Court records take 3 different forms. Order Books give the day to day court proceedings of the Probate Court. Complete Record Books contain the full record of settled estates. Packets contain all the loose papers filed to the Court.
Circuit Court Records
Online:
- Circuit Court Order Book Indexes (1814-1872)
- Circuit Court Complete Record Books Indexes (1816-1832)
- Court packets, 1823-1950
- Circuit Court reports from newspapers
- Bastardy Cases (1814-1872)
- Divorce Cases (1814-1872)
- Lawyers (1814-1872)
- Naturalizations (1814-1872)
- Military Pensions (1814-1851)
Family History Library Microfilm:
- Complete Records, Circuit Court – 24 Jun 1816 – 11 Dec 1947
- Civil Order Books, Circuit Court – 28 Oct 1814 – 30 Sep 1922
Books:
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1814-1822 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1823-1837 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1837-1842 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1842-1851 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1851-1860 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1860-1869 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
| Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court Order Book Abstracts, 1869-1872 | Paperback | PDF ebook |
Related:
Jefferson County Circuit Court Order Book 1
(The western half of Switzerland County was part of Jefferson County until 1814.)
Common Pleas Court, 1853-1872
Indiana Common Pleas Courts were given jurisdiction over probate matters as well as minor civil and criminal cases. Read more about Common Pleas Courts here.
Online:
- Common Pleas Court Order Book 4 Index, Sep 1867-Jul 1870
- Common Pleas Court Order Book 5 Index, Sep 1870-Sep 1872
- Court packets, 1823-1950
- Common Pleas Court reports from newspapers
Family History Library Microfilm:
- Order Books, Court of Common Pleas – 20 Sep 1867 – 28 Sep 1872
Books:
- Switzerland County, Indiana Common Pleas Court Order Book Abstracts 1867-1872 | Paperback | PDF ebook
County Commissioners’ Records
Online: