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Boone County Genealogy Resources

This page is under development and is NOT a complete listing of all Boone County family history resources available at the Indiana State Library at this time. As new Boone County family history resources by county are added, this page will be updated.

Birth Records

Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1972
Microfilm, Second Floor

WPA, Index to birth records, 1882-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724u

WPA, Index to supplemental birth records, 1882-1920, A-K, incomplete
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724u

Death Records

Walker, Marilyn. Boone County, Indiana, deaths, 1906-1920.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wb

WPA, Index to death records, 1882-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724u

Marriage Records

Marriage Applications, 1905-1907
Microfilm, Second Floor

Marriage Records
Volumes 20-30, 1923-1951
MiCrofilm, Second Floor

Marriages, 1821-1923
Microfilm, Second Floor

Marriages, 1831-August 1844
The Hoosier Genealogist (March 1979) vol. 19, no. 1
Genealogy Division, 977.2 H789

Marriages, 1834-1854
Microfilm, Second Floor

Record of Marriages
6 volumes, 1917-1946
MiCrofilm, Second Floor

Ridlen, Colleen A. Early marriage records, 1831-1848. 1977. 40 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724r

Stark, Ralph W. Marriage licenses issued ... 1831-1844. 1970. [32 pp.], 29 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724s

Walker, Marilyn. Boone County, Indiana, marriages, 1921-1923. 1991. 22 leaves.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wbm

WPA, Index to Marriage records, 1842-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724u

WPA, Index to supplemental records, marriage transcript, 1882-1907.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724u

Deed Records

Deed Indexes, 1856-1901; heretofore recorded, 1835-1929
Microfilm, Second Floor

Deed Records, 1856-1886
Microfilm, Second Floor

Land Patent Records
Microfilm, Second Floor

Probate Records

Probates, 1846-1852; Indexes, 1852-1901
Microfilm, Second Floor

Order Books, [1830]-1918; Complete Record, [1850]-1918
Microfilm, Second Floor

Will Records

Index of Estates, 1833-1925
Microfilm, Second Floor

Wills, 1833-1924
Microfilm, Second Floor

Wills, 1853-1904
Microfilm, Second Floor

Early will records of Boone County, 1833-1877
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724aw

Peterman, Rosemary. Abstracts of will record two, Boone County, Indiana (1879-1895). [1995]. 68 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724p

Peterman, Rosemary. Index to estates, Boone County, Indiana. 1992. 57 leaves.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724pi

Walker, Marilyn. Will Book 4, Boone County, Indiana, 1904-1916 [2006] 65pp.
Genealogy Division 977.201 B724wi

Cemetery and Church Records

Boebinger, Greg. Sheets cemetery, Zionsville ... [1971?] [3 pp.]
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 13

The Book of records for Union Church commenced in ... 1838. 32 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 6

Bridge, Harold A. The Cason cemetery, county road W500 at Prairie Creek, Section 8, Washington Township. [1975?] [8] pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 16

Chelf, Mrs. Connie. Gravestones in Regular Eagle Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Old Eagle Creek cemetery. 1960. 3, 2 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 2

DAR. Records from Cedar Hill cemetery, Lebanon. 1953. 10 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 11

Hanna, Mary F. Mud Creek cemetery ... 1965. 19 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 9

Harmon, Walter H. People buried in Sheets cemetery southwest of Zionsville. 1 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 5

Harvey, E.S. Johns cemetery ... Union Township ... 1975. 6 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 9

Harvey, Ruth C. Census of the "Old Porter cemetery", Jamestown. [1966]. 2 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 10

Herr, Ben. [Cemetery records ...]. 5 parts. (Pt. 1, Gravestones, Mt. Tabor, Jones, Dickerson, Howard & Smith; Pt. 2, Mount Union, Robison, Milledgeville, Griffith, Chitwood & Leap; Pts. 3-5, Dickerson, Howard, Pitzer, Poplar Grove).
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 3

Houk, Andrew K. Cemeteries in Jackson Township. 1971. [3 pp.]
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724h

Hoyt, Mrs. Leo. [Cemetery records ...] (Eagle Village cemetery, Eagle Township). 7 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 4

Indiana Historical Society. [Cemetery records ... Cedar Hill, Lebanon]. 1945. [5 pp.]
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 1

Martindale, Harry H. Tombstone records in the Howard graveyard; tombstone records of Howard's, Hurts, and related families, Old Union churchyard, Jackson Township; tombstone inscriptions in Herndon graveyard, on old Larkin H. Hurt farm, Jackson Township ... [1947?]. [6] pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 2

