Jefferson County: Resources

Jefferson County Indiana
Resource Guide


John Paul Chapter, DAR
Regent: Frances Carver
Email: fbcarver@roadrunner.com
Web Site: DarJohnPaulChapter.org

Frances Carver, Regent
John Paul Chapter, DAR
Ph: (812) 866-9170

Daughters of the American Revolutionary War

Jefferson County Historical Society, Inc.
Director: Joe Carr
Email: jchsarchives@seidata.com
Web Site: http://www.jchshc.org/

Mailing Address:
Jefferson County Historical Society, Inc.
615 W. First Street
Madison, IN 47250
Ph: (812) 265-2335

Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Genealogy Division: Janice Barnes
Email: genealogy@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us
Web Site: http://www.mjcpl.org/

Mailing Address:
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Janice Barnes, Genealogy Division
420 W. Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
Ph: (812) 265-2744

Janice will check requested resources.
Fee $5, plus .10 copying fee, per family name.

City of Madison - Departments
Web Site: http://madison-in.gov/departments.php
Clerk's Office
Clerk: Kimberly Smith

Mailing address:
Jefferson County Courthouse
Attn: Clerk's Office
300 E. Main Street
Madison, IN 47250-3537
Ph: (812) 265-8922

For Naturalization, Marriage, Divorce, Wills, Civil and Probate Records. Fee of $1.00 per page, send SASE.

Recorder's Office
Recorder: Mary Frances O'Conner

Mailing address:
Jefferson County Courthouse
Attn: Recorder's Office
300 E. Main Street
Madison, IN 47250-3537
Ph: 812-265-8903

For Deed, Sheriff's Sales, Mortgage, Misc. & Soldier's Discharge Records. Cost of $1.00 per page, send SASE.

Commissioners' Office

Mailing Address:
Jefferson County Courthouse
Attn: Commissioners' Office
300 E. Main Street
Madison, IN 47250-3537
Ph: (812) 265-8944

For county map with cemetery locations. Cost of $2.00. Make check out to the Highway Department. Send SASE (manilla).

Jefferson County Health Department

Mailing Address:
Jefferson County Health Department
715 Green Rd
Madison, IN 47250
Ph: (812) 273-1942

For Birth and Death Records. Requests must include the deceased's name, date of death (month and year). Fees are ten dollars per copy. They accept personal checks, money orders, or cash. Include a SASE. [BTW, birth certificates are ten dollars per copy, and require valid ID.]

General Links

Vital Records Information for Indiana

Madison TV 15
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