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This page is under development and is NOT a complete listing of all Newton County family history resources available in the Genealogy Division at the Indiana State Library at this time. As new Newton County family history resources are added, this page will be updated.
Birth Records
WPA, Index to birth records, 1882-1937
Genealogy Division, 977.201 N567u
Death Records
WPA, Index to death records, 1882-1937
Genealogy Division, 977.201 N567u
Marriage Records
Marriage Licenses, 1860-1896
Microfilm, Second Floor
Marriage Records
Volume 1-20,1882-1941
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Marriage Record Returns
Volume 20-23 (19 Missing), 1882-1917
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Marriage Returns, 1882-1917, vol. 20-23 (19 missing)
Microfilm, Second Floor
Marriages, 1882-1941, vol. 1-20
Microfilm, Second Floor
Miller, Mrs. Richard L.,..........Marriage records, 1860-1897. 1974. 1 vol. 1974
Genealogy Division, 977.201. N567m
WPA, Index to marriage records, 1860-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 N567u
Deed Records
Deed Indexes, 1839-1903
Microfilm, Second Floor
Deed Records
Volume 1-41, 1838-1902
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Deeds Transcribed, 1838-1860
Microfilm, Second Floor
General Index of Estates
Volume 1, 1917-1960
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Index to Deeds
Grantor , 1860-1903, vol. 1-5
Grantee, 1860-1903, vol. 1-5
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Index to Mortgages
Volume 1-3, 1860-1897
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Lands Transferred from Jasper County, 1855-1858
Microfilm, Second Floor
Mortgages, 1860-1886, vol. 1-18
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probate Records
Partition Record
Volume 1, 1861-1915
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probate Order Book Indexes, 1861-1900
Microfilm, Second Floor
Probate Order Books, 1861-1923, vol. 1-9
Microfilm, Second Floor
Probate Order Books
Volume 1-9, 1861-1923
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
General Index of Estates, 1917-1960, vol. 1
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Partition Records, 1861-1915, vol. 1
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probate Complete Record, 1861-1875, vol. 1
Microfilm, Second Floor
Will Records
Wills, 1854-1924, vol. 1-4
Microfilm, Second Floor
Will Records
Volume 1-4, 1854-1924
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Wills, 1860-1902
Microfilm, Second Floor
Cemetery and Church Records
Ghrist, John R., "Roselawn..........Churches withstanding test of time". (Article from Register newspaper). 1979. 1pp.
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 Nuncat. no. 1
Ind. Historical Society, Pleasant Grove & Doran cemeteries. 1955. 10, 1, 2pp
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 N567 no. 1
[Ind. Junior Historical Soc.,..........Cemetery records..........]. [1] St. Joseph's cemetery. 1973. 2pp.
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 N567 no. 2
Court Records
Circuit Court Civil Order Books,
Volume 1-34, 1860-1922
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Circuit Court-Complete Record
Volume 1-10, 1860-1936
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Complete Record
Volume 1, 1861-1875
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Court of Common Pleas-Civil Order Books
Volume 1-2,1861-1873
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Miscellaneous Records
Miller, Mrs. Richard L.,..........Miscellaneous papers. n.d. 3pp.
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 N567 no. 3
Index of names of persons and of firms
Genealogy Division, 977.201 N567n
NOTE: An earlier Newton County organized in 1835 from St. Joseph Co. dissolved in 1839.
Many of the records identified on this page were initially selected by Carolynne L. Wendel Miller in her book, Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library published in 1984 by the Indiana Historical Society.