Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Newton 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
- Marriage Records, 1860-1897 · print/index, Indiana State Library1860-1897
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1937 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1937
- Marriages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1895; 1889-1908; 1908-1920; 1920-1930; 1930-1937; 1937-1939; 1939-1941; 1941-1946; 1946-1951; 1951-1957
- Marriage Returns · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1904; 1896-1917
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1872; 1873-1875; 1875-1877; 1877-1879; 1879-1882; 1882-1886; 1886-1892; 1890-1896; 1896-1900; 1901-1906; 1906-1914; 1914-1922
- Circuit Court Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1877; 1880-1911; 1911-1935; 1934-1936
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1861-1873
Deeds and land
- Land Transferred from Jasper County · microfilm, Indiana State Library1855-1858
- Deed Records (transcribed) · microfilm, Indiana State Library1838-1858; 1857-1860
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860–1902 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Index to Deeds, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1839-1868; 1839-1867
- Index to Deeds, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1875; 1875-1903
- Index to Deeds, Grantor (transcribed) · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1875
- Index to Deeds, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1875; 1867-1903
- Mortgages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1872; 1872-1875; 1875-1877; 1877-1879; 1879-1882; 1882-1886
- General Index to Mortgages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1860-1872
- Index, Mortgagor-Mortgagee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1872-1897
Wills and estates
- General Index to Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1917-1960
- Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1861-1877; 1876-1900; 1899-1908; 1909-1923
- Probate Order Book Indexes · microfilm, Indiana State Library1861-1900
- Probate Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1861-1875
- Wills · microfilm, Indiana State Library1854-1902; 1902-1924
Other records
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
- Find Newton County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county recorder and the clerk of the circuit court.
- 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, Newton" 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 Newton County: Lake County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1835, 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.