Pike County

Pike County was created in 1817 from Gibson and Perry Counties.  It is located in southwest Indiana.  The county seat is Petersburg.

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, 1817-1886
ISLG 977.201 P636mL

Marriage Record, 1859-1905
ISLG 977.201 P636se v. 1-2

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1900-1920
ISLG 977.201 P636u v. 3

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 P636u v. 4

Vital Records

Death Records, 1887-1888
ISLG 977.201 P636r

Index to Death Records, 1896-1899 (incomplete)
ISLG 977.201 P636wo

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 P636u v. 1

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1896-1920
ISLG 977.201 P636u v. 2

Wills and Probates

Abstracts of Will Records, 1866-1902
ISLG 977.201 P636a

Record of Wills, 1817-1902, Books 1-3
ISLG 977.201 P636s

Miscellaneous

Commissioners’ Reports, Book A, 1817-1825
ISLG 977.201 P636hpc

Index to County Commissioners Records, 1818-1839
ISLG 977.201 P636f

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Index
• Obituaries, 1938-present

Marriage Records 

• Marriages, 1817-1825

Military

• Military Index

Vital Records 

• Deaths

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Pike County Genealogy Society
• Pike County Historical Society and Museum
• Pike County Public Library Genealogy Department

GEN JD 1-31-2020