Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Knox 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
- Common Pleas Court Minutes, 1790-1791 · print/index, Indiana State Library1790-1791
- Court of Oyer and Terminer, General Jail Delivery, Nisi Prius · microfilm, Indiana State Library1795
- Court of Common Pleas and Circuit Court Minute Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1811-1825
- Circuit Court Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Criminal Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1887; 1887-1890; 1890-1895; 1895-1900; 1900-1904; 1904-1909; 1909-1915; 1915-1921; 1921-1924
- Circuit Court Minute Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1825-1831
- Circuit Court Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1824-1827; 1827-1837; 1837-1843; 1843-1851; 1851-1865; 1876-1884
- Court of Common Pleas Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1811-1813
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1852-1859; 1859-1866; 1866-1870; 1870-1873
- Court of Common Pleas Minutes · microfilm, Indiana State Library1801-1813
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1807-1823; 1854-1866
Naturalization records
Marriages, births and deaths
- Certificate of Marriage, 1807-1832 · print/index, Indiana State Library1807-1832
- Death Records, 1882-1900 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1900
- Marriage Licenses · microfilm, Indiana State Library1807-1840; 1838-1854
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1807–1960 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Record of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1937-1939; 1939-1941; 1941-1943; 1898-1901, 1903-1905; 1905-1910; 1881-1889; 1910-1913
- Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1886-1898; 1903-1907
- Vincennes Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1893-1906
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1893-1906
Deeds and land
- Vincennes Land Office, Credit System · microfilm, Indiana State Library1807-1819
- Vincennes Land Office, Abstracts of Credit Entries and Receipts · microfilm, Indiana State Library1807-1816, 1819-1821
- Vincennes Land Office, Abstracts of Further Credits and Entries · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821
- Vincennes Land Office, Abstracts of Further Credit · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821
- Vincennes Land Office, Register’s Abstract of Credit Entries · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821-1825
- Vincennes Land Office, Relinquishments · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821-1822, 1824-1825
- Vincennes Land Office, Register’s and Receiver’s Abstracts of Cash Entries · microfilm, Indiana State Library1820-1835
- Records of Transfer Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1815-1817
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Indexes · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814-1829
- General Index of Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814-1860; 1860-1877; 1878-1892; 1892-1901
- Roll of Soldiers Allotted Land in Clark’s Grant · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
Wills and estates
- Estates of William Clarke and Henry Moses · microfilm, Indiana State Library1790, 1802
- Docket and Index of Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1879-1894; 1894-1906; 1906-1915; 1915-1921
- Fee Book Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1879-1927
- Administrator and Executor’s Bonds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1916-1922
- Guardianship Docket · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835-1862
- Administrator of Executor Guardian Bonds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1887
- Fee Book Guardianship · microfilm, Indiana State Library1876-1930
- Index to Guardianships · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
- Probate Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1780-1813; 1814-1818; 1817-1835
- Probate Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1829-1835
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1835–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1833-1836, 1840-1841, 1845-1846; 1848-1849,; 1846-1851; 1854-1857; 1860-1883
- Probate Final Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1854
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1806-1869, 1879-1892; 1891-1915; 1909-1931
Other records
- Guardian’s Docket · microfilm, Indiana State Library1849-1875; 1854-1886; 1886-1889; 1864-1924
- Record of Guardian’s Bonds, Oaths, and Letters · microfilm, Indiana State Library1900-1925
- Partition Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1873; 1858-1873
- Vincennes Miscellaneous Papers · microfilm, Indiana State Library1784-1815
- Vincennes Common Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1837
- Journal of Borough Trustees · microfilm, Indiana State Library1820-1836
- Trustees Proceedings · microfilm, Indiana State Library1815-1816
- Ordinances · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816-1836
- Treasurers Accounts · microfilm, Indiana State Library1819-1840
Poor relief and institutions
County government
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
- Knox 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, Knox" 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
Later formed partly from Knox County: Clark County, Daviess County, Gibson County, Harrison County, Orange County, Pike County, Sullivan County, Warrick County, Wayne County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1790, 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.