Crawford County was created in 1818 from Harrison, Orange, and Perry Counties. It is located on the Kentucky border in southern Indiana. The county seat is English.
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
Circuit Court Civil Order Books A-D, 1818-1871
ISLG 977.201 C899bccr Bk. A-D
Immigration
Naturalization Records
ISLG 977.201 C899L
Land Records
Deed Book A, 1818-1834
ISLG 977.201 C899bdba
Deed Book, 1832-1836
ISLG 977.201 C899bdb
Tract Book 1, 1804-1863
ISLG 977.201 C899ctb Bk. 1
Tract Book 2, 1869-1874
ISLG 977.201 C899ctb Bk. 2
Tract Book 3, 1884-1890
ISLG 977.201 C899ctb Bk. 3
Marriage Records
Divorces, 1818-1920
ISLG 977.201 C899edi 2010
Marriage Index, 1818-1996
ISLG 977.201 C899bum 2010
Marriages, 1818-1860
ISLG 977.201 C899Lei
Marriages, 1818-1880
ISLG 977.201 C899c
Marriages, 1881-1896
ISLG 977.201 C899sL
Vital Records
Death Records, 1899-1999
ISLG 977.201 C899edr
Wills and Probates
Abstracts of Wills, 1818-1916
ISLG 977.201 C899Lw
Guardian Bonds, 1848-1896
ISLG 977.201 C899La
Index to Wills, 1818-1973
ISLG 977.201 C899cwia
Probate Order Book 2, 1839-1848
ISLG 977.201 C899tpc
Probate Record I
ISLG 977.201 C899d
Will Records, Books 1-2
ISLG 977.201 C899s
Other Library Materials
- County Records on Microfilm
- Newspapers on Microfilm
- County Histories
- City Directories (There are no Crawford County directories in our collection.)
- County Maps
Online Resources
Cemeteries and Obituaries
Marriage Records
Military
Locating Original Records
- Crawford County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
- Crawford County Health Department: birth and death records
For Further Research
- Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society
- Crawford County Public Library
- Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
GEN SP 10-13-2023