Allen County

Allen County was created in 1824 from unorganized lands and Randolph County.  It is located on the Ohio border in northeast Indiana.  The county seat is Fort Wayne.

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

Immigration

Application for Naturalization Records, 1844-1906
ISLG 977.201 A425ap pt. 1-4

Naturalization Records, Books A-E
ISLG 977.201 A425nat

Marriage  Records

Early Marriage Records of Allen County, 1824-1874
ISLG 977.201 A425e v. 1-2

Marriage Applications, 1893-1896
ISLG 977.201 A425aLL

Marriage Applications, Book 96, 1940
ISLG 977.201 A425aLL 1940

Marriage Book 97, 1940
ISLG 977.201 A425ac

Marriage Records, Allen County, 1931-1936
ISLG 977.201 A425mr v. 1-4

Marriage Records, Allen County, 1937-1941
ISLG 977.201 A425ma v. 1-4

Miscellaneous Marriage Notices, 1840-1850, 1875-1876
ISLG 977.201 A425wim

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1824-1920
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 6-9

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Records, 1893-1896
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 11

Vital Records

Death Records, 1921-1937
ISLG 977.201 A425ri

Register of Delayed Births, Books 1-6
ISLG 977.201 A425aL v. 1-6

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1887-1920
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 1-3

WPA Index to Death Records, 1896-1920
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 5

WPA Index to Supplemental Birth Records, 1882-1896
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 4

WPA Index to Supplemental Death Records, 1870-1896
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 4

Wills and Probates

Death Records, 1921-1937
ISLG 977.201 A425ri

Register of Delayed Births, Books 1-6
ISLG 977.201 A425aL v. 1-6

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1887-1920
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 1-3

WPA Index to Death Records, 1896-1920
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 5

WPA Index to Supplemental Birth Records, 1882-1896
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 4

WPA Index to Supplemental Death Records, 1870-1896
ISLG 977.201 A425u v. 4

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

• Allen County Databases from the Allen County Public Library (cover many topics)
• Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana Databases (cover many topics)

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Index, Allen County

Court Records

• Allen County Court Records Collection

Immigration

• Applications for Naturalization, 1844-1906

Land Records

• Deed Index, no date

Marriage Records

• Marriage Records, 1943-1957
• Marriage Records Index, 1980s-2009
• Selected Marriages, pre-1860

Military

• Military Indexes

Vital Records

• Births, 1880-1889 
• Deaths, 1884-1923
• Deaths, 1909-1937
• Death Index, 1870s-1920s 

Wills and Probates

• Estates, Books 1-3
• Guardianships, 1829-1905

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana
• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• Besancon Historical Society
• Huntertown Historical Society
• New Haven Area Heritage Association

GEN SP 7-3-2024