Wabash County

Wabash County was created in 1832 from Cass and Grant Counties.  It is located in north central Indiana.  The county seat is Wabash.

A courthouse fire in 1870 destroyed all records except those held by the treasurer, auditor, recorder, and clerk.

Selected Holdings at the Indiana State Library

The following list is not complete.  Further resources may be found by searching the Indiana State Library online catalog.

Print Materials from the Genealogy Division

Marriage Records

Marriage Records, 1882-1899
ISLG 977.201 W112ma

Marriages, 1835-1882
ISLG 977.201 W112m [2 vols.]

Vital Records

Birth Records, 1928-1940
ISLG 977.201 W112wa

Death Records, 1899-1905, 1939-1949
ISLG 977.201 W112t v. 1-2

Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories
• County Maps

Online Resources

Land Records 

• Land Patents, 1821-1856

Marriage Records 

• Marriages, 1835-1840

Military

• Military Index

Locating Original Records

• Wabash County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
• Wabash County Health Department: birth and death records

For Further Research

• Roann Paw Paw Township Public Library Genealogy Department
• Wabash County Genealogical Society
• Wabash County Historical Museum

GEN JD 1-5-2022