Switzerland County

Switzerland County was created in 1814 from Dearborn and Jefferson Counties.  It is located in southeast Indiana on the Kentucky border.  The county seat is Vevay

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

Immigration Records

Naturalization Records, 1858-1931
ISLG 977.201 S979sk

Marriage Records

Marriage Records, 1831-1885
ISLG 977.201 S979sm

Marriages, 1814-1849
ISLG 977.201 S979sw

Record of Marriage Licenses Issued from 1814 until 1901
ISLG 977.201 S979k, index

Wills and Probates

Will Records, 1825-1902
ISLG 977.201 S979s

Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories (There are no Switzerland County directories in our collection)
• County Maps

Online Resources

Immigration

• Naturalizations prior to 1951

Land Records

• Land Patents

Marriage Records

• Marriages, 1814-1820

Military Records 

• Military Index
• Military Records

Wills and Probates

• Probate Indexes

Locating Original Records

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

For Further Research

• Indiana’s Gore - Genealogy Resources
• Switzerland County Historical Society
• Switzerland County Public Library Local History and Genealogy Section

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