Fulton County

Fulton County was created in 1835 from Allen, Cass, and St. Joseph Counties.  It is located in north central Indiana.  The county seat is Rochester.

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

Court Records

Commissioners Record A, 1836-1845
ISLG 977.201 F974tf

Court Records, 1836-1872
ISLG 977.201 F974tco

Marriage Records

Index of Marriage Records, 1836-1850
ISLG 977.201 F974s

Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 F974un 1962

Marriage Record, 1921-1965
ISLG 977.201 F974tm

Marriages, 1936-1983
ISLG 977.201 F974tma v. 1-2

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 F974un

Vital Records

Births, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F974tb

Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F974uni

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F974 uni

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F974u

Wills and Probates

Abstracts of Wills, 1838-1899
ISLG 977.201 F974tw

Wills (Briefed), 1836-1974
ISLG 977.201 F974tcw

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Index of Decedents, 1856-2005
• Obituaries, 1880-1913
• Obituaries, 1914-present

Marriage Records

• Marriages, 1802-1892
• Marriages, 1836-1983

Military

• 1883 Military Pensioners List

Vital Records

• Births, 1941-1990
• Death Records, 1882-1920

Wills and Probates

• Will Abstracts, 1836-1974

Miscellaneous

• Poor Farm Records, 1871-1965
• School Enumerations, 1896-1925

Locating Original Records

• Fulton County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
• Fulton County Health Department: birth and death records

For Further Research

• Fulton County Historical Society
• Fulton County Public Library Genealogy Department

GEN JD 12-20-2022