Dearborn County, Indiana suffered a courthouse fire on 6 March 1826 that destroyed all records. See Dearborn County Reconstructed Records for more details.
Circuit Court Records
Online Records:
- Circuit Court Order Book 1 (1826-1827) Index
- Circuit Court Order Book 2 (1827-1829) Index
- Circuit Court Civil Actions, 1875-1876
- Circuit Court Civil Actions, 1892-1905
- Circuit Court Proceedings from Newspapers
- Court notices (1808-1826)
Books:
Microfilm
- Indiana State Library
- Circuit Court Order Books, 1824-1829
- Family History Library
- Circuit Court Books, 1824-1829
Common Pleas Court
Indiana Common Pleas Courts conducted business from 1853 to 1872. Read more about the Common Pleas Courts here.
Online Records:
- Common Pleas Court Order Book 1, 1853-1854
- Common Pleas Court Order Book 2, 1855-1857
- Common Pleas Court Order Book 5, 1862-1864
- Common Pleas Court Complete Record Index, 1853-1871
Books:
- Dearborn County, Indiana Common Pleas Court Order Book Abstracts, 1853-1857 | Paperback | PDF ebook
- Dearborn County, Indiana Common Pleas Court Order Book Abstracts, 1862-1864 | PDF ebook
Commissioners’ Records
Learn more about County Commissioners Records.
Online:
- Commissioners’ Records Indexes and Abstracts (1826-1851)
- Commissioners’ Proceedings from Newspapers
- Deaths recorded in County Commissioners’ records (1826-1851)
Microfilm
- Family History Library
- Commissioner Records, 1826-1851
Books:
- Dearborn County, Indiana Commissioners’ Records, 1826-1835 | Paperback | PDF book
- Dearborn County, Indiana Commissioners’ Records, 1835-1839 | Paperback | PDF book
- Dearborn County, Indiana Commissioners’ Records, 1840-1845 | Paperback | PDF book
- Dearborn County, Indiana Commissioners’ Records, 1845-1849 | Paperback | PDF book
McHenry, Chris. Genealogical Data from Dearborn County, Indiana Commissioner’s Records I-IV, and Apprenticeship Records. Lawrenceburg, Indiana : C. MCHenry, c1985.