Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Fulton County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
County government
Marriages, births and deaths
- Index of Marriage Records, 1836-1850 · print/index, Indiana State Library1836-1850
- Births, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1836-1850; 1850-1872; 1872-1892; 1892-1906; 1906-1922; 1923-1924; 1924-1934; 1934-1940; 1940-1948; 1948-1951; 1951-1957
- Register of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1892-1923
- Marriage License Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1878-1882; 1905-1906; 1907-1909; 1910-1912; 1912-1913; 1913-1916; 1916-1918; 1919-1921; 1920-1921
- General Index to Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835-1850; 1850-1920
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Wills and estates
- Abstracts of Wills, 1838-1899 · print/index, Indiana State Library1838-1899
- General Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1837-1986
- Guardians Docket · microfilm, Indiana State Library1851-1865
- Index to Guardianship Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1837-1985
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1837-1858; 1858-1863, 1871-1883; 1883-1896; 1896-1904; 1904-1914; 1914-1921
- Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1842-1857; 1854-1866; 1845-1855, 1865-1875; 1870-1881; 1879-1907
- Probate Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1863; 1863-1883; 1883-1896; 1896-1902; 1902-1909; 1909-1916; 1916-1921
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1838-1882; 1882-1920; 1916-1927
Other records
- Civil Cause Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1849–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Tract Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1834-1880
- Quit Titles and Partitions · microfilm, Indiana State Library1911-1920
- Partition Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1852-1876; 1876-1899; 1899-1909
- Coroner’s Inquest Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1926
Court records
- Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1866-1875
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1836–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1836-1895; 1865-1875; 1864-1907; 1896-1911
- Court of Common Pleas Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1865; 1866-1871; 1871-1873
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1872-1878; 1873-1883
Deeds and land
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1836–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Sheriff’s Deed Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1872-1933
- General Deed Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1836-1855
- Deed Index, Grantors · microfilm, Indiana State Library1855-1874; 1874-1897; 1897-1901
- Deed Index, Grantees · microfilm, Indiana State Library1855-1881; 1881-1901
- Complete Record, Sales of Real Estate · microfilm, Indiana State Library1864-1865; 1864-1879; 1875-1896; 1896-1910
Military 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
- Fulton 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, Fulton" 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
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1835, 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.