Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Gibson 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
- Early Gibson County Marriage Records, 1813-1859 · print/index, Indiana State Library1813-1859
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1907; 1907-1908
- Marriage Affidavits · microfilm, Indiana State Library1893-1899; 1901-1902
- Record of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1895; 1895-1914; 1914-1924
- Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1890, 1893-1897; 1896-1907
- Birth Records, Princeton · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1907
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Court records
- Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1810–1950 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index to Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1815-1900; 1901-1926
- Circuit Court Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813–1920 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Complete Record Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1823-1840; 1839-1856; 1857-1870, 1886-1887
- Circuit Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814-1820
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1860; 1860-1867; 1867-1871; 1871-1873
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813-1820, 1853-1870
Tax records
Deeds and land
- Deed Index, Grantors · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813-1850; 1813-1867; 1867-1883; 1878-1893; 1894-1900
- Deed Index, Grantees · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813-1850; 1813-1863; 1856-1877; 1878-1893; 1890-1900
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Seminary Land Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1834-1849
Naturalization records
Wills and estates
- Estates General Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1868-1944
- General Index to Guardianships · microfilm, Indiana State Library1863-1966
- Record of Guardians, Bonds, and Oaths · microfilm, Indiana State Library1907-1921
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1817–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1830-1846; 1846-1850; 1850-1857
- Will Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1813-1834; 1835-1885; 1885-1915; 1915-1926
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
- Gibson 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, Gibson" 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: Knox County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Knox County
Later formed partly from Gibson County: Orange County, Perry County, Pike County, Vanderburgh County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1813, 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.