Adams County, Indiana Records

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Adams County, Indiana Courthouse Records
Adams County, Indiana Census Records
Adams County, Indiana Vital Records
Adams County, Indiana Resources
Adams County, Indiana External Links

Adams County, Indiana (Map It) was created on March 1, 1836 from Adams New Purchase. This county was named forU.S. President John Quincy Adams.

Adams County is bordered by  Allen County (north), Van Wert County, Ohio (northeast), Mercer County, Ohio (southeast), Jay County (south), Wells County (west).

Adams County Cities and Towns include  Decatur, Monroe, Berne, Geneva.

Adams County Townships include  Blue Creek, French, Hartford, Jefferson, Kirkland, Monroe, Preble, Root, Saint Marys, Union, Wabash, Washington. See Map of Adams County Townships.

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

Adams County, Indiana Courthouse Records

Adams County, Indiana Courthouse
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Adams County, IN Courthouse

The Adams County Courthouse is located in Decatur, 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 Adams 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.

  • Adams County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1836, Probate Records from 1838 and Court Records from ?. 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.
  • Adams County Recorder has Land Records from 1837. 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.
  • Adams 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.
  • Adams County Department of Health has Birth & Death Records from 1882. The County Department of Health maintains and provides Certified Birth and Death Records.

Adams County, Indiana Census Records

Adams County, Indiana Vital Records

Adams County, Indiana Resources

Adams County, Indiana External Links

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