Perry County, Indiana Records

Perry County, Indiana (Map It) was created on November 1, 1814 from Gibson County and Warrick County. This county was named forCommodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812 .

Perry County is bordered by  Crawford County (northeast), Meade County, Kentucky (east), Breckinridge County, Kentucky (southeast), Hancock County, Kentucky (southwest), Spencer County (west), Dubois County (northwest).

Perry County Cities and Towns include  Cannelton, Tell City, Troy.

Perry County Townships include  Anderson, Clark, Leopold, Oil, Tobin, Troy, Union. See Map of Perry County Townships.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Indiana maps.

Perry County, Indiana Courthouse Records

The Perry County Courthouse is located in Tell City, Indiana. Learn More About State of Indiana Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Perry county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Perry County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1814, Probate Records from 1813 and Court Records from 1815. The County Clerk responsiblities include administering Court Records of all Court Cases, prepares the Court's permanent historical record, performs marriage ceremonies, process marriage applications and issue marriage licenses, processes and distributes documents for court cases, and keeps a record of all wills and matters of trust in probate proceedings.
• Perry County Recorder has Land Records from 1815. The County Recorder maintains, preserves and Records Deeds, Mortgages, Assignments, Releases, Powers of Attorney, Real Estate Contracts, Annexations, Trustee Elections, Affidavits, Final Decrees, Surveys, Federal Tax Liens, Mechanics Liens, Military Discharges, Articles of Incorporation, Cemetery Deeds, Bonds, Plats, Condominiums, Firms Doing Business Under Assumed Names, Delinquent Sewer Liens, and Miscellaneous Instruments.
• Perry County Treasurer's Office is responsible for collecting taxes. The treasurer also receives distributions of local income and other taxes that are collected by the state such as real estate tax, personal property tax, mobile home tax, state assessed tax, and the following miscellaneous taxes: auto excise tax, inheritance tax, and innkeeper's tax.
• Perry County Department of Health has Birth & Death Records from 1882. The County Department of Health maintains and provides Certified Birth and Death Records.

Perry County, Indiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Indiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Perry County, Indiana Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Indiana Vital Records
• Birth Records: from October 1907 to present. 
• Marriage Records: from 1958 to present. 
• Death Records: from January 1900 to present.
• Divorce Records: None. See the  County Clerk.
• Locations: Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; PH: (317) 233-1325
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Perry County, Indiana Resources

• State of Indiana Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Indiana
• Perry County Historian, Tony Collignon, P.O. Box 92, Tell City, IN 47586-0092; Home Phone: (812) 547-8903
• Perry County Historical Society, 538 11th St, Tell City 47586
• Tell City Historical Society
• Tell City - Perry Public Library Genealogy Department
• Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
• Perry County, Indiana Message Boards

Perry County, Indiana External Links

• Indiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Tell City-Perry Public Library Obituary Finder
• Perry County, Indiana Books - Amazon
• Internet Archives online books for Perry County
• Perry County Newspaper Holdings at the Indiana State Library
• Perry Co., Indiana - FindaGrave
• Indiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Perry County, Indiana Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Indiana (1817 - 1930)
• Perry Co. INGenweb
• Perry County, Indiana Ancestry Database Collections
• Perry County, Indiana Military Records