Lake County
This page is under development and is NOT a complete listing of all Lake County family history resources available at the Indiana State Library at this time. As new Lake County family history resources by county are added, this page will be updated.
Birth Records
WPA, Index to birth records, 1882-1920.
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WPA, Index to birth records; East Chicago, 1882-1920; Gary, 1882-1920; Hammond, 1886-1920; Hobart, 1899-1920; Whiting, 1899-1920.
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WPA, Index to birth records, Lake County and Crown Point, 1921-1941.
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Death Records
WPA, Index to death records, 1899-1920.
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WPA, Index to death records; Gary, 1908-1920; Hammond, 1882-1920; Hobart, 1899-1920; Whiting, 1899-1920.
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Marriages
Marriage Records
Vol. A-Z, & 27-167
1837-1916, & 1916-1957
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
DAR, Marriage records. . . 2 pts. (Pt. 1, Records of the first 100 Marriages. . . after the organization of the county, Feb. 15, 1837; pt. 2, 1843-1850); also [5]pp. of marriages, 1837-1845.
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DAR. Marriage records, Methodist Church, Crown Point. . . (1889-1929). 4 vols.
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Janowski, Barbara R., First marriage records. . . from 1837 to 1850. [1976]. 23pp.
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WPA, Index to marriage records, 1850-1920.
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Court Record
Latko, Martha. Abstract and Index to ... Circuit Court Docket Book Jan. 2, 1884 - June 12, 1888.
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Cemetery and Church Records
Ballantyne, Dorothy D., The Old Settlers Cemetery. . . [1976]. 12pp.
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Bible cemetery and family records of . . . Calumet Chapter, DAR, East Chicago, Indiana . . .
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D.A.C., Cemetery inscriptions, Lake, Porter and Starke cos. . . [1968]. 117pp. (Vol. 2 is "LaPorte and Porter Counties." 1973. 130pp.).
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DAR. Baptisms and funeral records, First Methodist Church, Crown Point, Ind. Comp. by Frances H. McBride. 32pp. (Baptisms, 1888-1935; funerals, 1891-94, 1924-27).
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DAR. Cemetery records. . . [1954-1959]. 13 pts. (with 170pp. index).
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DAR. Cemetery records . . . 2 pts. (St. Edward cem., Thompson cem.).
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DAR. Record from sessional records, Presbyterian Church, Crown Point. . . (1844-1934). [1962]. 29, 9pp.
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DAR. Lowell cemetery, Cedar Creek Township, Lowell, Ind. Comp. by Hattie McNay. [1955?]. 44pp.
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DAR. Soldiers burial record . . . 1889-1901. Comp. by Frances H. McBride. [1975]. 5pp.
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Demmon, Mrs. Floyd. Cedar Lake Baptist Church: Cedar Lake . . . constituted May 19th, 1839. . . [1975]. [15pp.]
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Two Articles Concerning the Holzworth cemetery in Merrillville, and Luther's Grove cemetery in Crown Point.
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Keighley, Ann. Hessville cemetery and Pauper cemetery, Arizona & 169th Street, Hessville, Ind. 1987.
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Abstraction of the City of Whiting, Book Fourteen 1913-1919. 2006
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Calumet Park Cemetery..Vol.1-2, [2006]
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Schereville, Indiana, 2008.
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Fern Oaks Cemetery, 1518 E. Elm Street, Griffith, IN 46319, Calumet Township,…Alphabetical Index (Married and Maiden Names), 47 p. Genealogy Division, 977.202 L192fe
Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. North Township Small Cemeteries Lake County, IN [1988]
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Schereville, Indiana, 2008.
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North West Genealogical Society. Oak Hill Cemetery. 1998. 102pp.
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North West Genealogical Society. Ross Twp. & Winfield Twp. cemeteries.: Ross Twp. small cemetery index, Winfield Twp. cemetery index.. 1995.
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North West Genealogical Society. St. John Twp. cemeteries: Dyer cemetery, Hack cemetery, Memory Lane cemetery, Pleasant View cemetery, St. John cemetery, St. Joseph cemetery, St. Michael cemetery. 1996.
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. St. Joseph cemetery. 1996.
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. St. John cemetery... 1998.
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Shutko, Emily. Index to Immanuel United Church of Christ Records 1944 - Dec. 2006. 2006
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Census Records
Indiana State Library. . ., Index to 1840 census. . . [1972]. 3pp.
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Piepho, David W. 1940 census index project: Eagle Creek Township, Winfield Township [Lake County] [and] town of Hebron & Boone Township, town of Kouts & Pleasant Township, Morgan Township, Porter Township [in] Porter County, Indiana.
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History Records
Hammond Historical Society. Hammond Daily News, Industrial Edition. [1904]. 1966. 48, [6pp.]
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Lake Co. Historical Society. Historical facts and legends. . . [1934-1966]. [7pp.]
