About the Department
Resources on Hendricks County, Indiana
Extensive Hendricks County materials for genealogy and local history.
These include, but are not limited to:
- Census microfilm (1830 - 1930)
- Access to Heritage Quest Online database
- All published Hendricks County histories, atlases
- WPA name index and vital statistics indexes
- Birth record indexes: 1882 - 1920
- Marriage records and indexes: 1824 - 1950
- Death record indexes: 1882 - 1920
- Microfilmed Newspapers: Plainfield, Danville, Clayton, Coatesville, Hendricks County and also Jamestown
- Obituary file (from local newspapers)
- Card index to some Plainfield newspapers (1890s - 1950)
- Cemetery interment records
- Index to deaths with burial in Hendricks County (1882 - 1990)
- Online cemetery and obituary database
- Plat atlases from 1878 and 1904 for Hendricks County
Other Indiana Counties
The collection includes one or more books on most Indiana counties. A 6-volume set of Indiana Quaker records by Willard Heiss is also available. The Indiana Biographical Index is available on microfiche.
Indiana History
The local history collection includes a good representation of books on the state, both general histories and volumes on specific subjects.
Local Organization List
Information on contacting local organizations is available on this web site. Please ask a staff member if you need additional assistance.
Morgan, Putnam, Boone and Montgomery Counties
- Census microfilm (1830 - 1930)
- County Histories and WPA indexes
- Cemetery interment records
- Marriage, birth and death records
Photocopies
A coin-operated machine is located in the room near the reference desk. Directions for use are posted at the machine. **All materials must be approved by the staff before copying. In certain cases, fragile materials must be copied by staff. Please read the posted copyright regulations. Photocopies are $0.10 (ten cents) for letter and legal sized paper. Ledger sized paper (11x17) is $0.20 (twenty cents) per page.
Closed Stacks
The GUILFORD TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL COLLECTION (materials with call numbers beginning "H") includes non-circulating local and Indiana history, and genealogy books. This reference collection is shelved in closed stacks. Patrons may use the library's catalog to locate titles for viewing. Staff will bring these books to you upon request.
How to request information from closed stacks:
Books with call numbers starting with "H" are located in the archives and are retrieved by the staff. To request a book:
- List the complete call number, author and title of the work.
- Ask a staff member to obtain the books. Please limit the number of books in use to 5 at a time.
- Return books to a staff member when finished, and before requesting additional materials.