Vanderburgh County

Vanderburgh County was created in 1818 from Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties.  It is located in southwest Indiana on the Kentucky border.  The county seat is Evansville.

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

Deed Book No. 1
ISLG 977.201 V229dd

Tract Book 1, 1805-1853
ISLG 977.201 V229dt

Marriage Records

Marriage Records, 1818-1840
ISLG 977.201 V229s

Marriage Records, 1819-1840
ISLG 977.201 V229da

Marriage Records, 1840-1850, 1854-1864
ISLG 977.201 V229dm v. 1-2, 1854-1864

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1846-1920
ISLG 977.201 V229u v. 16-23

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1882-1898
ISLG 977.201 V229u v. 24-25

Vital Records

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 V229u v. 1-8

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 V229u v. 9-15

Wills and Probates

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 V229u v. 1-8

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 V229u v. 9-15

Other Library Materials

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

Online Resources

Cemetery Records 

• Browning Evansville-Area Obituary Search
• Cemeteries of Vanderburgh Index

Marriage Records 

• Marriage Index, 1920-1979
• Marriages (various years)

Military

• Military Index

Newspapers

• Newspaper Index, 1821-1860

Miscellaneous

• Biography Index

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Indiana Room
• Tri-State Genealogical Society
• Vanderburgh County Historical Society
• Willard Library

GEN SP 1-27-2023