Jefferson County

Jefferson County was created in 1811 from Clark and Dearborn Counties.  It is located on the Kentucky border in southeast Indiana.  The county seat is Madison.

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

Naturalizations
ISLG 977.201 J45jc

Marriage Records

Bride Index, 1811-1873
ISLG 977.201 J45da v. 2 Sup.

Early Marriage Records, 1811-1828
ISLG 977.201 J45ri

Marriage Records, 1811-1831
ISLG 977.201 J45r

Marriage Records, 1811-1873
ISLG 977.201 J45da v. 2

Marriage Records, 1811-1899
ISLG 977.201 J45s v. 1-2

Marriage Records Index, 1873-1905
ISLG 977.201 J45mri v. 1-2

Marriages, 1873-1899
ISLG 977.201 J45mbi

Marriages, 1873-1899
ISLG 977.201 J45sg

Wills and Probates

Early Wills and Administrations
ISLG 977.201 J45d 1945

Will Records, 1853-1884
ISLG 977.201 J45wiL 1973

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Marriage Records 

• Marriage Records, 1811-1873
• Marriage Records, various years

Military

• Military Index

Miscellaneous

• Jefferson County Local History (digital collections of Jefferson County Public Library)

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Indiana’s Gore - Genealogy Resources
• Jefferson County Genealogical Society
• Jefferson County Historical Society
• Jefferson County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department

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