Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Orange 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
- Death Records, 1882-1891 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1891
- Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816–1958 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Record of Returns of Marriage · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1897; 1897-1902; 1902-1908
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Court records
- Circuit Court Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1817–1921 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court General Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1873-1957
Deeds and land
- Saline Land Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1836-1845
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Indexes, Grantor · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816-1887
- Deed Indexes, Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816-1862; 1816-1887
- General Index to Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1886-1892
Other records
- Partition Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1869; 1863-1898; 1875-1877; 1878-1882; 1882-1895; 1895-1907; 1907-1918; 1918-1922
- Partition Minute Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1859-1867; 1867-1872; 1872-1873
- Coroner’s Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1897-1916
- Register of Negroes and Mulattoes · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1861
Wills and estates
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816–1922 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Final Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1842-1852; 1852-1853; 1853-1855; 1855-1863
- General Index to Probates · microfilm, Indiana State Library1874-1921
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1816-1892; 1892-1943
Poor relief and institutions
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
- Orange 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, Orange" 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: Gibson County, Knox County, Washington County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Gibson County, Knox County, Washington County
Later formed partly from Orange County: Crawford County, Lawrence County, Monroe County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1816, 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.