St Joseph County

St. Joseph County was created in 1830 from Cass County.  It is located in northern Indiana.  The county seat is South Bend.

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

Court Records

Abstract of Deeds, 1830-1850
ISLG 977.201 S143da v. 1-15

Marriage Records

Marriage Records, 1830-1882
ISLG 977.201 S143m v. 1-3

Marriage Records, 1887-1889
ISLG 977.201 S143dm v. 11 (library has only this volume)

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1860-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 4-8

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Applications, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 9-11

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 1-2

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 3

WPA Index to Mishawaka Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 16

WPA Index to Mishawaka Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 17

WPA Index to South Bend Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 18-20

WPA Index to South Bend Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S143u v. 21-22

Wills and Probates

Abstract of Wills, 1860-1912
ISLG 977.201 S143 dw

Court of Common Pleas Guardian Docket
ISLG 977.201 S143c

Index to Estates from the Probate Records
ISLG 977.201 S143in

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Obituary Index
• St. Joseph County Cemetery Index

Marriage Records

• Marriage Records Index, 1830-2013

Military

• Service Notes from the South Bend Tribune

Vital Records

• Deaths, 1880-1883

Wills and Probates 

• Wills, 1830-1971

Miscellaneous

• Links to the Past: Michiana History (covers many topics)
• Michiana Memory: (covers many topics)
• South Bend Area Genealogical Society Databases (covers many topics)

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Historic New Carlisle
• Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library Heritage Center
• South Bend Area Genealogical Society
• St. Joseph County Public Library Local and Family History Services Department
• Victor Bendix Research Library, St. Joseph County History Museum

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