Indiana Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Indiana:
For vital records, write to:
- Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 7125
2 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-2700
- They have birth records since October 1907, death records since 1900, and marriage and divorce records since 1958. For earlier birth and death records, check with the Health Officer in the County where the event took place. For divorce records, you can also check with the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. For marriage records, you can also check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court or Clerk of the Superior Court in the County where the license was issued.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- Indiana State Library
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-3689
- Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:00-4:30, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-8:00, closed Saturday, Sunday and all state holidays.
- They have immigrant records from 1790-1920, federal census records, passenger lists by port of entry, military records, a large collection of family histories, indexes for vital records, naturalization records, an index to early marriage records, a bride and groom index from 1749-1850, an Indiana mortality index from 1850-1880, county and town histories, church records, directories and newspapers, manuscripts, cemetery records, a photo collection, and maps.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Indiana Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 10507
Fort Wayne, IN 46852-0507
- Publication: Indiana Genealogical Society Newsletter.
- Indiana Historical Society
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 232-1882
