South Bend Genealogy (in St Joseph County, IN)

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South Bend Birth Records

1907-1940 Indiana Birth Certificates Ancestry online

Index to birth record, St. Joseph County, 1882-1920 (South Bend) FamilySearch Library

Index to birth records, city of South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, 1882-1920 inclusive FamilySearch Library

Indiana, Birth Records, 1907-present Indiana State Department of Health

St. Joseph County Births 1882-1920 US Gen Web online

South Bend Cemetery Records (54)


South Bend Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, South Bend, Indiana LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

South Bend Church Records (99)


South Bend City Directories (106)


South Bend Death Records

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1899-2011 Indiana Death Certificates Ancestry online

Burial permits to City Cemetery and Bowman Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Civil War veteran obituaries copied from the South Bend [Indiana] tribune, 1816-1928 FamilySearch Library

Death records, City Cemetery, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Index to death record, St. Joseph County, 1882-1920 (South Bend) FamilySearch Library

Index to death records, city of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1882-1920, inclusive FamilySearch Library

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Ancestry online

Indiana, Death Records, 1900-present Indiana State Department of Health

Necrology index from the Saint Joseph Valley register, 1845-1884 FamilySearch Library

St. Joseph County, Indiana funeral notices on index cards, 1846-1970 FamilySearch Library

St. Joseph County, Indiana obituaries, 1926-1939; 1948-1965; indexes, 1841-1965 FamilySearch Library

Vital Statistics Index To St. Joseph County, Indiana Newspapers 1831-1912 FamilySearch Library

South Bend Histories and Genealogies

A brief history of South Bend, Indiana, 1820-1960 : information about its economic, political, educational, religious, and social development FamilySearch Library

Biographical sketches, Saint Joseph County, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Bylaws, history, roster, list of members with vital statistics, ca. 1815-1937 FamilySearch Library

Fathers of the Holy Cross : biography collection at the South Bend Public Library, South Bend, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Foreign born and their children in South Bend and Mishawaka, 1850-1880 FamilySearch Library

From the biographical sketch of Colonel Charles Arthur Carlisle FamilySearch Library

Handbook of Profiles in the Contemporary Black History of South Bend Public Library St. Joe County online

Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in Northern Indiana Ancestry online

Historic background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in northern Indiana FamilySearch Library

Historic background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in northern Indiana Public Library St. Joe County online

History of the South Bend Canoe Club, 1910-1961 FamilySearch Library

History of the South Bend Police Department, 1831-1976 FamilySearch Library

Indiana historic sites & structures inventory, St. Joseph County, inventory catalogue FamilySearch Library

Newspaper articles, published ca. 1900-1921, primarily about South Bend & St. Joseph County, Indiana history FamilySearch Library

Our hall of fame : also a brief memorial sketch of the author FamilySearch Library

Prominent citizens of South Bend : portrait collection at the South Bend Public Library FamilySearch Library

South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It Ancestry online

South Bend and the men who have made it : historical, descriptive, biographical FamilySearch Library

South Bend people of interest [1912] FamilySearch Library

South Bend, 1900-1910 : the awakening of a small town Genealogy Gophers online

South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Dec. 1893 FamilySearch Library

South Bend, world famed Genealogy Gophers online

Tales of An Old "Border Town" and Along the Kankakee Ancestry online

The Black-Americans of the South Bend-Mishawaka area FamilySearch Library

The Country Club of St. Joseph Valley, bylaws FamilySearch Library

The Round table : a review of the activities of the club and a memorial to its founder FamilySearch Library

Thirty fifth anniversary, Deutsher Fortbildungs-Verein, 1914-1949 FamilySearch Library

South Bend Immigration Records

German settlers of South Bend FamilySearch Library

Hungarians celebrate 100 years in South Bend, Indiana, 1882-1982 FamilySearch Library

Immigrant education in South Bend up to 1900 [1820s-1900] : a research paper for History 581, Church and City, Rev. J. Dolan, professor FamilySearch Library

Immigrant settlement patterns in South Bend, 1865-1917 FamilySearch Library

Index to St. Joseph Co., naturalization records found in Circuit Court & Court of Common Pleas order books FamilySearch Library

