Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Hamilton 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
Marriages, births and deaths
- Abstracts from Book A, Marriage Records, 1843-1850 · print/index, Indiana State Library1843-1850
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1833–1956 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Applications and Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835-1841; 1841-1843
- Marriage License Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882–1940 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Librarypre-1941
Wills and estates
- Abstracts of the Will Records, 1824-1901 · print/index, Indiana State Library1824-1901
- Estate Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1887
- General Index to Probate of Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1830-1872; 1829-1937
- Guardians Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1887
- General Index to Guardianships · microfilm, Indiana State Library1834-1890
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1822–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829-1853; 1853-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1866
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1836; 1835-1844, 1851-1884; 1884-1902; 1902-1920
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1823–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Final Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1840; 1839-1843
- Circuit Court Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1877; 1879-1883; 1883-1887; 1887-1890; 1890-1895; 1895-1928
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1858; 1858-1862; 1863-1867; 1867-1870; 1870-1872; 1872-1879
Deeds and land
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1825–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1825-1850; 1850-1859; 1854-1865; 1862-1870; 1870-1879; 1879-1886; 1886-1898; 1898-1901
Other records
- Partition Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1856-1881; 1881-1891; 1885-1895
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
- Hamilton 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, Hamilton" 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: Delaware County, Adams County, Delaware County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1823, 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.