Kosciusko County

Kosciusko County was created in 1835 from Cass and Elkhart Counties.  It is located in northern Indiana.  The county seat is Warsaw.

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

Circuit Court Records, 1836-1843
ISLG 977.201 K86ec

Circuit Court Records, 1857-1861, 1863-1865
ISLG 977.201 K86ecc

Court Records, 1836-1843, 1868
ISLG 977.201 K86e

Court Records, 1865-1869
ISLG 977.201 K86et

Immigration

Naturalization Petitions, 1835-1904
ISLG 977.201 K86sL

Naturalization Petitions, 1905-1923
ISLG 977.201 K86sn

Land Records

Index for the Old Tract Book
ISLG 977.201 K86ei

Marriage Records

Applications for Marriage, 1881-1892
ISLG 977.201 K86nd

Applications for Marriage, 1892-1903
ISLG 977.201 K86na

Applications for Marriage and Divorces Granted 1903-1912
ISLG 977.201 K86nb

Applications for Marriage and Divorces Granted 1913-1922
ISLG 977.201 K86nc

Index of Marriage Applications, 1923-1942
ISLG 977.201 K86sca

Index of Marriage Applications, 1943-1948
ISLG 977.201 K86scb

Marriage Records, 1830-1867
ISLG 977.201 K86da

Marriage Records, Books J-V, 1891-1915
ISLG 977.201 K86n v. 1-3

Marriages, 1846-1891
ISLG 977.201 K86s v. 1-2

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1889-1920
ISLG 977.201 K86u v. 4

Vital Records

Births, 1921-1956
ISLG 977.201 K86br

Deaths, 1912-1926
ISLG 977.201 K86ed

Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1980
ISLG 977.201 K86sm

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 K86u v. 1-2

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 K86u v. 3

Wills and Probates

Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes
ISLG 977.201 K86p

Estates and Administrators, Common Pleas Court, 1859-1865
ISLG 977.201 K86ee

Guardians Reports, Books 2-7, 11-13
ISLG 977.201 K86k v. 2-7, 11-13

Index of Personal Inventory and Administrator and Executor Reports
ISLG 977.201 K86scc

Index to the Early Wills, 1844-1920
ISLG 977.201 K86si

Probate Court Records, 1847-1850
ISLG 977.201 K86ett

Probate Court Records, 1851-1853
ISLG 977.201 K86ep

Select Estate Records, 1924-1936
ISLG 977.201 K86es

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries 

• Cemetery Site Search
• North Webster Community Public Library Obituaries Index

Land Records 

• Index to Deed Books, 1836-1852
• Original Tract Book

Marriage

• Index to Divorces, 1908-1933
• Marriage Records, 1836-1921
• Marriages, 1802-1892

Military

• Kosciusko County Civil War Soldiers
• Military Index

Vital Records

• Delayed Birth Records, 1858-1935
• WPA Birth Records, 1882-1920
• WPA Death Records, 1882-1920

Wills and Probates

• Index to Estate Inventories and Administration, 1852-1975
• Index to Guardianship reports, 1871-1964
• Index to the Early Wills, 1844-1920

Miscellaneous

• County Farm Records, 1879-1953
• North Webster Community Public Library Local Genealogy Indexes

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Kosciusko County Historical Society
• North Webster Community Public Library Local History and Genealogy Center
• Warsaw Community Public Library Genealogy Collection

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