Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Lawrence 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
- Early Marriage Records, 1835-1843 · print/index, Indiana State Library1835-1843
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1833; 1833-1857; 1845-1866; 1867-1879; 1880-1892; 1892-1897; 1897-1901; 1901-1909; 1909-1916; 1916-1921; 1921-1927
- Marriage Licenses and Application Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1927-1931; 1931-1935; 1935-1938; 1938-1941; 1941-1945; 1945-1947; 1947-1950; 1950-1952
- Marriage Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1887-1898; 1898-1907; 1907-1912; 1912-1915; 1915-1920; 1920-1922; 1920-1923; 1923-1927; 1900-1903; 1903-1909
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1886
- Marriage Index (Grooms) · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1981
- Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1896; 1896-1900
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
- Death Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1899
Wills and estates
- Will Abstracts, 1819-1850 · print/index, Indiana State Library1819-1850
- Index to Estates and Guardianships · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1982
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Complete Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831-1847; 1847-1851; 1851-1854; 1856-1857
- Probate Final Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1854-1856
- Will Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1821-1875; 1875-1918; 1918-1926
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Complete Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1832; 1832-1839; 1839-1842, 1852-1872
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1866; 1866-1873
Other records
Deeds and land
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1819–1887 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index to Deeds, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1819-1858; 1857-1863
- General Index to Deeds, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1864-1876; 1876-1890
- General Index to Deeds, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1864-1876; 1876-1890
- Deed Indexes, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1876-1900; 1894-1904
- Land Grants · microfilm, Indiana State Library1826-1847
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
- Lawrence 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, Lawrence" 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: Orange County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Orange County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1818, 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.