McKinley, Mrs. Thyrza. [Boone County ... cemetery records.] 2 parts. (Johns cemetery, Sugar Grove cemetery).
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 1

Our heritage in Oak Hill cemetery, Lebanon ... One hundred years of community service, 1872-1972. 1972. n.p.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.202 L441 no. 2

Schofield, Mrs. William E. The Old McCord cemetery, Worth Township. 2 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 3

Schuetz, Kay. "Old Eagle" or Cox cemetery. 1977. [2]. 2 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724sc

Sluder, Adron B. Soldiers buried in cemeteries, Eagle Township ... and Pleasant View, Union Township. [1962]. 8 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 5

"Soldiers silent at Cedar Hill cemetery." (Clipping, May 27, 1963). 1 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 4

Stark, Ralph W. Cedar Hill cemetery, Lebanon. 1972. 10 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.202 L441 no. 1

Stark, Ralph W. Simeon Sedwick family burial plot [Union Township]. 1974. 1 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 7

Stark, Ralph W. Thorntown's colored cemetery remembered. [5 pp.]
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 10

Stover, Barbara T. Old section, Salem Church cemetery, Eagle Township. 7 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 11

Warren, Mrs. Dan. [Cemetery records ...]. 1965. 2 parts. (Pt. 1, Mechanicsburg; pt. 2, Family cemetery - Gispon Myers, Wilson families).
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 8

West, Mrs. Richard L. Burials in McCord (abandoned) cemetery about one mile southeast of Whitestown ... 1971. [3 pp.]
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 12

Williamson, Wallace F. Sugar Plain cemetery, an index. 1964. [26 pp.]
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 7

Evans, Nellie. "Boone County" publication: Cemeteries. [1978?]. Volume 1, 43 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724e

Funkhouser, Jewell C. Lutheran cemetery, Worth Township. 1978. 23 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724f

Funkhouser, Jewell C. Pleasant View cemetery, now called Hutton Memorial .. Eagle Township. 1979. 16 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724fu

Peterman, Rosemary. Cemeteries of Boone County, Indiana. 1990. Volume 1.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724pr

Schuetz, Katherine. Zionsville cemetery ... originally known as Bishop cemetery. 1975/77. [30] pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.202 Z79s

Census Records:

Harmon, Walter H. Census 1850 ... 1971. 27 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 15

1850 Census Boone County, Indiana (and index).
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724ef

1900 All Townships of Boone County.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724en

1900 Center, Clinton, Eagle Townships, Boone County.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724nc

1900 Eagle, Marion, Jackson, Jefferson Townships, Boone County.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724eh

1900 Worth, Union, Perry Townships, Boone County.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724nw

Index to 1840 census ... 1971. 27 pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724i

Walker, Marilyn. Boone County, 1870 census, Boone County.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wc

Court and Commercial Records

Executors and administrators records of reports, [1905-1918].
Microfilm, Second Floor

Guardians records, 1907-1920.
Microfilm, Second Floor

Walker, Marilyn. Divorces of Boone County, Indiana, 1830-1879, Includes Index.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wm

Walker, Marilyn. Guardianships, Boone County, Indiana, 1833-1875.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wg

Wall, Marilyn. Civil order book I, Boone Circuit Court, Boone County: 1832-1840.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wf

Wall, Marilyn. Boone County, Indiana common pleas court divorces, adoptions, miscellaneous, 1852-1873.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wma

Land Records

[Partition records, 1839-1851, 1853-1872].
Microfilm, Second Floor

Tract Books 1-2, 1825-1854, 1822-1852
Microfilm, Second Floor

Tract Book.. indexes land purchases, 1831-1851. [89] leaves
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724pt

Mortuaries and Obituary  Records 

Mills, Keith. Zionsville mortuary records, 1893-1923. [1962?]. 73 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 B724 no. 6

Walker, Marilyn. LaFollette Funeral Home records, 29 January 1893- 22 June 1957.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wL

Wall, Marilyn, Advance, Boone County, Indiana, obituaries, 1899-1922.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724wmb

Naturalization Records

Naturalizations, [1854-1902].
Microfilm, Second Floor

Tax Records

Peterman, Rosemary. Delinquent tax records, 1856-1880. 1992. [63] leaves.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724pd

Miscellaneous:

Boone, your county magazine (scattered issues for 1975-6).
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 8

Combination atlas map of Boone ... 1878. Reproduced 1974. 56 pp.
Genealogy Division, p. f. 977.201 Buncat. no. 1

Boone County Roots (quarterly).
Library has Volumes 1-5.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 B724bo

Many of the records identified on this page were initially selected by Carolynne L. Wendel Miller in her book, Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library, published in 1984 by the Indiana Historical Society.