Indiana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
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There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
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• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Indiana.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Indiana

• Adams County Death Indexes
• Adams County Marriage Records 8-2-1836 thru 9-4-1900 
• Adams County Marriage Records, 1882-1954
• Allen County Death Index, 1870 - 1920
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1921-1925 
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1926-1930 
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1931-1936 
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1937-1941 
• Allen County Marriage Index 1970 - 2009
• Allen County St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Catholic Church Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1841-1873
• Allen County Vital Records
• Allen County Early Marriage Records 1824-1900 
• Allen County Marriage Record, August 8, 1824-December 1, 1834 
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1824-1957 
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1847-1880 
• Allen County,  of Fort Wayne, Peltier Mortuary Death Records 1874 - 1938
• Bartholomew County Birth Index
• Bartholomew County Death Indexes
• Bartholomew County Marriage Records, 1821-1951 
• Bartholomew County Marriages
• Bartholomew County Marriages 
• Bartholomew County Marriages 1821-1832 
• Bartholomew County Marriages, 1821-1850
• Bartholomew County Marriage Record, 1882-1909 
• Bartholomew County, Marriages 1821-1832 
• Benton County Marriage Records, 1840-1957 
• Blackford County Death Records, 1882-1899 
• Blackford County Death Records, 1899-1907 
• Blackford County Death Records, 1911-1930 Bk. 2 
• Blackford County Marriage Records 
• Blackford County Marriage Records 1839-1877
• Blackford County Marriage Records, 1839-1958
• Boone County Deaths, 1906-1920 
• Boone County Deaths, 1921-1930
• Boone County Early Marriage Records, 1831-1848 
• Boone County Marriages 1921-1923
• Boone County Marriages, 1921-1923 
• Boone County Miscellaneous Vital Records
• Boone County Marriage Records, 1831-1957 
• Bremen Deaths
• Brown County (), Marriages, 1836-1855 
• Brown County Marriage Records, 1853-1901 
• Brown County Marriages
• Brown County Marriages, 1836-1898 
• Brown County Marriage Records, 1836-1917 
• Brown County Marriage Records, 1923-1953 
• Carroll County Births
• Carroll County Marriage and Death Records, 1851-1870 
• Carroll County Marriage Records, 1828-1850 
• Carroll County Marriage Records, 1828-1953 
• Carroll County Marriage Records, 1828-1850 
• Cass County Births, Marriages, Deaths Indexes
• Clark County abstracts of wills and executors' Records, 1801- 1833 and Marriage Records, 1807-1824 
• Clark County historical and genealogical Records 
• Clark County Marriage Records 
• Clark County Marriage Records 1808-1951 ; Index 1815-1952 
• Clark County Marriage Records, 1807-1841 
• Clay County Birth and Marriage Indexes
• Clay County Marriage Records 1851-1948
• Clinton County Marriage Indexes
• Crawford County Marriages 1818-1835
• Crawford County  Marriages : 1881-1896 
• Daviess County Marriage Records, 1817-1953 
• Daviess County Marriages
• Daviess County, Washington Times Herald Deaths 1984-2012
• De Kalb County Marriage Records, 1837-1957 
• Dearborn County Death Index
• Dearborn County Deaths 1882-1900
• Dearborn County Marriage Indexes
• Dearborn County Marriage Licenses 1826-1900 
• Dearborn County Marriages : 1826-1854, books 1-8 
• Dearborn County Birth Index 1882-1907
• Dearborn County Marriage Records, 1826-1934 
• Dearborn County Marriages of Early residents not found in Marriage Records 
• Decatur County Early Marriage Records, 1822-1839 
• Decatur County Marriage Records (1822--1829) 
• Decatur County Marriage Records, 1822-1957 ; Index, 1822-1950 
• Decatur, County Death Records 
• DeKalb County Births
• DeKalb County Deaths
• DeKalb County Marriage Records 1837-1889 
• DeKalb County Marriage Records  
• DeKalb County Marriages
• Delaware County Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Delaware County Marriage Records 1841-1850 
• Delaware County Marriage Records, 1827-1840 : wills, 1830-1860 
• Delaware County Marriage Records, 1827-1957 
• Dubois County Marriage Indexes
• Dubois County Marriage Records, 1839-1924 
• Dubois County Marriages, 1839-1848 
• Dubois County Marriage Records, and Index, Oct. 1839-1902; and Marriage Returns, 1882- 1901 
• Elkhart County Deaths
• Elkhart County Marriage Records, 1830-1849 
• Elkhart County Marriages
• Elkhart County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1921 
• Elkhart County Marriage Records, 1831-1953 
• Evansville Local History Database
• Fayette County Death Index
