Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Greene 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
- WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1821-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1821-1920
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1885-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1885-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821-1827, 1832-1854; 1854-1859; 1858-1870; 1871-1879; 1880-1889; 1889-1898; 1898-1905; 1905-1911
- Marriage Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1881–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1906; 1906-1908; 1908-1910; 1910-1911
- Delayed Birth Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Wills and estates
- Abstracts of Wills, 1825-1904 · print/index, Indiana State Library1825-1904
- Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835-1928
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Final Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1833-1844; 1844-1852; 1852-1857
- Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1865, 1878-1883; 1883-1890
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1823-1835; 1839-1904; 1905-1919; 1919-1929
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Civil Order Complete and Final Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821-1838; 1838-1848; 1848-1859; 1878-1884; 1884-1897; 1896-1913
- Court of Common Pleas Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1859; 1859-1865; 1865-1870; 1871-1873
Deeds and land
- Deed Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Deed Index, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822-1865; 1865-1880; 1880-1889
- Deed Indexes, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1889-1902
- General Deed Index, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822-1852; 1822-1873; 1873-1884; 1884-1889
- Deed Indexes, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1889-1902
Naturalization records
Other 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
- Greene 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, Greene" 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: Sullivan County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Sullivan County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1821, 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.