Lake County IN Genealogy

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Lake Records by Type

Birth Records (32)
Cemetery Records (173)
Census Records (61)
Church Records (122)
City Directories (118)
Death Records (40)
Histories and Genealogies (65)
Immigration Records (8)
Land Records (9)
Map Records (39)
Marriage Records (29)
Military Records (12)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (5)
Newspapers and Obituaries (107)
Probate Records (1)
School Records (195)
Tax Records (11)

Lake County Records by City/Town

Calumet Genealogy (31)
Cedar Creek Genealogy (31)
Cedar Lake Genealogy (42)
Crown Point Genealogy (72)
Dyer Genealogy (41)
East Chicago Genealogy (80)
Gary Genealogy (226)
Griffith Genealogy (42)
Hammond Genealogy (208)
Highland in Lake County Genealogy (31)
Hobart Genealogy (75)

Indiana Harbor Genealogy (30)
Lake Station Genealogy (32)
Lowell Genealogy (60)
Merrillville Genealogy (61)
Munster Genealogy (42)
North Genealogy (31)
Ross Genealogy (30)
Schererville Genealogy (34)
St John Genealogy (38)
Whiting Genealogy (68)

Overview of Lake County Records

Lake County was created in 1836 from Porter and Newton counties.
Copies of birth records for 1907 and later, as well as death records for 1900 and later can be obtained from the Indiana State Department of Health.
The Lake County Health Department has birth and death records starting in 1882.
The Lake County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1837, probate records starting in 1837, and court records starting in 1837.
The Lake County Recorder has land records starting in 1837.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.