• Fayette County Marriages 1818-1858
• Fayette County Marriages, 1819-1826 
• Fayette County Marriage Records, 1822-1951 
• Fayette County Marriage Records; Applications and Licenses, 1819-1946 
• Floyd County Deaths and Obituaries
• Floyd County Marriage Certificates 1810 -1837
• Floyd County First Marriage book 1819-1837 
• Floyd County Marriage Records, 1819-1891 
• Floyd County Marriage Records, 1819-1922 
• Fountain County Death Indexes
• Fountain County Marriages 1826-1848  
• Fountain County Marriage Records, 1826-1955 
• Franklin County Birth, Death, and Marriage Indexes
• Franklin County Death Records 1882-1920
• Franklin County Marriage Records 1811-1852 
• Franklin County Marriage Records, 1811-1920 
• Franklin County Marriage Records, 1811-1953 
• Franklin County Marriages, 1811-1890 
• Fulton County Birth Index
• Fulton County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
• Fulton County BMD Indexes
• Fulton County Index of Marriage Records, 1836-1850 
• Fulton County Index of Marriage Records, 1921-1965 
• Fulton County Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920 
• Fulton County Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 
• Fulton County Marriage Records, 1836-1951 ; Index, 1835-1920 
• Gibson County Early Marriages, 1800-1900 
• Gibson County Marriage Indexes
• Gibson County Marriage Records, 1813-1890 
• Gibson County Marriage Records, 1813-1924 
• Grant County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
• Grant County Death Records
• Grant County Deaths and Marriages
• Grant County Marriage Records 1831-1886 
• Grant County, Marion Chronicle Newspaper Marriage Announcements and Licenses, 1867-1886
• Greene County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes
• Hamilton County Death Index
• Hamilton County Marriage Records, 1833-1959 ; License Applications, 1882-1940 
• Hancock County Birth Index
• Hancock County Death Index
• Hancock County Early Marriage returns, 1828-1847 
• Hancock County Marriage Index
• Harrison County Birth Index 1921-1941
• Harrison County Birth Indexes
• Harrison County Corydon Democrat Newspaper Index for Vital Record Announcements 1845-2005
• Harrison County Index to Birth Record, 1921-1941 
• Harrison County Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920 
• Harrison County Marriages, 1832-1849 
• Harrison County Marriage affidavits and certificates, 1809-1865 
• Harrison County Marriage Records, 1809-1892 
• Harrison County Marriage Records, 1809-1958 
• Harrison County, Newspaper clippings collection, Birth and Marriage announcements, 1845-2005 
• Harrison County, Marriage Records 1817-1832 
• Hendricks County - Marriage Applications 1905-1950
• Hendricks County Birth Records
• Hendricks County Death Index
• Hendricks County Death Records
• Hendricks County Marriage Licenses 1824 - 2003
• Hendricks County Marriage Records, 1824-1848 
• Hendricks County Marriage Records, 1824-1952 
• Henry County Death Index
• Henry County Early Marriage Records, 1823-1839 
• Henry County Marriage Records, 1823-1951 
• Henry County, Newspaper Index, Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1800-1993
• Howard County Death Index  1922-1935 
• Howard County Marriages
• Howard County Marriages and Deaths
• Howard County, Marriage Records, 1832-1957 
• Huntington County Marriage Records, 1837-1900 
• Huntington County Marriage Records, 1837-1957 
• Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1933
• Indiana Births Pre-1882
• Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920
• Indiana Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880
• Indiana Genealogy Search - Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
• Indiana Legacy  - Births, Marriages and Deaths 
• Indiana Marriage License Public Lookup, 1993-present
• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992
• Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007
• Indiana State Library Marriages through 1850
• Indiana, Church Marriages, 1780-1993
• Indiana, Civil Marriages, 1828-1957
• Jackson County Death Records, 1882-1920 
• Jackson County Deaths
• Jackson County Marriage Records 1816-1849 
• Jackson County Marriage Records, 1816-1951 
• Jackson County Marriages
• Jasper County Index to  Marriage Records, 1865-1999 
• Jasper County Index to Death Records, 1921-1977 
• Jay County Death Indexes
• Jay County Marriage Indexes
• Jay County Marriage Records 1887-1889 
• Jay County Marriage Records, 1854-1886 
• Jay County Marriage Records, 1837-1960 
• Jefferson County Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Jefferson County Early Marriage Records, 1811-1828 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1811-1831 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1811-1831 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1811-1873 
