Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Hancock County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Court records
Marriages, births and deaths
- Early Marriage Records, 1828-1847 · print/index, Indiana State Library1828-1847
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Licenses · microfilm, Indiana State Library1828-1850; 1850-1868; 1868-1881; 1881-1894; 1894-1903; 1903-1916; 1916-1921
- Marriage Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1922-1928; 1928-1932; 1932-1935; 1935-1938; 1938-1941; 1941-1945; 1945-1946; 1946-1947; 1947-1949; 1949-1950; 1950-1951
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1883
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1904–1945 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Register of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1885-1891; 1891-1907
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Wills and estates
- Will Records, 1876-1908 · print/index, Indiana State Library1876-1908
- Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1873-1913
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1828–1920 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853–1919 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index of Probates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1875-1913, 1916-1977
- Wills · microfilm, Indiana State Library1845-1866, 1871-1890; 1871-1890, 1909-1924; 1909-1924, 1944-1951
Deeds and land
- Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827–1887 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Indexes, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1859
- General Deed Index, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1828-1870; 1870-1886
- Deed Indexes, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1858-1869
- General Deed Index, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1828-1853; 1853-1879; 1879-1886
Naturalization records
Other records
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
- Hancock 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, Hancock" 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: Madison County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Madison County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1827, 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.