Spencer County

Spencer County was created in 1818 from Perry and Warrick Counties.  It is located in southern Indiana on the Kentucky border.  The county seat is Rockport.

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

Court Records
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Marriage Records

Early Marriages, 1818-1849
ISLG 977.201 S745pm

Index to Marriages, 1866-1868
ISLG 977.201 S745i

Marriages, Books 1-3, 1818-1849
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Marriages, 1818-1855
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Marriages, 1850-1920
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Marriages, 1855-1863
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Marriages, 1863-1868
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Marriages, 1920-1941
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Marriages, 1941-1987
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WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 S746u v. 3-4

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 S746u v. 5

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1925
ISLG 977.201 S746u v. 1, 6

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S746u v. 2

Wills and Probates

Early Will Book 1818-1831 and Will Book 1853-1880
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Early Wills and Estate Settlements, 1818-1839
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Probate Books A-D and Will Record Books A-D
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Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories (There are no Spencer County directories in our collection.)
• County Maps

Online Resources

Marriage Records

• Marriage Index

Military

• Military Data

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

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

GEN JD 1-5-2022