Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Monroe 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
Naturalization records
Deeds and land
- Deeds, 1811-1870, Grantee Index · print/index, Indiana State Library1811-1870
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818–1887 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Indexes, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1859-1877; 1878-1905; 1883-1905
Marriages, births and deaths
- Index to Marriage Records, 1852-1859 · print/index, Indiana State Library1852-1859
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818–1951 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Index to Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1852
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1890
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Other records
- Coroners Inquest, 1888-1973 · print/index, Indiana State Library1888-1973
- Entry Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1856-1864
- Guardian Docket and Fee Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1913-1930
- Inquest Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1895-1927
- Coroner’s Reports · microfilm, Indiana State Library1896-1921, 1927-1933; 1923-1951
- Constables’ Bond · microfilm, Indiana State Library1876-1937
- Assessor’s Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1907-1908, 1914-1915; 1921
- Physicians’ Certificates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1897-1910
- Record of Teachers’ Examinations · microfilm, Indiana State Library1898-1901
- Estray Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1847-1897
Wills and estates
- Abstracts of Probate Records, 1818-1872 · print/index, Indiana State Library1818-1872
- Inventories of Personal Estate · microfilm, Indiana State Library1881-1889; 1886, 1892- 1905; 1905-1915
- Allowances against Estates Docket · microfilm, Indiana State Library1869-1890
- Guardians Bonds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1847-1853
- Guardians Fee Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1895-1912
- Guardians Docket · microfilm, Indiana State Library1899-1912
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818–1920 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Order Book Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1870-1940
- Probate Final Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1843-1852; 1852-1858; 1858-1863
- Probate Record Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1873
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1875; 1875-1905; 1905-1924
Tax records
- Tax Duplicates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1842–1922 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
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
- Monroe 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, Monroe" 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
Later formed partly from Monroe County: Brown 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.