Whitley County Public Records
This directory names the current custodian, address, telephone number, published hours, and historical record connection for Whitley County’s principal offices. It also gives concrete coverage dates: marriage ledgers from 1838, mortgages from 1843, naturalizations from 1856–1929, death collections from 1882–1920, Circuit Court microfilm from 1839–1900, and will records extending from 1839–1928 in the State Library inventory.
Current county offices
- Clerk — marriage licensing and court records at 101 West Van Buren Street.
- Recorder — deeds, mortgages, plats, and recorded instruments.
- Assessor — parcel and assessment information for a stated year.
- Treasurer — tax billing, payments, receipts, and delinquency questions.
- Health Department — eligible birth- and death-certificate requests.
- Courts — Circuit and Superior Court proceedings and document routes.
- Surveyor — section corners, survey references, drains, and address procedures.
- Planning and Building — zoning, subdivisions, permits, and inspections.
- Files Department — older court, marriage, estate, auditor, tax, and recorder series.
Record guides with actual ranges
The record pages cover birth, death, marriage, divorce, assessment, deeds and mortgages, court, probate and wills, tax, maps and plats, naturalization, and historic newspapers. Each route distinguishes a current custodian from an index, microfilm copy, or archival packet.
This independent guide cannot issue or certify a record. Check the linked official page before visiting because fees, access rules, and hours can change.