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Hendricks County, Indiana Land Records

The Hendricks County Recorder can search for information on land transactions. They are located on the 3rd floor of the Hendricks County Government Center and can be reached by phone at (317) 745-9224.

Original Land Purchases | Deed Books | Grantee/Grantor Books | Maps of Landowners
Property Records Cards | Recorder's Entry Books | Assessor's Plat Books | Surveyor's Plat Books


ORIGINAL LAND PURCHASES

Land in Indiana was surveyed using the rectangular survey system, which measured land in a grid system (Congressional Townships and Ranges) from a reference point in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana (Congressional Townships in Hendricks County explained). Indiana land was originally sold to the public by the federal government, through General Land Offices in various districts - Crawfordsville was the nearest GLO district office to Hendricks County. After the federal government sold all the available land, the original purchasers then sold it to other residents, often in smaller pieces.


DEED BOOKS

Deed books record the purchase or sale of a piece of land. They include the names of the buyer and the seller and a legal description of a land, as well as the date this deed was recorded (which is not always the same as the date on the deed).


GRANTEE/GRANTOR BOOKS

Grantee and grantor books record the names of the grantee (buyer) and grantor (seller) of a piece of land and the volume and page number of the Deed Book that transaction can be found on. They act as an index to the deed books.

Townships in Hendricks County Deed Transfers Book - Grantors (1850-1859)
This PDF file is an inventory of the townships that are listed in a Hendricks County deed transfers book for grantors (sellers) from 1850 to 1859. It is meant to be a finding aid to the deed transfers book for grantors that is available online at the Hendricks County government's website. For example, if you wanted to look for a transfer that occurred in Brown Township, you could look at the inventory to see what image numbers in the digital file of that deed transfers book correspond to the Brown Township section.


MAPS OF LANDOWNERS


RECORDER'S ENTRY BOOKS

Entry books kept by the Hendricks County Recorder contain a summary of each deed that was recorded in the Deed Books. The Deed Books themselves have more information that what is in these entry books.


PROPERTY RECORDS CARDS

Property records cards are large index cards kept by the Hendricks County Auditor that contain a listing of who was responsible for paying the property taxes on a piece of land in various towns and townships. These cards are organized not by the owner's name, but by the location of the piece of land.


ASSESSOR'S PLAT BOOKS

A plat book (which contains plat maps for specific Sections, