Online Indiana Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Indiana Death Indexes

Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2017 at Ancestry (requires payment) index and scanned images of the death certificates
- Ancestry also has Indiana Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, and Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 (with digitized images; both databases require payment)

Pre-1882 Indiana Deaths (partial; indexes various sources) from the Allen County Public Library
Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920 (WPA) at Ancestry (requires payment) includes the following counties: Adams, Allen, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lake, La Porte, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Orange, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Starke, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, Wells, and White County
Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 at Ancestry (requires payment) coverage varies by county
Indiana, Census Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880 at FamilySearch

Indiana Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Adams County...
- Adams Public Library: Index for the Decatur Daily Democrat includes obituaries
- Adams County Cemeteries and Obituaries
Allen County...
- Allen County and Fort Wayne, Indiana Databases includes the following...
  - Allen County Death Index 1870s-1920s
  - Fort Wayne and Allen County Area Obituary Index, 1837 to October 20, 2016
  - Allen County Burial Permits 1994-2009
  - Allen County Church Burial Records (pre 1900)
  - Fort Wayne Catholic Cemetery Burials through 1993
  - Lindenwood Cemetery Burials 1860-2005
  - D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home Records 1926-1950
- Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project
- Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana: Genealogy Records includes indexes for cemeteries, funerals, probate records, vital records and more
- Allen County: St. John Cemetery Burials Lutheran Cemetery in Fort Wayne
Bartholomew County, Columbus, Garland Brook Cemetery Interment Records, ca.1885-ca.2000 from Family Search
Benton County Cemeteries
Bloomington: see the Monroe County section below
Boone County Genealogy Indexes includes obituaries, cemeteries and funeral homes (from the Thorntown Public Library)
Brown County, Bond Funeral Home Records, 1922-1978 (Nashville, Indiana) at FamilySearch
Carroll County Historical Museum Genealogy Databases includes wills, 1830-1991; and Zion Cemetery burials
Cass County...
- Cass County WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
- Cass County Cemeteries
- Cass County: Logansport City Cemeteries Burial Search
- Cass County: Logansport Pharos Tribune Obituaries Index, 1974-1980 and 1992-1999
Clark County...
- Clark County Cemeteries
- Clark County: Obituary and Death Notices Index, 1872-1900
- Clark County: Walnut Ridge Cemetery Burials (Jeffersonville, Indiana)
- Clark County: Charlestown Library History and Genealogy Collection includes indexes for James Funeral Home Records (Charlestown); Charlestown Cemetery lot listings; and other items
Clinton County: Genealogy Obituary Records from the Frankfort Community Public Library
Daviess County: Washington Times Herald Obituaries, 1984-2012 from FamilySearch; includes obituaries from Daviess, Martin, Pike and Knox Counties
Dearborn County...
- Dearborn County: Lawrenceburg Public Library Obituaries Index
Decatur County: Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library Obituaries Index
DeKalb County: Garrett Public Library Obituaries Database from the Garrett Clipper
Delaware County: Muncie Public Library Digital Resource Library and Obituary Index includes indexes for obituaries, wills, Beech Grove cemetery records (Muncie), and some funeral home and court records; also has a separate probate index (PDF)
Delaware County Cemetery and Genealogy Records
Elkhart County...
- Elkhart County: Obituary Index to the Elkhart Truth Newspaper from the Elkhart Public Library
- Elkhart County: Wakarusa Public Library Obituaries part of their historical search
- Elkhart County Genealogical Society Indexes includes indexes for deaths, cemetery burials, coroner's records and other items
- Elkhart County Genealogy Indexes includes cemeteries and other items
Evansville: see the Vanderburgh County section below
Fayette County...
- Fayette County Public Library Obituary Finder
- Fayette County, Indiana, Probate Records, 1906-1940 at Ancestry/requires payment
Floyd County: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Newspaper Index includes obituaries
Fountain County WPA Death Records Index, 1882-1920
Fountain County Cemetery Inscriptions at Ancestry/requires payment; scanned, searchable book
Franklin County...