• Jefferson County Marriages, 1873-1899 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1811-1891 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1811-1923 
• Jennings County Death Record index, 1882-1899 
• Jennings County Early Marriage Records, 1818-1840 
• Jennings County Marriage Records 1818-1837 
• Jennings County Marriage Records, 1818-1837 
• Jennings County Marriages 1837-May, 1866 : books 3-6 
• Jennings County Marriages 1866-1887 : books 7, 8 & 9 
• Jennings County Marriage Records, 1818-1888 
• Jennings County Marriage Records, 1818-1923 
• Johnson County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
• Johnson County Deaths
• Johnson County Marriage Records 1830-1901 
• Knox County Death Indexes
• Knox County Mortality Records, 1816-1884 
• Knox County Marriage Records 1807-1840 
• Kokomo Newspapers Birth and Marriage Announcements (recent) 
• Kosciusko County Marriages 1846-1891 : brides 
• Kosciusko County Vital Records
• Kosciusko County Marriage Records, 1836-1921 
• La Grange County Marriage Records, 1832-1953 
• La Porte County Marriages
• LaGrange County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
• LaGrange County, 1850-1920 - Index to Marriage Record
• LaGrange County, 1882-1920 - Index to Birth Records
• LaGrange County, 1882-1924 - Index to Death Records
• Lake County Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Lake County Marriage Records 1837-1958 
• Lake County Marriage Records, May 1837-December 1850 
• Lake County Marriages and Deaths
• LaPorte County Marriage Records from the organization date, 1831-1850 
• Lawrence County Marriage Records 1818-1850 
• Lawrence County Marriage Records 1850-1860, v. 5 
• Lawrence County Marriage Records,Licenses and Applications (1818-1952) and Index (1818-1859) 
• Logansport Death Index
• Logansport Abstracts from the Logansport Weekly Journal, 1849-1870 
• Madison County Marriages and Deaths
• Marion County Early Marriage Records, 1822-1836 
• Marion County Index to Marriage Records, 1851-1860 
• Marion County Miscellaneous Births
• Marion County Marriage Records, Ministers' Returns Apr. 11-May 31, 1929 to June 1944 
• Marshall County Marriage Records, 1836-1922 
• Marshall County Marriage Transcript, 1882-1920 
• Marshall County Marriages, 1836-1850 
• Martin County Birth Records 
• Martin County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
• Martin County Births
• Martin County Marriage Records, 1820-1925 
• Martin County Marriage Affidavits, 1872-1883 
• Martin County Marriage Records, 1846-1921 
• Miami County Birth Records 1882-1918
• Miami County Deaths
• Miami County Marriage Records, 1843-1855 
• Miami County Vital Records Indexes
• Miami County Marriage Records and indexes, 1845-1957 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
• Monroe County An Index to Marriage Records 1818-1852 
• Monroe County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
• Monroe County Births and Deaths
• Monroe County Early Marriage Records, 1818-1837 
• Monroe County Marriage Applications
• Monroe County Marriage Applications 
• Monroe County Marriage Records
• Monroe County Marriage Records 
• Montgomery County Birth Records 
• Montgomery County Births
• Montgomery County General Index, Marriages, 1823-1860 
• Montgomery County Marriage Index  1860 to 1900 
• Montgomery County Marriage License Affidavits 1823-1850
• Montgomery County Marriage Records
• Montgomery County will, and Marriage Records 
• Montgomery County, Marriage Records, 1823-2001 
• Montpelier Death Records, 1907-1915 
• Morgan County Death Index
• Morgan County Marriage Licenses 1822-1957
• Morgan County Marriage Records, 1925-1954 
• Newton County Marriages and Deaths
• Noble County Births, Marriages and Death Indexes
• Noble County Marriage Records 1859-1875 
• Noble County Marriage Records, 1859-1956 
• Noble County, Marriage Records, Book 1-7, 1859-1899 
• Ohio County Death Records, 1899-1920
• Ohio County Delayed Births
• Ohio County Marriage Records, 1844-1981 
• Ohio County, Death Records, 1899-1920 
• Ohio County, Marriages, Book 1, 1844-1881 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes
• Orange County Vital Records
• Orange County Vital Records Indexes
• Orange County Marriage Records, 1816-1958 
• Owen County Index to Death Record, 1882-1920 
• Owen County Marriage Records, 1819-1957 
• Owen County Marriages
• Owen County Marriages, 1819-1844 
• Owen County Index to Marriages 1819-1850 
• Parke County Births, Marriages, and Deaths Indexes
• Parke County Index to Marriage Record, 1850-1920 
• Parke County Marriage Records 1900-1918 
• Parke County Marriage Records, 1822-1957 
• Parke County Marriages, 1829-1900 
• Perry County Birth Records Index, 1882-1920
• Perry County Deaths and Obituary Abstracts
• Perry County Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 
• Perry County Marriage Records, 1815-1890 
• Perry County Marriage Records, 1815-1957 
• Peru Death Index
