Newton County

Newton County was created in 1859 from Jasper County.  It is located in northwest Indiana on the Illinois border.  The county seat is Kentland.

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

Marriage Records, 1860-1897
[q] ISLG 977.201 N567m

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1860-1920
ISLG 977.201 N567u v. 2-3

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1937
ISLG 977.201 N567u v. 1

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1937
ISLG 977.201 N567u v. 4

Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories (There are no Newton County directories in our collection.)
• County Maps

Online Resources

Land Records

• US General Land Office Records, 1837-1850

Military

• Military Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Newton County Historical Society

GEN JD 1-13-2020