Grant County

Grant County was created in 1831 from Cass, Delaware, and Madison Counties.  It is located in north central Indiana.  The county seat is Marion.

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

Immigration

Petitions for Citizenship Naturalization, 1907-1913, 1929-1958
ISLG 977.201 G761p Index

Marriage Records

Marriage Records, 1831-1864
ISLG 977.201 G761d v. 1

Marriage Records, 1831-1938
ISLG 977.201 G761m v. 1-5

Marriage Records, 1831-1882
ISLG 977.201 G761s

Marriage Records, 1866-1886
ISLG 977.201 G761d v. 1 pt. 2

Wills and Probates

Will Books A, 1-2, 1839-1889
ISLG 977.201 G761d v. 5

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Marriage Records

• Marriages, 1831-1840
• Marriages, 1831-1845

Military

• Military Index

Vital Records

• Death Certificates (sporadic coverage)
• Death Index

Miscellaneous

• Marion Public Library's Indiana History and Genealogy Database (covers many types of records)

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Gas City Historical Society
• Grant County Historical Society
• Marion Public Library Genealogy Department
• GEN SP 3-8-2024