Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Miami 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
- Index to Marriage Records, 1840-1849 · print/index, Indiana State Library1840-1849
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1920
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843–1957 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Marriage Records Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1845-1877; 1878-1895
- Index to Record of Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1897-1900, 1916-1926; 1927-1944
- Marriage Affidavits · microfilm, Indiana State Library1903-1905
- Marriage License Applications · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1909
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Transcript Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1900-1919; 1920-1940
- Circuit Court Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1873–1914 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- General Index to Judgments · microfilm, Indiana State Library1878-1899; 1899-1913
- Statement of Court Procedure and Cases · microfilm, Indiana State Library1846-1855
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1857; 1857-1862; 1863-1867; 1867-1871; 1870-1872; 1873
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853–1907 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
Deeds and land
- Land Entry Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1830-1852
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1828–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Indexes, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843-1861
- General Index of Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1841-1861; 1838-1875; 1875-1886; 1886-1895; 1895-1905
- Land Partition Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1866; 1864-1869
Other records
Naturalization records
- Naturalization Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1854-1906; 1904-1906
- Declarations of Intention · microfilm, Indiana State Library1906-1924; 1912-1928; 1929-1952
- Declarations of Intention Receipts · microfilm, Indiana State Library1908-1928
- Petitions for Naturalization · microfilm, Indiana State Library1918-1919; 1930-1955
- Citizenship Petitions Granted · microfilm, Indiana State Library1940-1957
- Naturalization Miscellaneous · microfilm, Indiana State Library1892-1953
Wills and estates
- General Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1873-1908
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843–1923 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843-1848, 1850-1852; 1844-1848, 1851-1859; 1855-1859; 1863-1876; 1876-1879; 1879-1885; 1884-1903; 1882-1904
- General Index to Probate Complete Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843-1920
- Index to Probates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1844-1957
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843-1899; 1889-1900; 1899-1900; 1900-1912; 1912-1925
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
- Miami 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, Miami" 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: Cass County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Cass County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1832, 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.