Dearborn County

Dearborn County was created in 1803 from Clark County.  It is located on the Ohio border in southeast Indiana.  The county seat is Lawrenceburg.

The courthouse experienced a fire in 1826 which resulted in the loss of most records, although some marriage and will records survived.

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

Marriages, 1826-1854
ISLG 977.201 D285sL

Marriages, 1854-1899
ISLG 977.201 D285s v. 1-2

Vital Records

Delayed Birth Records
ISLG 977.201 D285h

Wills and Probates

Complete Probate Record, Books A-C, 1826-1844
ISLG 977.201 D285mp

Early Wills, Books I-II
ISLG 977.201 D285m

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder

Land Records

• Records of Land Purchased from the U.S. Government

Military

• Military Index (Genealogy Trails)
• Miliary Index (INGenWeb)

Wills and Probates

• Early Wills Index
• Will Index, 1850-1919

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Dearborn County Historical Society
• Indiana’s Gore - Genealogy Resources
• Lawrenceburg Public Library District

GEN FP 2-9-2021