| Listed below, or linked on the left, you'll find many resources available for researching in Boone County, Indiana. You'll also find here all information for obtaining Boone County vital records and other sources of materials to further your Boone County genealogical research. |
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- Boone County Health Department, Vital Records Division - Boone County began officially recording births and deaths in 1882 Boone County Health Department 116 W. Washington Street, B-202 Lebanon, IN 46052 Telephone: (765) 482-3942 Fax: (765) 483-4450 Fees:
- Genealogy Search, $15 per name for birth or death
- Certified birth certificate, $10, per certificate
- Certified death certificate, $10, per certificate
- Non-certified birth or death certificate, name search $15 for birth or death If the birth or death occurred between 1882-1920, they may not be able to supply completed information. Please be aware that we are not able to offer this service on a walk-in basis due to staff availabiltiy. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing. Ordering Guidelines: Send the completed application form, downloadable on the Boone County Recorder's website, along with the fee (check or money order only), copy of your photo ID, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
- Indiana State Department of Health - Certified copies of birth and death certificates are available from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) by mail-in only. Birth records in the ISDH Vital Records office begin with October 1907. Prior to October 1907, records of birth are filed only with the local health department in the county where the birth actually occurred. Death records in the ISDH Vital Records office begin with 1900. Prior to 1900, records of death are filed only with the local health department in the county where the death actually occurred. For deaths occurring from 1900 to 1917, the city and/or county of death is required in order to locate the record. All requests require proper identification and proof of relationship to the person whose record is being requested is required. Methods of payment and fees may vary. Vital Records Department Indiana State Department of Health 6 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 233-2700
- Vitalrec.com - This website provides information on how to obtain vital records such as, birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees for each state and county in the United States. You'll find information regarding fees and the addresses for the county or state offices to write to. For rather costly additional fees, the company can provide online ordering of many records.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI) - Due to sensitivities around the information in this database, the Social Security Death Index collection is not available on Rootsweb's free service but is accessible to search on Ancestry.com. Visit the Social Security Death Index page to be directly connected to this collection Online searchable database at RootsWeb. Clues and facts from the SSDI often can be used to further genealogical research by enabling you to locate a death certificate, find an obituary, discover cemetery records and track down probate records. As marvelous a finding aid as it is, the SSDI does not include the names of everyone, even if they had a Social Security number (SSN). If relatives or the funeral home did not report the death to the Social Security Administration, or if the individual died before 1962 (when the records were computerized) then they probably will not appear in this database. The omission of an individual in this index does not indicate the person is still living, it simply means that there was no report of the person's death to Social Security Administration.
- Boone County Clerk - The Boone County Clerk's Office has the following records: Marriage Records: from 1831 Divorce Records: from 1830
- Clerk Boone Circuit and Superior Courts 212 Courthouse Square Lebanon Indiana 46052-2195 Phone: (765) 482-3510 FAX: (765) 485-0150 Fees: Court document copies are $1.00 per page. Certified copies are $2.00 per page. Standard copies are 10 cents per page. Send request with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. It may be necessary to call the Clerk's Office first to determine if a record is found, the book it's located in, and the page/s it's on. Vitalrec.com - This website provides information on how to obtain vital records such as, birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees for each state and county in the United States. You'll find information regarding fees and the addresses for the county or state offices to write to. For additional and somewhat hefty fees, the company can provide online ordering of many records. Other Marriage Records
- Indiana State Library - Marriages Through 1850 - The Index to Indiana Marriages Through 1850 began many years ago through a project initiated by Dorothy Riker the late former Editor of The Hoosier Genealogist, which listed the name of the groom in county listings in this publication. Later, brides names were added to the original card set of groom names in the Genealogy Division. Volunteers expanded the card set to include all dates through 1850 for counties where marriage records existed.
- Indiana State Library - Marriages 1993-2000 - This index is public record compiled and provided to the Indiana State Library by the Indiana Department of Health.
- Boone County Clerk - The Boone County Clerk's Office has the following records: Civil Court Records: from 1830 Probate Records: from 1830 Clerk Boone Circuit and Superior Courts 212 Courthouse Square Lebanon Indiana 46052-2195 Phone: (765) 482-3510 FAX: (765) 485-0150
- Fees: Court document copies are $1.00 per page. Certified copies are $2.00 per page. Standard copies are 10 cents per page. Send request with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. It may be necessary to call the Clerk's Office first to determine if a record is found, the book it's located in, and the page/s it's on.
- Census Online - Off-site - Links to online census records for Boone County, Indiana.
- 1820 Indiana Census Index - Off-site - Located on Ripley County, INGenWeb pages.
- 1830 & 1840 Indiana Census Index - Off-site - Online copies of indexes showing head of household, county and page number of the original census can be found on the Bloomfield-Greene County Library website.
- 1840, 1850 & Partial 1860 Boone County Census Transcripts - Off-site - Located on the INGenWeb Archives for Boone County, Indiana.
- 1880 U.S. Census Transcript - Off-site - An every-name search for the complete U.S. 1880 Federal Census on the LDS FamilySearch website.
- Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (GLO) - Off-site - Search for land patents at the official Federal land records site. You can view and print the actual images, or order certified copies. Survey plats are now in the process of being added to this website.
