Hendricks County

Hendricks County was created in 1824 from Putnam County and unorganized territory.  It is located in central Indiana.  The county seat is Danville.

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

Marriage Record Book, 1824-1837
ISLG 977.201 H498he v. 1-2

Marriage Records, 1824-1841
ISLG 977.201 H498ri

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1823-1920
ISLG 977.201 H498u v. 3-4

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 H498u v. 5

Vital Records

Deaths with Burial in County, 1882-1990
ISLG 977.201 H498dr v. 1-2

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 H498u v. 1

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 H498u v. 2

Wills and Probates

Will Index, 1822-1896
ISLG 977.201 H498hwi

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Hendricks Count Obituaries Databases
• Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library Cemeteries Index

Court Records

• Civil Court Records, various
• Criminal Court Records, various
• Guardianship Records, various

Immigration

• Index to Naturalization Records, various

Land Records

• Index to Land Records, various

Marriage Records

• Divorce Records, various
• Index to Marriage Records, various

Military

• Military Index
• Military Records, various

Vital Records

• Birth Notices from the Brownsburg Record, 1937-1943
• Index to Death Records, various
• Index to Delayed Birth Records, pre-1941
• WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920

Locating Original Records

• Hendricks County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
• Hendrics County Health Department

For Further Research

• Hendricks County Museum
• Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library Indiana Room

GEN JD 7-25-2023