Parke County

Parke County was created in 1821 from Vigo County and unorganized territory.  It is located in west central Indiana.  The county seat is Rockville.

The county courthouse burned in 1833 and marriage records prior to 1829 and probates and deeds prior to 1833 were lost.

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

Immigration

Naturalization Records, 1854-1949
ISLG 977.201 P237sk

Land Records

Deeds, 1832-1836
ISLG 977.201 P237b v. 2-5    

Land Entree Book
ISLG 977.201 P237o

Land Entries
ISLG 977.201 P237b v. 1

Marriage Records

Marriage Records Book A, 1833-1844
ISLG 977.201 P237s 1980z      

Marriages, 1829-1979
ISLG 977.201 P237d v. 1-12

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 P237u v. 3-4

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Applications, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 P237u v. 5

Vital Records

Miscellaneous Death Records, 1924-1988
ISLG 977.201 P237gm

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1903-1920
ISLG 977.201 P237u v. 1

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 P237u v. 2

Wills and Probates

Miscellaneous Death Records, 1924-1988
ISLG 977.201 P237gm

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1903-1920
ISLG 977.201 P237u v. 1

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 P237u v. 2

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Indexes
• Parke County Obituaries

Marriage Records

• Marriage Applications
• Marriages, 1851-1890

Military

• Military Information

Newspapers

• Parke County Newspaper Index

Vital Records

• Births, 1875-1949
• Births, 1882-1920
• Deaths, 1874-1877
• Deaths, 1882-1999

Wills and Probates

• Extracts of Will Book 1
• Will Book 3 Index, 1873-1891
• Will Index, 1833-1849

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Parke County Historical Society
• Rockville Public Library Genealogy Department

GEN SP 7-28-2023