Probate records take 4 different forms. Will books record wills that have been approved and probated. 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 Probate Court.
Read more about Indiana probate records.
Learn more what records, indexes and abstracts are available for Switzerland County, Indiana:
Additional probate records may be found in court records and land records.
Online Indexes:
- Switzerland County Probate Complete Record Index, 1827-1911
- Switzerland County Will Index, 1823-1935
- Switzerland County Probate Order Book Indexes, 1814-1937
- Switzerland County Probate Packets, 1823-1937
Digital Images:
- Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 (Ancestry.com with subscription)
Microfilm:
- Indiana State Library:
- Complete Probate Records, 1835-1947
- Probate Indexes, 1827-1902
- Probate Records, 1827-1834
- Probate Order Books, 1814-1824, 1831-1919
- Wills, 1823-1919
- Family History Library:
- Probate Order Books, Nov 1814 – 26 May 1923
- Probate Records, Mar 1827 – Feb 1947
- Complete Probate Records, Court of Common Pleas, 5 Oct 1857 – 11 Sep 1872
- Wills, Jan 1823 – Aug 1935
Books:
- Lyons, Tina. Switzerland County, Indiana Probate Order Book Abstracts, 1814-1837. Paperback (Lulu) | PDF ebook
- Lyons, Tina. Switzerland County, Indiana Probate Order Book Abstracts, 1837-1849. Paperback (Lulu) | PDF ebook
- Lyons, Tina. Switzerland County, Indiana Probate Order Book Abstracts, 1849-1862. Paperback | PDF ebook
- Lyons, Tina. Switzerland County, Indiana Probate Order Book Abstracts, 18463-1872. Paperback | PDF ebook
- Slevin, Ruth M. Switzerland County Will Records, 1825-1903.