Orange County

Orange County was created in 1816 from Knox, Gibson, and Washington Counties.  It is located in south central Indiana.  The county seat is Paoli.

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

Land Records

Early Land Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 9a

Marriage Records

Marriage Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 6

Marriage Records [and] Probate Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 1

Probate Records [and] Marriage Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 5

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1826-1933
ISLG 977.201 O63u v. 4-5, 7

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Records, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 O63u v. 6

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 Orange County directories in our collection.)
• County Maps

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemeteries
• Cemetery Inscriptions

Land Records

• Early Land Entries
• Land Patents/Warrants
• Plat Maps

Military

• Roll of Honor (WWI)

Vital Records

• WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
• WPA Index to Birth Records, 1920-1940
• WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920

Wills and Probates

• Early Wills
• Selected Wills
• Will Book 2

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Orange County Historical Society
• Paoli Public Library Genealogy Department

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