Ohio County

Ohio County was created in 1844 from Dearborn County.  It is located in southeast Indiana.  The county seat is Rising Sun.

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

Marriage Records

Marriages Book I, 1844-1881
ISLG 977.201 O37sL

Vital Records

Death Records, 1882-1891
ISLG 977.201 O37bi

Death Records, 1899-1920, Incomplete
ISLG 977.201 O37b

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Military

• Military Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Indiana’s Gore - Genealogy Resources
• Ohio County Historical Society
• Ohio County Public Library Genealogy Department

GEN SP 6-10-2022