Fountain County was created in 1826 from Montgomery and Parke Counties. It is located in western Indiana. The county seat is Covington.
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
Fountain County Court Records—Book I
ISLG 977.201 F771Lu Bk. 1
Marriage Records
Fountain County Marriage Records, 1826-1848 and Letters of Administration, 1832-1846
ISLG 977.201 F771Lm v. 1-2Fountain County Marriages, 1826-1840
ISLG 977.201 F771rimFountain County Marriages, 1826-1848
ISLG 977.201 F771d v. 2Fountain County Marriages, 1848-1850
ISLG 977.201 F771foWPA Index to Marriage Records, 1848-194
ISLG 977.201 F771u v. 4-6, 10WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1880-1905
ISLG 977.201 F771u v. 7
Vital Records
WPA Index to Birth Records, 1887-1941
ISLG 977.201 F771u v. 1-2, 9WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F771u v. 3
Wills and Probates
Fountain County Will Abstracts Book I, 1827-1851 and Original Land Records
ISLG 977.201 F771L
Other Library Materials
Online Resources
Marriage Records
Military
Vital Records
Locating Original Records
- Fountain County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
- Fountain County Health Department: birth and death records
For Further Research
GEN SF 9-21-2023