- Franklin County WPA Death Records Index, 1882-1920
- Franklin County, Indiana, Probate Records, 1821-1945 at Ancestry/requires payment
Fulton County Indexes for Deaths, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Wills, and more from the Fulton County Public Library
Fulton County: Akron Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes from Newspapers from the Akron Carnegie Public Library
Gary - see Lake County below
Grant County...
- Grant County Genealogy Database indexes obituaries, cemeteries, marriages and more; from the Marion Public Library
- Grant County Death Certificates Index from the Grant County Health Department; click on "Death Records" on the left side when you get there
- Ferguson and Glancy Mortuary Records...
  - Grant County: Ferguson and Glancy Mortuary Records, 1900-2022 (Van Buren Township) from FamilySearch; Most of the records are permits for removal and burial.
  - Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana, Ferguson and Glancy Mortuary Records, 1918-2022 at Ancestry/requires payment
Greene County Death Records Index, c.1895-1994 from the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library; also has indexes for births, marriages and cemeteries
Hamilton County...
- Hamilton County Cemetery and Newspaper Databases from the Hamilton East Public Library; the newspaper database indexes birth, marriage and death notices, and obituaries
- Hamilton County: Compiled Records From Hamilton East Public Library at Ancestry/requires payment; includes Evans-Godby-Trout Funeral Home Records
Hammond: see the Lake County section below
Hancock County WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
Harrison County...
- Harrison County Public Library Obituary Index (PDF file)
- Harrison County, Index Cards to Corydon Democrat Newspaper Obituaries, 1861-2008 at FamilySearch
- Harrison County, Indiana Index to Death Records, 1882-1920 at Ancestry/requires payment
Hendricks County...
- Hendricks County Genealogy Databases includes cemetery, obituary and marriage indexes, and more (from the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library)
- Hendricks County: Brownsburg Public Library Obituary Finder
- Hendricks County Archive Indexes includes indexes for marriage licenses, wills and other items
- Hendricks County Probate Records Indexes
- Hendricks County: WPA Index to Deaths, 1882-1920
Henry County Death Records Index, 1880-2000
Howard County...
- Howard County Newspaper Indexes, 2011-recent indexes births, divorces, marriage licenses, obituaries and other items in the The Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo Perspective and Greentown Grapevine newspapers; obituaries index starts at c.2003; from the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
- Howard County Memory Project - Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for deaths recorded in newspapers; funeral notices; census mortality schedules; and more
- Howard County, Indiana, Cemetery Index, 1840-2024 at Ancestry/free to search
- Howard County Cemetery and Obituary Indexes
Huntington County: H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Records Index in Warren, Indiana
Indianapolis: see the Marion County section below
Jasper County...
- Jasper County Public Library Local Obituaries Indexes for the Kankakee Valley Post and Rensselaer Republican newspapers
- Jasper County Death Index, 1921-1977 at Ancestry/requires payment
Jay County, Indiana Cemeteries
Jefferson County Public Library History Rescue Project - Genealogy Databases includes indexes for deaths; Madison Courier Obituaries, 1880-1980; cemeteries and more
Jennings County...
- Jennings County GenWeb includes cemetery burial indexes and probate indexes
- Cemetery Records, Jennings County, Indiana, Marion and Spencer Townships Scanned book at the Internet Archive
Johnson County: Edinburgh Wright-Hageman Public Library Obituary Search
Knox County...
- Knox County Death Indexes; and Vincennes Sun-Commercial Obituary Index, 2002-2014 from the Knox County Public Library; also has an index to early Knox County probate files
- Knox County: Early Vincennes, 1732-1835 includes some digitized early probate records
Kosciusko County...
- Kosciusko County: Countywide Cemetery Preservation Digital Photo Project
- Kosciusko County USGenWeb Genealogy Indexes includes WPA Death Records Transcription 1882-1920, Wills, Obituaries and other items
- Kosciusko County: North Webster Community Public Library Cemetery and Obituary Indexes
LaGrange County Index to Death Records, 1882-1924 downloadable PDF files
Lake County...
- Hammond Times Obituaries Index, 1939-2018 from the Hammond Public Library
- Lake County Genealogy Data includes cemetery listings, an obituaries index and some death records
- Lake County: Post Tribune or Gary Post Tribune Obituary Index, 1921-current from the Lake County Public Library
- Lake County: Crown Point Community Library Obituary Index from the Lake County Star and Crown Point Register newspapers
- Lake County Will Abstracts, 1855-1930s
LaPorte County...