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Two articles concerning Lake County. . . historical memorabilia and a courthouse museum.
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Ghrist, John R., "Lowell's . . . Historic neighborhood is eyesore." (Article from the Star-Register, June 21, 1979).
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Ball, Timothy H., Encyclopedia of genealogy and biography. . . with a compendium of history, 1834-1904. . . [1974 reprint of 1904 ed.] 674pp.
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Ball, Timothy H., The lake of the Red Cedars; or, will it live? Thirty years in Lake, a record of the first thirty years of Baptist labors in the county. . . 1880. 357pp.
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DAR. Index to names in reports of the historical secretary of the Old Settlers' Association of Lake County. Comp. by Frances McBride. [1971]. V.P.
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Encyclopedia of genealogy and biography of Lake County.
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Historical Association of Lake County, Ind. Reports and papers. vol. 12. [1970]. (Continues Old Settler and Historical Association. . . Reports of the Historical Secretary).
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Schereville, Indiana, 2008.
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"Old Time News," Reminiscences of Lake County from files of early papers, vol. 1, 1857-1862; vol. 2, 1863-1869. Index, Ind. State Library. [1950]. 30pp.
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Woods, Sam B., The first hundred years of Lake County. . . as lived and acted by Bartlett Woods and family and Sam B. Woods and family . . . [1938]. 418pp.
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Mortuary & Obituary Records
DAR. Obituaries from Lake County Star; Crown Point, Indiana, 3-6-1908 to 12-19-1913. . . Comp. by Frances H. McBride, 1976? 23, [10pp.]
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DAR. Geisen Funeral Home records, 1868-1924, Crown Point. Comp. by Frances H. McBride. [1960]. 56, 40 pp.
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DAR. Linton Funeral Home records, Aug. 1907 - Dec. 1924. Comp. by Frances H. McBride. [1962]. 48, 30pp.
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DAR. Obituaries-- people born in the 1800's. 1991. 142 leaves.
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DAR. Obituaries age 95+ "The Times," Munster, Indiana, 24 June 1995- 11 June 1996. 1997. 66 leaves.
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Naturalization Records
Brandt-Johnson, Betty. Index to ... naturalization records, 1854 to 1932. 1992. 191pp.
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Newspaper
Newspaper Clippings, 1857-1869.
Microfilm, Second Floor
School Records
Index to Lake County school enumeration records, 1880-1894
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Calumet Township…school enumeration records, 1903-1911, 1913-1915, 1916-1917
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Calumet Township (Gary) schools…school enumeration records, 1919-1924
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Calumet Township school enumeration records, Lake County, Indiana: Jefferson School, Gary 1919-1924, Griffith 1923.
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Calumet Township (Gary) schools: Glen Park, Roosevelt and Calumet Twp. unincorporated schools…school enumeration records, 1919-1930
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Crown Point schools, Center Township…school enumeration records (census), 1903-partial 1932
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Eagle Creek Twp. and Winfield Twp. .. school enumeration records 1903-1931. 2003.
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Hobart Township Schools…School Enumeration Records (Census) 1903-1931.
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to North Twp. schools (without East Chicago and Whiting and limited Hammond).... school enumeration records: 1903-1931. 2005.
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Eagle Creek Twp. and Winfield Twp. .. school enumeration records 1903-1931. 2006.
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. West Creek Township Schools Lake County, Indiana School enumeration records 1903-1931. 2005.
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Abstration of Center Township (without Crown Point) .... Scool Enumeration Records 1903-1931
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Latko, Martha Daugherty. Abstration of St. Joh Township and Town of Schererville.. School Enumeration Records (Census)
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Index.. school enumerations, 1890 and 1896: for twps. Calumet, Cedar Creek, Center, Eagle Creek, Hanover, Hobart, Lowell, North, Ross, St. John, West Creek, Winfield. 1992?. 94pp.
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Miscellaneous Records
DAR. . . . [Some records of deeds, marriages, wills, organization of churches and a list of cemetery sites]. 1929. 5pp.
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Family bible records. . . [18pp.]
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DAR. Bible records. Comp. by Frances H. McBride. [1961]. 60, 10pp.
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Davis, Paul A. Index to "Germania In Amerika" Lake Co., Indiana. ... Vol 1 A- Maack [2004].
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Latiko, Martha Daugherty. Index to Hanover Township Lake Co., Indiana school enumeration records book eleven 1903-1931. [2005].
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Plat Book for Appraiers of Real Estate 1891 Lake Co. Ind.. [2007]
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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society. Early Land Sales & Purchases Lake County, Indiana 1837-1857. 2006
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WPA. Index to supplemental record, assessments, 1918, Calumet twp., Aetna, Gary, Griffith, Miller, North twp., E. Chicago, Hammond, Hessville, Highland, Munster, Whiting.
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WPA, Commissioners' record. . . 1837-1858. . . 6 vols.
Indiana Historical Society Library
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.
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