Gibson County

Gibson County was created in 1813 from Knox County.  It is located on the Illinois border in southwest Indiana.  The county seat is Princeton.

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

Early Gibson County Marriage Records, 1813-1859
ISLG 977.201 G448d

Early Gibson County Marriages, 1807-1868
ISLG 977.201 G448c

Marriage Records, 1813-1856
ISLG 977.201 G448k v. 1-2

Marriages, 1813-1832
ISLG 977.201 G448r

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 G448u v. 4-6

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Records, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 G448u v. 7-8

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 G448u v. 1-2

WPA Index to Death Records, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 G448u v. 3

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Indexes
• Cemetery Records
• Obituaries before 2009
• Obituaries 2009-2019
• Obituaries 2019-present

Land Records

• Documents Proving Land Titles
• Tract Books

Marriage Records

• Marriage Index
• Marriages

Military

• Military Index

Vital Records

• Deaths

Wills and Probates

• Will Abstracts, 1813-1818

Miscellaneous

• Gibson County Children Admitted to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Princeton Public Library Local History Department

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