Ohio County Vital Records

Related:
Dearborn County Vital Records

Birth Records

Indiana counties began to record births in 1882. Transcriptions can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department. The state began to record births in 1907.

Online Databases

Microfilm

  • Indiana State Library
    • Births 1882-1904
    • Delayed Births prior to 1941
  • Family History Library
    • Delayed Record of Births, Dec. 1941-Apr. 1956

Marriage Records

Images and index of Ohio County, Indiana, Marriage Books from 1844 to 1981 are available online for free at FamilySearch. The images are within the collection “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959.” To find out what records are available in the FamilySearch collection, visit the Ohio County Marriages Page.

Ohio County was a part of Dearborn County before 1844. See the Dearborn County Marriages Page to learn more.

Online Databases

Microfilm

  • Indiana State Library
    • Marriage Applications, 1903-1905
    • Marriages, 1844-1981
  • Family History Library
      • Marriage records, 1844-1981

Books

  • Billingsley, E. W. Ohio County, Indiana Marriage Records, 1882-May 1905. Kokomo, Indiana: Selby Pub., c1993.
  • Scheurer, Larry and Cynthia. Ohio County, Indiana Marriages, 1844-1899. Warsaw, Indiana: L. Scheurer, c1989.
  • Slevin, Ruth M. Ohio Co., Indiana, Marriages, Book 1, 1844-1881. [S.I.]: R.M. Slevin, 1970. (Digital copy.)

Divorce Records

Divorces were handled by the Ohio County Courts. See also Dearborn County Courts for records prior to 1844.

Online Databases

Death Records

Indiana counties began to record deaths in 1882. The state started recording deaths in 1899.

Online Databases

Microfilm

  • Indiana State Library
    • Deaths 1882-1900, 1911-1970
    • Deaths in Rising Sun 1882-1910
    • Transcription of deaths 1901-1902
    • Returns of diseases in Rising Sun 1882-1909
  • Family History Library
    • Death Records, 1858-1969

Books

  • Billingsley, E. W. Ohio County, Indiana Death Records, 1882-1910. Kokomo, Indiana: Selby Publishing & Printing, c1984.
  • Brown, Imogene B. Ohio County, Indiana, Death Records, 1899-1920.