Indiana, Federal Naturalization Records, 1892-1992 Ancestry online

The Hungarian-Americans of South Bend FamilySearch Library

The Italian-Americans of the South Bend-Mishawaka area FamilySearch Library

The Mexican-Americans of the South Bend-Mishawaka area FamilySearch Library

The Polish-American community in South Bend FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes St Joseph County, IN) MyHeritage online

South Bend Land Records

Deed records, 1830-1901 FamilySearch Library

South Bend, Indiana assessor's books, 1870, 1872-1883, 1886 FamilySearch Library

South Bend Map Records

Atlas of the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka 1923 Public Library St. Joe County online

Map of South Bend, Ind. 1890. Library of Congress online

Map of South Bend, Indiana 1866. Library of Congress online

Map of South Bend, Indiana 1874. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, 1949 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, December 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, July 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, May 1885 Library of Congress online

South Bend 1874 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

South Bend and Mishawaka Cities, 1923 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

South Bend Marriage Records

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1810-2001 Indiana Marriages Ancestry online

Index to marriage records, South Bend city marriages, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, 1882-1920 FamilySearch Library

Index to marriage records, South Bend city marriages, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1850-1920, WorldCat

Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Ancestry online

Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Indiana State Library online

Indiana Marriages, 1802-1850 (includes St. Joseph County 1830-1850) Ancestry online

Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861 Ancestry online

Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 MyHeritage online

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 MyHeritage online

Ladies first : marriage records of St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1831-1859 FamilySearch Library

Mariage project, St. Stephen's Hungarian FamilySearch Library

Marriage Records, St. Joseph County, South Bend, Indiana Ancestry online

Marriage project, St. Mary's Assumption, 1882- FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1830-1889, St. Joseph County FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, Circuit Court, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1830-1942 FamilySearch Library

St. Joseph County, Indiana index of wedding cards, ca. 1871-1977 FamilySearch Library

Vital Statistics Index To St. Joseph County, Indiana Newspapers 1831-1912 FamilySearch Library

South Bend Military Records

Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps (1938) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Veterans buried in South Bend & Mishawaka, Indiana cemeteries FamilySearch Library

South Bend Minority Records

Foreign born and their children in South Bend and Mishawaka, 1850-1880 FamilySearch Library

German settlers of South Bend FamilySearch Library

Handbook of Profiles in the Contemporary Black History of South Bend Public Library St. Joe County online

Hungarians celebrate 100 years in South Bend, Indiana, 1882-1982 FamilySearch Library

The Black-Americans of the South Bend-Mishawaka area FamilySearch Library

South Bend Miscellaneous Records

(Annual report) Young Women's Christian Association, South Bend, Indiana FamilySearch Library

City of South Bend summary report, Indiana historic sites & structures inventory FamilySearch Library

Golden (1911) and diamond (1936) jubilee pamphlets for the South Bend Turnverein (Indiana) FamilySearch Library

Minutes of lodge meetings, Hall of South Bend Lodge no. 29, I.O.O.F., 1864-1898 FamilySearch Library

Minutes of the Board of Trustees and Officers, 1905-1935 FamilySearch Library

Minutes of the Society, May 22, 1859 to Jan. 10, 1915 FamilySearch Library

Robert Blum Lodge records, ca. 1872-1944 FamilySearch Library

South Bend, Indiana business and dog licenses, 1902-1905 FamilySearch Library

South Bend, Indiana charter members of the Art League, 1910 FamilySearch Library

Studebaker Corporation plans, 1919, and 1927 diamond jubilee dinner FamilySearch Library

The South Bend Humane Society, its aims and purposes [1891] : with extracts from laws pertaining to cruelty to animals, children, etc FamilySearch Library

Year book of the Impromptu Club, South Bend, Indiana, 1910-1911 : organized 1900; federated 1903 FamilySearch Library

South Bend Newspapers and Obituaries

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Bylaws, minutes, lists of members, 1887-1897 FamilySearch Library

Civil War veteran obituaries copied from the South Bend [Indiana] tribune, 1816-1928 FamilySearch Library

Necrology index from the Saint Joseph Valley register, 1845-1884 FamilySearch Library

