Union County

Union County was created in 1821 from Fayette, Franklin, and Wayne Counties.  It is located in east central Indiana on the Ohio border.  The county seat is Liberty.

The courthouse experienced a fire in 1903 that resulted in water damage to some records.

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, 1821-1845
ISLG 977.201 U58hm

Immigration Records

Naturalization Records, 1853-1941
ISLG 977.201 U58sk

Land Records

Early Landowners
ISLG 977.201 U58ho

First Land Entry Book
ISLG 977.201 U58de

Marriage Records

Marriages, 1860-1918
ISLG 977.201 U58s

Vital Records

Death Records Index, 1882-1907, 1916-1917
ISLG 977.201 T596hd, hde, hdg

Wills and Probates

Marriages, 1860-1918
ISLG 977.201 U58s

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Marriage Records 

• Marriages, 1860-1918

Military

• Military Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Indiana’s Gore - Genealogy Resources
• Union County Public Library

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