The following indexes and abstract books are available for Franklin County, Indiana Circuit Court Order Books. Order books detail the daily business brought before the court. Additional details on cases may also be found in the Circuit Court Complete Record Books and in loose papers complied in Circuit Court packets. See Franklin County court records for more details.
The Franklin County Circuit Court was formed in 1814 to handle civil, criminal, and probate cases. Estate records were given their own record books in 1817. See Franklin County Early Court Records for additional records between 1811 and 1819.
Digital copies are available for the order books through the Record Requests Page.
| Book | Abstracts | Index |
| Minute Book C, 1814 | 1811-1819 Paperback PDF ebook | 1813-1814 Index |
| Order Book 1, 1815-1818 | 1815-1820 Paperback PDF ebook | 1815-1818 Index |
| Order Book 2, 1818-1820 | 1815-1820 Paperback PDF ebook | 1818-1820 Index |
| Order Book 3, 1821-1825 | 1821-1833 Paperback PDF ebook | 1821-1825 Index |
| Order Book 4, 1825-1833 | 1821-1833 Paperback PDF ebook | 1825-1833 Index |
| Order Book 5, 1833-1839 | 1833-1841 Paperback PDF ebook | 1833-1839 Index |
| Order Book 6, 1839-1841 | 1833-1841 Paperback PDF ebook | 1839-1841 Index |
| Order Book 7, 1841-1844 | 1841-1847 Paperback PDF ebook | 1841-1844 Index |
| Order Book 8, 1844-1847 | 1841-1847 Paperback PDF ebook | 1844-1847 Index |
| Order Book 9, 1847-1849 | 1847-1851 Paperback PDF ebook | 1847-1849 Index |
| Order Book 10, 1849-1851 | 1847-1851 Paperback PDF ebook | 1849-1851 Index |
| Order Book 11, 1851-1853 | 1851-1861 Paperbook PDF ebook | 1851-1853 Index |
| Order Book 12, 1853-1857 | 1851-1861 Paperbook PDF ebook | 1853-1857 Index |
| Order Book 13, 1857-1861 | 1851-1861 Paperbook PDF ebook | 1857-1861 Index |
| Order Book 14, 1862-1867 | 1862-1872 Paperbook PDF ebook | 1862-1867 Index |
| Order Book 15, 1867-1869 | 1862-1872 Paperbook PDF ebook | 1867-1869 Index |
| Order Book 16, 1869-1872 | 1862-1872 Paperbook PDF ebook | 1869-1872 Index |
Court Cases:
- Order Book 17, 1872-1874
- Order Book 18, 1874-1875
- Order Book 19, 1875-1876
- Order Book 20, 1876-1877
- Order Book 21, 1877
- Order Book 22, 1877-1878
- Order Book 23, 1878-1879
- Order Book 24, 1879-1880
- Order Book 25, 1880-1881
- Order Book 26, 1881-1883
- Order Book 27, 1883-1885
- Order Book 28, 1885-1887
- Order Book 29, 1887-1889
- Order Book 30, 1890-1892
- Order Book 31, 1892-1895
- Order Book 32, 1895-1897
- Order Book 33, 1897-1899
- Order Book 34, 1899-1901
- Order Book 35, 1902-1903
- Order Book 36, 1902-1903
- Order Book 37, 1907-1912
- Order Book 38, 1912-1916
- Order Book 39, 1916-1919
- Order Book 40, 1919-1922