- Michigan City Obituary File, 1887-present
- LaPorte County Cemetery and Obituary Indexes
Madison County...
- Anderson Public Library Genealogy Databases includes a Madison County Area Cemetery Database, Obituary Indexes, and more
- North Madison Public Library/Elwood Historical Database includes an obituary index from the Elwood Call-Leader
- Madison County Pioneer Cemeteries
- Madison County: Central Christian Church Collection Central Christian Church is in Anderson, Indiana; includes digitized funeral records, marriage records and more; from the Midwest Genealogy Center
  - Central Christian Church Collection Name Index PDF
Marion County and Indianapolis...
- Marion County Cemetery Burials Database from the Genealogical Society of Marion County
- Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis (includes Crown Hill National Cemetery Annex)...
  - Indianapolis, Indiana, Crown Hill National Cemetery, 1866-1999 at Ancestry/requires payment; military section of Crown Hill; includes images of the headstones
  - Crown Hill Cemetery Database, 1863-1950 (Indianapolis) at Ancestry/requires payment; includes images of burial records and permits; Note: at Ancestry this database is called "Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, U.S., Death Records, 1863-1950."
  - Crown Hill History Book, 1896 has a list of lot owners from 1863-1896
- Marion County: The Greenlawn Cemetery Project - African American Burials cemetery in Indianapolis; includes a spreadsheet for City Cemetery Black Burials, 1872-1881
- Marion County: Indiana African American Genealogy Group Memorials (Funeral Programs) most are from the Indianapolis area
- Marion County: Records of Jacob Brothers Funeral Home, Indianapolis, 1939-1956
- Indianapolis Newspaper Indexes includes...
  - Indianapolis Newspapers Index 1848-1888 (not complete)
  - Indianapolis Commercial Newspaper Death Index 1925-1945 - 40,000 entries (not a complete death index for this time frame)
- Marion County Wills Index select "courts" on the pull down menu (date range not given)
Marshall County: Bremen Cemetery Records and Obituaries from the Bremen Enquirer
Marshall County Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for cemeteries and wills
Miami County: WPA Death Index, 1882-1920 also includes cemeteries and other death indexes
Miami County: Peru Obituaries Index for assorted years beginning with 1975
Monroe County...
- Monroe County Obituary Index from the Bloomington Herald-Times and the Herald-Telephone; also has Monroe County Coroner's Reports, 1896-1935
- Monroe County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1824-2024 at Ancestry/free to search
- Monroe County Death Records Index, c.1882-2017 also includes a probate index and other items
Montgomery County...
- Montgomery County Genealogy Databases includes obituaries (listed under "vitals"), cemetery burials, marriage indexes, and other items; from the Crawfordsville District Public Library
- Montgomery County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1877-2010 at Ancestry/free to search
Morgan County...
- Morgan County: Mooresville Public Library Obituary Finder
- Morgan County Public Library Obituary Finder, Cemetery Database, and Probate Index
- Morgan County Cemetery Burials Index
Muncie: see the Delaware County section above
Noble County Genealogy Indexes includes births and deaths 1882-1938, cemetery burials, obituaries, wills and more
Noble County Obituaries Index 2012 and 2013
Orange County Genealogy Indexes includes a WPA Death Index, cemetery burials, obituaries and other items
Perry County: Tell City-Perry County Public Library Obituary Finder
Pike County Cemeteries
Porter County...
- Porter County Public Library Obituaries Index (Valparaiso, Indiana); also has indexes for marriages, the Porter County Herald, probate records, coroner's inquests reports, and other items
- Porter County Death Index, 1884-1927; and Obituaries and Death Notices Index, Pre-1900
- Porter County Genealogy Indexes (GenWeb Site) includes obituaries, wills and probates, and more
Putnam County Death Index, 1880-1920; and Cemetery Burials (not complete)
Putnam County Cemeteries and Obituaries Search
Randolph County: Obituaries from the Union City Evening Times and the Union City Times-Gazette, 1934-1949
Ripley County...
