Miami County

Miami County was created in 1832 from Cass County.  It is located in north central Indiana.  The county seat is Peru.

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

Index to Marriage Records, 1840-1849
ISLG 977.201 M618ind

Index to Official Marriage Records, 1921-1979
ISLG 977.201 M618mu

Marriage Records, 1843-1855
ISLG 977.201 M618s

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 M618u v. 4-5

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 M618u v. 1-2

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 M618u v. 3

Index to Official Death Records, 1921-1974
ISLG 977.201 M618p

Wills and Probates

Index to the Probates Found at the Miami County Courthouse
for the Period 1844 to 1957
ISLG 977.201 M618ip

Will Records, 1843-1900
ISLG 977.201 M618sL

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Marriage Records 

• Marriage Indexes

Military 

• Military Index

Vital Records

• Birth Index, Denver Tribune, 1920-1927
• Death and Obituary Indexes
• Early Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
• WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Miami County Museum

GEN SO 12-15-2021