Notre Dame Insider 05/08/2013 to Current Genealogy Bank online

South Bend News Times, 1913-1922 Newspaper Archive online

South Bend News-Times (South Bend, St. Joseph County; 1 July 1913 - 31 December 1922) Hoosier State Chronicles online

South Bend News-Times 1913-1922 Newspapers.com online

South Bend Today (1914-1920) Michiana Memory Digital Collection online

South Bend Tribune 01/01/1994 to Current Genealogy Bank online

South Bend Tribune 05/28/1873 to 12/31/1930 Genealogy Bank online

South Bend Tribune 1873-2019 Newspapers.com online

South Bend Tribune: Web Edition Articles 03/10/2013 to Current Genealogy Bank online

South Bend news-times (South Bend, Ind.) (from July 1, 1913 to Dec. 31, 1922) MyHeritage online

South Bend news-times 07/01/1913 to 12/30/1922 Genealogy Bank online

South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) (from July 1, 1913 to Dec. 31, 1922) Chronicling America online

South-Bend Weekly Tribune 03/09/1872 to 02/28/1874 Genealogy Bank online

South-Bend Weekly Tribune 1872-1874 Newspapers.com online

St. Joseph County, Indiana obituaries, 1926-1939; 1948-1965; indexes, 1841-1965 FamilySearch Library

The New Era (1910) Michiana Memory Digital Collection online

The Reformer (1967-1970), a newspaper produced by the South Bend African-American community Michiana Memory Digital Collection online

The South Bend Herald (1879-1880) Michiana Memory Digital Collection online

The South Bend Mirror (1942-1945) Michiana Memory Digital Collection online

Vital Statistics Index To St. Joseph County, Indiana Newspapers 1831-1912 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for South Bend

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Daily Register. (South Bend, Ind.) 1875-1878

Farmer's Friend. (South Bend, Ind.) 1870-1895

Independent Era. (South Bend, Ind.) 1881-1880s

Indiana Courier. (South Bend, Ind.) 1873-1879

Labor News. (South Bend, Ind. ;) 1932-1957

Mirror. (South Bend, Ind.) 1924-1950

Morning Herald. (South Bend, Ind.) 1875-1876

National Union. (South Bend, Ind.) 1866-1872

New Era. (South Bend, Ind.) 1908-1913

New Heaven, New Earth. (South Bend, Ind.) 1983-1992

North-Western Pioneer, and St. Josephs' Intelligencer. (South-Bend, Ind.) 1831-1832

Record. (South Bend, Ind.) 1951-1967

South Bend Free Press. (South Bend, Ind.) 1836-1845

South Bend Herald. (South Bend, Ind.) 1874-1881

South Bend News-Times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938

South Bend Spirit of The Times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1863-1860s

South Bend Times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1881-1913

South Bend Times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1911-1913

South Bend Times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1944-1940s

South Bend Tribune [Electronic Resource]. (South Bend, Ind.) 1902-Current

South Bend Tribune. (South Bend, Ind.) 1902-Current

South Bend Weekly Union. (South Bend, Ind.) 1872-1874

South-Bend Daily Tribune. (South Bend, Ind.) 1873-1902

South-Bend Weekly Tribune. (South Bend, Ind.) 1872-1909

St. Joseph Beacon ; and Indiana & Michigan Intelligencer. (South-Bend, Ind.) 1832-1834

St. Joseph County Forum. (South-Bend, Ind.) 1853-1866

St. Joseph Valley Register. (South Bend, Ind.) 1845-1887

Sunday News. (South Bend, Ind.) 1887-1908

Tri-County News. (South Bend, Ind.) 1941-Current

South Bend Probate Records

1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstract of wills, 1830-1880 FamilySearch Library

Abstract of wills, v. 2-4, 1830-1880, St. Joseph County FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of wills, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1875-1912 FamilySearch Library

South Bend School Records (105)


South Bend Tax Records

South Bend, Indiana delinquent tax records, 1867-1889, 1902 FamilySearch Library

South Bend, Indiana tax records, 1866-1886, 1900 FamilySearch Library

South Bend, Indiana water rent assessments, 1875-1876 FamilySearch Library



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