848 and Letters of Administration, 1832-1846 · print/index, Indiana State Library1826-1848; 1832-1846
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1887-1941 · print/index, Indiana State Library1887-1941
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1908; 1908-1914
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1896; 1904-1914
- General Index of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1878
- Index to Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1839
- Delayed Birth Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Deeds and land
- Fountain County Will Abstracts Book I, 1827-1851 and Original Land Records · print/index, Indiana State Library1827-1851
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index to Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1853; 1849-1859; 1858-1873; 1873-1887
Naturalization records
Wills and estates
- Letters of Administration · microfilm, Indiana State Library1832-1846
- Probate Index to Disposed Cases in Administration · microfilm, Indiana State Library1832-1900
- Letters of Guardianship · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
- Probate Index to Disposed Guardianship Cases · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1900
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826–1918 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827–1920 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1832-1905
- Will Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1848; 1852-1888; 1888-1899; 1899-1907, 1910-1923
- Will Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1876
Other records
- Partition Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1856-1870; 1870-1876; 1874-1875, 1878-1879; 1880-1885; 1883-1887; 1889-1907; 1910-1923
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 Fountain 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, Fountain" 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: Montgomery County, Wabash County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Montgomery County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1826, 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.