Orange County was created in 1816 from Knox, Gibson, and Washington Counties. It is located in south central Indiana. The county seat is Paoli.
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
Land Records
Early Land Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 9a
Marriage Records
Marriage Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 6Marriage Records [and] Probate Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 1Probate Records [and] Marriage Records
ISLG 977.201 O63d v. 5WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1826-1933
ISLG 977.201 O63u v. 4-5, 7WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Records, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 O63u v. 6
Vital Records
Death Records, 1882-1891
ISLG 977.201 O37biDeath Records, 1899-1920, Incomplete
ISLG 977.201 O37b
Other Library Materials
- County Records on Microfilm
- Newspapers on Microfilm
- County Histories
- City Directories (There are no Orange County directories in our collection.)
- County Maps
Online Resources
Cemeteries and Obituaries
Land Records
Military
Vital Records
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
- WPA Index to Birth Records, 1920-1940
- WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
Wills and Probates
Locating Original Records
- Orange County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
- Orange County Health Department: birth and death records
For Further Research
GEN 4-6-2020