• Pike County Births
• Pike County Marriage Records, 1817-1963 
• Pike County Marriage Records, 1817-1887 
• Porter County Death Index
• Porter County Marriage Indexes
• Porter County Marriage Records, 1836-1898 
• Porter County Marriages, 1836-1850 
• Porter County Vital Records
• Porter County Marriage Records, 1836-1950 
• Posey County Marriage Indexes
• Posey County Marriage Records 1815-1819 
• Pulaski County Marriages
• Putnam County Birth and Obituary Clippings Records
• Putnam County Marriage Records 1822-1843 
• Putnam County Marriage Records 1843 - 1954
• Putnam County Marriage Records 1843-1849 
• Putnam County Vital Records
• Putnam County Marriage Records 1822-1960 
• Randolph County Early Marriages 
• Randolph County Marriages
• Randolph County Marriage Records, 1819-1921 
• Richmond and vicinity Deaths 1890-1935 
• Ripley County Births
• Ripley County Marriage Records, 1818-1840 
• Ripley County Marriages
• Rush County Death Index
• Rush County Marriage Records, Affidavits, Returns 1822-1951; Indexes 1822-1932 
• Scott County Marriage Records, 1820-1952 
• Scott County Persons of Foreign Birth 1817-1894
• Scott County Marriage Records, 1820-1897 
• Shelby County Birth and Death Records
• Shelby County Early Marriage Returns, 1822-1839 
• Shelby County Vital Records
• Shelby County  Early Marriage returns, 1822-1839 
• Shelby County Marriage Records, 1822-1952 
• Spencer County Marriage Records, 1818-1921 
• Spencer County Marriage Records, 1818-1890 
• St. Joseph County Marriage Records, 1830-1942 
• St. Joseph County Marriage Records, 1830-1889 
• Starke County Vital Records
• Starke County, Marriage Records, 1850-1890 
• Steuben County Marriage Records 
• Steuben County Marriages
• Steuben County Marriage Record 1832-1890 
• Steuben County Marriage Records, 1837-1953 
• Sullivan County Death Records Index (1921-1931)
• Sullivan County Marriage Records 1850-1902 
• Sullivan County Marriage Returns (1882-1899)
• Sullivan County Marriage Records, 1850-1952, 1951-1957 
• Switzerland County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
• Switzerland County Delayed Births
• Switzerland County Marriage Records, 1814-1957 
• Switzerland County Marriage Records, 1831-1885 
• Switzerland County, Marriage Licenses, 1814-1830 
• Tippecanoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
• Tippecanoe County Marriage Records, 1829-1850 
• Tippecanoe County Marriages and Deaths
• Tipton County Marriage Index
• Tipton County Marriage Records, 1844-1953 
• Vanderburgh County Early Marriage Book, 1818-1835, and Marriage Book 2-5-1835 to 10-1-1838 
• Vanderburgh County Marriage Records, 1813-1864 
• Vanderburgh County Marriage Records, 1818-1840 
• Vanderburgh County Marriages
• Vanderburgh County, Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920 
• Vermillion County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
• Vermillion County Marriage Records 1824-1952; Indexes 1824-1960 
• Vigo County Marriages 1818-1958
• Vigo County Vital Records Indexes
• Vigo County Marriage Records, 1818-1951 
• Vigo County, Marriage Records, 1962-2007 
• Vincennes Birth Records, City of Vincennes, 1893-1906 
• Wabash County Marriage Records, 1835-1958 ; Marriage Index, 1838-2000 
• Warrick County Births
• Warrick County Deaths
• Warrick County Index to supplemental Record: Marriage transcript, 1880-1920 
• Warrick County Marriages
• Warrick County Marriages, 1813-1854 
• Warrick County Vital Records Indexes
• Warrick County Early Marriage Records, 1813-1818 
• Warrick County Marriage Records, 1813-1892 
• Warrick County Marriage Records, 1813-1958 
• Warsaw Death Extracts from Times Union Newspaper 1984
• Warsaw Death Extracts from Times Union Newspaper 1985
• Washington County Birth Records, 1882-1920
• Washington County Death Records 
• Washington County Marriage Records, Jan. 1815- Oct. 1918 
• Wayne County Early Marriages of 1811-1822 
• Wayne County Marriage Records, March 11, 1811 to March 23, 1860 
• Wayne County Marriage Licenses 1811-1903
• Wayne County Marriage Records, 1811-1957 
• Wells County Marriage Records, 1837-1957 
• White County Early Marriages, vols. 1-7, 1834-1906 
• Whitley County Marriage Records April 1891 to September 1898, book 5 
• Whitley County Marriage Records, 1854-1957 
• Whitley County Marriages
• Whitley County Marriages 1860 - May 11, 1884 
• Whitley County Miscellaneous Vital Records
• Whitley County Index to Death Records, 1908-1920 
• Whitley County Index to Deaths 1882-1907 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Indiana Links, click on the category of interest:​​

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Yearbooks
Directories
Divorce Records
Naturalizations
Church Records
School Records
Coroner Records
Voter Records
Probate and Wills
Immigration
Mortuary Records
Alumni Records

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