Tippecanoe County, Indiana Records
Tippecanoe County, Indiana (Map It) was created on March 1, 1826 from Wabash New Purchase and Unorganized Land. Tippecanoe County was named for the Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Tippecanoe County is bordered by  White County (north), Carroll County (northeast), Clinton County (east), Montgomery County (south), Fountain County (southwest), Warren County (west), Benton County (northwest).
Tippecanoe County Cities and Towns include  Battle Ground, Clarks Hill, Dayton, Lafayette, Shadeland, Otterbein, West Lafayette.
Tippecanoe County Townships include  Fairfield, Jackson, Lauramie, Perry, Randolph, Sheffield, Shelby, Tippecanoe, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, Wea. See Map of Tippecanoe County Townships.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Indiana maps.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Courthouse Records
Tippecanoe County, IN Courthouse
The Tippecanoe County Courthouse is located in Lafayette, 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 Tippecanoe 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.
- Tippecanoe County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1826, Probate Records from 1825 and Court Records from 1827. 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.
- Tippecanoe County Recorder has Land Records from 1826. 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.
- Tippecanoe 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.
- Tippecanoe County Department of Health has Birth & Death Records from 1882. The County Department of Health maintains and provides Certified Birth and Death Records.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Census Records
- Learn More: State of Indiana Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: None
- 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
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Indiana Vital Records
- Birth Records: from October 1907 to present.Â
- Marriage Records: from 1958 to present.Â
- Death Records: from January 1900 to present.
- Divorce Records: None. See the  County Clerk.
- Locations:Â Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; PH: (317) 233-1325
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Resources
- State of Indiana Archives and Societies
- RAOGK Volunteers for Indiana
- Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society
- Tippecanoe County Historical Association
- Shelby Township Historical Association, 7537 U.S. Highway 52 W., West Lafayette, IN 47906-8533; Phone: (765) 583-2165
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana Message Boards
Tippecanoe County, Indiana External Links
- Indiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana Books - Amazon
- Internet Archives online books for Tippecanoe County
- Tippecanoe County Newspaper Holdings at the Indiana State Library
- Tippecanoe Co., Indiana - FindaGrave
- Indiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Indiana (1817 - 1930)
- Tippecanoe Co. INGenweb
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana Ancestry Database Collections
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana Military Records