Sullivan County

Sullivan County was created in 1817 from Knox County.  It is located in southwest Indiana on the Illinois border.  The county seat is Sullivan.

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

Early Marriages, 1815-1857
ISLG 977.201 S952fr

Marriage Records, 1850-1902
ISLG 977.201 S952mr

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 S952u v. 4-6

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Applications, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 S952 v. 7

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1880-1920
ISLG 977.201 S952 v. 8

Vital Records

Index to Birth Record, 1921-1941
ISLG 977.201 S952i v. 2

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S952u v. 1-2

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S952 v. 3

Wills and Probates

Will Abstracts, 1844-1864
ISLG 977.201 S952f

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemetery Books, Vol. 1-5
• Sullivan County Public Library Obituary Index Lookup, 1913-present

Marriage Records

• Marriage Records Lookup, 1882-1899
• Marriages, 1827-1850

Military Records 

• Military Index
• Military Information

Vital Records 

• Death Records Index, 1921-1931

Wills and Probates

• Will Index Lookup

Miscellaneous 

• Sullivan County Public Library databases (covers several topics of research)

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Sullivan County Public Library Genealogical Department

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