- Ripley County Cemeteries
- Ripley County: Greendale Cemetery Records, 1861-2007 (Osgood, Indiana) from FamilySearch
Rush County Genealogical Society Obituary Index from the Rushville Republican Newspaper
Scott County: Obituary & Death Notice Index to The Chronicle Scottsburg, Indiana
Shelby County Genealogy Indexes - Cemeteries, Obituaries & More also includes birth and marriage indexes
St. Joseph County...
- St. Joseph County Obituary Index, 1830-present from the South Bend Tribune
- St. Joseph County Genealogy Indexes includes idexes for burial permits, coroner's records, cemetery inscriptions and more; from the South Bend Area Genealogical Society
- St. Joseph County: Cedar Grove Cemetery Inscriptions Notre Dame, Indiana (Excel file)
Starke County Family History: Deaths, Obituaries, Coroner's Reports and more from the Starke County Historical Society and Public Library
Starke County, Indiana Index to Death Records, 1894-1938 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Steuben County Obituaries (assorted)
Sullivan County Public Library Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for obituaries, 1877-present; death notices, 1870-1905; and death records, 1882-1931; also has indexes for cemetery burials, wills, funeral homes, marriages and other items
Switzerland County Cemeteries
Terre Haute: see Vigo County below
Tippecanoe County...
- Tippecanoe County Historical Association Genealogy Indexes includes: Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices, 1830-1904; Index to Selected Death Records, 1830s-1960s; and Soldier Burials, 1889-1894
Tipton County, Indiana Death Records Index 1882-1896 at Ancestry (requires payment)
Union County Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery records, obituaries index and more
Vanderburgh County...
- Vanderburgh County: Evansville Area and Surrounding Southwestern Indiana Obituary and Cemetery Records Search
- Vanderburgh County: Evansville City Cemeteries Databases for Locust Hill and Oak Hill Cemeteries
- Vanderburgh County: Evansville Newspaper Index, 1821 to 1860 includes death notices; from the Willard Public Library
Vigo County...
- Vigo County: Wabash Valley Obituaries Index, 1900-present ("indexes to obituaries published in Terre Haute newspapers from 1900 to present")
- Vigo County: City of Terre Haute Cemetery Burials for Highland Lawn and Woodlawn Cemeteries
Wabash County: Wabash Plain Dealer Obituary Index, 2000-2008
Wabash County Cemeteries
Warrick County Genealogy Indexes includes WPA death records index 1882-1920, cemetery burials and more
Washington County: Crown Hill Cemetery Burials, Salem, Indiana
Wayne County Death Records Index, 1882-1920 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Wells County...
- Wells County Cemetery Burials Index and Obituary Index from the Wells County Public Library
- Wells County, Indiana Index to Death Records, 1883-1920 (WPA) at Ancestry/requires payment
Whitley County...
- Whitley County Genealogy Indexes includes a death records index 1882-1930, estate packets index 1838-2000, obituaries, and more
- Whitley County: Peabody Public Library Obituaries Index, 1856-1910 and 1983-present Columbia City, Indiana

Assorted Indiana Cemetery, Obituary, and Death Indexes

Indiana State Library Genealogy Indexes indexes some births, marriages, deaths, cemetery burials, obituaries and other items; coverage varies by county; not all counties included
Indiana Quaker Cemetery Records 1800-1990 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes cemetery records for Quaker meeting burial grounds in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jay, Parke, Randolph, Rush, Washington and Wayne Counties (coverage varies)
Indiana Resources from the Allen Public Library Genealogy Center includes assorted cemetery or other death indexes for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Huntington, Jay, Madison, Marion, Noble, Posey, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley Counties
Indiana Veterans' Grave Registrations for several counties
Indiana Coroner Records Index mostly for Marion and Vigo counties; also has some scattered entries for other counties
Michiana Genealogical Index indexes cemetery burials, deaths and other items for counties in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
Southern Indiana Cemetery Database includes some cemeteries in Gibson, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties
Southern Indiana and Illinois Obituary Database Includes these Indiana counties: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick; and these Illinois counties: Gallatin and White. Coverage varies by county.

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