LaGrange County

LaGrange County was created in 1832 from Allen and Elkhart Counties.  It is located on the Michigan border in northern Indiana.  The county seat is LaGrange.

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 Book 1, 1832-1835
ISLG 977.201 L178p

Marriage Records

Marriages, 1832-1880
ISLG 977.201 L178s

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 L178u v. 3

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 L178u v. 1

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1924
ISLG 977.201 L178u v. 2

Wills and Probates

Will Records, 1842-1896
ISLG 977.201 L178sL

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Marriage Records

• Marriages, 1832-1837

Military

• Military Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• LaGrange County Historical Society
• LaGrange County Public Library Genealogy Department
• Topeka Area Historical Society

GEN SP 4-14-2023