Vigo County

Vigo County was created in 1818 from Sullivan County.  It is located in west central Indiana on the Illinois border.  The county seat is Terre Haute.

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

Marriage Licenses, 1818-1850
ISLG 977.201 V689j

Marriages, 1818-1850
ISLG 977.201 V689L

Marriages, 1921-1930
ISLG 977.201 V689g v. 1-4

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1840-1920
ISLG 977.201u v. 9-16

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201u v. 17-19

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 V689u v. 1-5

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 V689u v. 6-8

Wills and Probate

Estate Records from Probate Court Boxes
ISLG 977.201 V689p

Will Abstracts, 1818-1860
ISLG 977.201 V689fv

Wills, Book A
ISLG 977.201 V689b

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemetery and Obituaries 

• Terre Haute Cemeteries
• Wabash Valley Obituary Index

Marriage Records 

• Marriage Record Database, 1818-1958
• Marriages, 1800-1810 and 1818-1830

Military

• Military Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Vigo County Public Library Genealogy and Local History
• Wabash Valley Genealogy Society

GEN SP 3-18-2024