- Boone County Recorder's Office - Copies of land deeds, plats and surveys can be obtained through the County Recorder's office. Boone County Recorder 212 Courthouse Square Lebanon, IN 46052 Phone: 765-482-3070
- NARA - The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) in St. Louis, MO is the repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century, WWI and later. National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
- NARA - The National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. holds military and pension records for service beginning in 1775 and up to WWI. National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20408-0001
- Lebanon Public Library - This library houses the Ralph W. Stark Heritage Room that holds a large genealogy collection for Boone County. They'll perform limited research and do obituary look-ups for a small fee. The contents of their collection and their research policies and fee information can be found on their website. You can also find a database online of an obituary index for the years 1945-2011. Lebanon Public Library 104 East Washington St. Lebanon, IN 46052 Phone: (765) 482-3460 Fax: (317) 873-5059 Current Library Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library - Their collection includes Past Times, a series of articles appearing in the Zionsville Times Sentinel between 1986 and present on the history of Zionsville. Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 North Fifth Street Zionsville, IN 46077 Phone: (317) 873-3149 Hours: M, T, W, TH 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. - F, S 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sun 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open Sundays following Labor Day through end of May and closed Sundays in Summer
- Sullivan Museum and Genealogy Library - Per their website, "The Sullivan Room of the library, within the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, boasts the largest selection of reference material and community archival material in Boone County. In addition, the 4,000 volumes gracing its shelves are one of the largest collections housed in a privately funded genealogy library in the region." Assistance is available by the full time genealogist on staff or a trained volunteer. Inquiries regarding research requests or other services that the library has to offer can be directed by email to robertam@sullivanmunce.org or by phone at (317) 873-4900." Sullivan Museum and Genealogy Library 225 West Hawthorne Street Zionsville, IN 46077 (317) 873-4900 Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 4:00
- Thorntown Public Library - The genealogy collection includes materials relating to local history and genealogy, funeral registers, plot maps, newspapers and obituaries. The Thorntown Library is home to the Guinn Local History/Genealogy Center where you'll find numerous searchable databases online. Thorntown Public Library 124 N. Market St. Thorntown, IN 46071 Phone: (765) 436-7348 Fax: (765) 436-7011
- Tri-Area Library - The Tri-Area Library is an all-volunteer library and does not receive tax funding. The library serves portions of Boone, Hendricks, and Montgomery Counties. Tri-Area Library 2 West Main Street Jamestown, IN 46147 Phone: (765) 676-6190
- Boone County Archives - Search Boone County transcribed records of, Biographies, Cemetery, Census, Directories, History, Military and Obituaries.
- USGenWeb Census Project - Online Boone County census transcriptions for 1830, 1840 and 1850.
- Boone County Historical Society - They offer a large assortment of Boone County genealogical reference and record books for sale in their online bookstore. They are also found on a secondary website. Boone County Historical Society P.O. Box 141 404 W. Main Street Lebanon, IN 46052-0141 Phone: (765) 483-9414
- Boone County Genealogical Society, Inc. - Basic services of the Boone County Genealogical Society include helping people learn how to start tracing family lineage; how to write oral histories of their families and autobiographies; writing about family events; and what documents and mementos are meaningful. They have a list of Boone County cemeteries and a few genealogical items online. Boone County Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 83 Thorntown, IN 46071 Contact Linda White for more information about the Society at (765) 436-7498.
- Zionsville Historical Society 40 Staten Place Zionsville, IN 46077 President: Martha Renzi
- Sugar Creek Historical Society - The Sugar Creek Historical Society sponsors the Thorntown Heritage Museum. Sugar Creek Historical Society & Thorntown Heritage Museum 124 West Main Street Thorntown, Indiana 46071
- Jackson Township Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 297 41 West Main Street Jamestown, IN 46147 Phone: (765) 676-5891
- Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center - 105 W. Pine St., Zionsville, IN (317) 387-7000 Per their website, "Our building is one of Zionsville’s oldest, dating back to the Civil War. Originally known as the E.S. Cropper Furniture & Undertaking Co., Flanner and Buchanan assumed ownership from the Phillippi family in 1955."
- Myers Mortuary - 1502 N. Lebanon St., Lebanon, IN (765) 482-0620
- Robert G. Porter Funeral Home - 315 W. Main St., Jamestown, IN (765) 676-5441
- Russell & Hitch Funeral Home - 116 W. Plum St., Thorntown, IN (765) 436-7474
- Russell & Hitch Funeral Home - 223 N. Meridian St., Lebanon, IN (765) 482-1900
- Miami Indians - 1828 Treaty & Annuity Roll 1895 - Both available on the Thorntown Heritage Museum website.
- Miami History
- Miami Indians Resources - Materials for use in the Indiana State Library
- Indiana State Library - Large selection of Boone County genealogy resources, reference books and materials including birth, death, marriage, census, estate and court records. They also hold many Boone County maps, atlases and plat books.
- Boone County Books by Marilyn Walker - Many Boone County reference books have been written by Marilyn Walker and her late co-author Rosemary Peterman. They include cemetery, funeral home records, will, estate and divorce. Marilyn says her new Boone County Will Book IV is now available, but not listed on her website yet.
- Indiana State Library - Genealogy Division - They have a large holding of genealogical materials for the State of Indiana and numerous online resources. They also have a page dedicated to the research materials and records they have available for Boone County.
- Allen County Public Library - The Genealogy Division of this library has one of the most extensive holdings of genealogical records and materials in the country.
- Cyndi's List - Indiana - The most comprehensive list of links for all genealogical research in Indiana and everywhere else, for that matter. There's really no reason to post a long list of links, as Cyndi's List has links to every genealogical site you'll ever need, and all in one place! If you are a beginner to genealogy, or just want to brush up, be sure and check out this category.
