Wells County was created in 1835 from Allen, Delaware, and Randolph Counties. It is located in northeast Indiana. The county seat is Bluffton.
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
Land Patents
ISLG 977.201 W456j
Marriage Records
Marriage Records, 1837-1900
ISLG 977.201 W456da v. 1-2Marriage Records, 1837-1900
ISLG 977.201 W456hi v. 1-2Marriage Records, 1899-1974
ISLG 977.201 W456hia v. 1-6, indexMarriages, 1837-1861
ISLG 977.201 W456riWPA Index to Marriage Records, 1837-1920
ISLG 977.201 W456u v. 3-4WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Applications, 1905-1920
ISLG 977.201 W456u v. 5
Vital Records
WPA Index to Birth Records, 1883-1920
ISLG 977.201 W456u v. 1WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 W456u v. 2
Wills and Probates
An Index to the Wills on File in the Wells County Courthouse, 1845-1995
ISLG 977.201 W456wi
Other Library Materials
Online Resources
Military
Miscellaneous
- Wells County Records Indexes (various record types)
Locating Original Records
- Wells County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
- Wells County Health Department: birth and death records
For Further Research
- Wells County Genealogy Society
- Wells County Historical Society and Museum
- Wells County Public Library Indiana Room
GEN JD 3-26-2020