Whitley County was created in 1835 from Allen and Elkhart Counties. It is located in northeast Indiana. The county seat is Columbia City.
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
Immigration
Index to Naturalization Records
ISLG 977.201 W613cinNaturalization Records, 1856-1929
ISLG 977.201 W613d
Land Records
Index to Landowners, 1862
ISLG 977.201 W613g 1973
Marriage Records
Marriage Records, 1838-1884, 1891-1898
ISLG 977.201 W613 (3 vols.)Marriage Records, 1884-1891
ISLG 977.201 W613s
Vital Records
Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 W613pe (2 vols.)Index to Death Records, 1908-1920
ISLG 977.201 W613pIndex to Deaths Recorded in Whitley County, 1882-1907
ISLG 977.201 W613w
Wills and Probates
Everyname Index to Abstract of Wills, Books 1-5, 1839-1913
ISLG 977.201 W613r index
Other Library Materials
Online Resources
Cemeteries and Obituaries
Locating Original Records
- Whitley County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
- Whitley County Health Department: birth and death records
For Future Research
- Marian Bollinger Local History and Genealogy Center
- Peabody Public Library Genealogy Department
- Whitley County Historical Museum
GEN SP 9-15-2023