Marion County

Marion County was created in 1822 from unorganized territory.  It is located in central Indiana.  The county seat is Indianapolis.

Selected Holdings at the Indiana State Library

The following list is not complete.  Further resources may be found by searching the Indiana State Library online catalog.

Print Materials from the Genealogy Division

Immigration

Abstracts of Naturalization Papers, 1832-1903
ISLG 977.201 M341dra

Abstracts of Naturalizations Filed, 1904, 1905, 1906
ISLG 977.201 M341drab

Land Records

Deed Book A, 1822-1827
ISLG 977.201 M341mid

Index to Deed Book B, 1827-1830
ISLG 977.201 M341mu

Marriage Records

Early Marriage Records, 1822-1836
ISLG 977.201 M341ri

Index to Marriage Records, 1930
ISLG 977.201 M341im 1930

Marriage Records, 1822-1860
ISLG 977.201 M341d v. 1-3

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1822-1925
ISLG 977.201 M341un v. 9-29, 36-37

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1882-1906
ISLG 977.201 M341un v. 30-32

Vital Records

Birth Records, 1882-1907
ISLG 977.201 M341dm

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 M341un v. 1-4

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 M341un v. 5-8

Wills and Probates

Complete Probate Records, 1830-1852
ISLG 977.201 M341e

First Wills, 1823-1876
ISLG 977.201 M341da v. 1-7

Probate Court Records Book A, 1822-1832
ISLG 977.201 M341m

Probate Order Books, 1833-1844
ISLG 977.201 M341mp

Will Index, 1822-1938
ISLG 977.201 M341mwi

Will Records, 1901-1914
ISLG 977.201 M341mwr

Will Records, 1914-1920
ISLG 977.201 M341 w Bk. AA-EE

Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories
• County Maps

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Records

Land

• Land Records, 1964-present

Miscellaneous 

• Digital Collections of the Indianapolis Public Library
• Indianapolis City Directories

Locating Original Records

• Marion County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
  • The Marion County Clerk of Court keeps only the most recent records. Older records are kept by the Old Records department.
• Marion County Health Department: birth and death records

For Further Research

• Genealogical Society of Marion County

GEN JD 1-7-2020