LaPorte County

LaPorte County was created in 1832 from St. Joseph County.  It is located on the Michigan border in northern Indiana.  The county seat is La Porte.

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

County Records

Circuit Court Cases, 1837-1850
ISLG 977.201 L315Lcir

Circuit Court Cases, 1851-1872
ISLG 977.201 L315Lcira

Immigration

Naturalization Records, 1888-1903
ISLG 977.201 L315nd

Naturalization Records, 1833-1854
ISLG 977.201 L315np

Naturalization Records, 1854-1929
ISLG 977.201 L315nr

Naturalization Records, 1854-1888
ISLG 977.201 L315n

Naturalization Records, Michigan City, 1912-1929
ISLG 977.201 L315nrs

Land Records

Index, Tract Book
ISLG 977.201 L315sf

Marriage Records

Divorces, 1833-1860
ISLG 977.201 L315di 1833-1860

Divorces, 1861-1875
ISLG 977.201 L315di 1861-1875

Marriage Index, 1921-1930
ISLG 977.201 L315La v. 1-2

Marriage Records
ISLG 977.201 L315L v. 1-7

Marriage Records, 1832-1850
ISLG 977.201 L315ma

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 L315u v. 6-9

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Applications, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 L315u v. 10-12

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 L315u v. 1-3

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 L315u v. 4-5

WPA Index to Michigan City Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 L315u v. 12

WPA Index to Michigan City Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 L315u v. 13

Wills and Probates

Abstract of Wills from Book A
ISLG 977.201 L315rw

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Indexes
• Michigan City Obituary Index

Military

• Military 

Vital Records

• Delayed Birth Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• LaPorte County Genealogical Society
• LaPorte County Historical Society
• LaPorte County Public Library Indiana Room
• Michigan City Historical Society
• Michigan City Public Library Genealogy Department
• Wanatah Historical Society

GEN SP 5-22-2024