Decatur County

Decatur County was created in 1822 from unorganized territory.  It is located southeast Indiana.  The county seat is Greensburg.

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

Court Records, 1822-1848
ISLG 977.201 D291hc

Immigration

Divorce Cases, 1824-1900
ISLG 977.201 D291ma

Early Marriage Records, 1822-1839
ISLG 977.201 D291r

General Index to Marriages, 1822-1848
ISLG 977.201 D291g

Marriage Records, 1822-1905
ISLG 977.201 D291sL

Marriage Records

Divorce Cases, 1824-1900
ISLG 977.201 D291ma

Early Marriage Records, 1822-1839
ISLG 977.201 D291r

General Index to Marriages, 1822-1848
ISLG 977.201 D291g

Marriage Records, 1822-1905
ISLG 977.201 D291sL

Vital Records

Coroner Inquests, 1873-1948
ISLG 977.201 D291dec

Death Records, Countywide, 1882-1886
ISLG 977.201 D291dea

Death Records, Countywide, 1886-1897
ISLG 977.201 D291deb

Death Records, Countywide, 1899-1904
ISLG 977.201 D291ded

Death Records, Greensburg, 1882-1907
ISLG 977.201 D291de

Abstract of Probate Records, 1817-1850
ISLG D256b Pt. 1-2

Abstract of Probate Records, 1817-1850
ISLG D256b Pt. 1-2

Wills and Probates

Will Records, 1822-1906
ISLG 977.201 D291ho

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Decatur County Obituary Index

Marriage Records

• Marriages, 1822-1830

Military

• 1833 Pensioners

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library
• Historical Society of Decatur County Washington Carnegie Public Library

GEN SP 7-19-2022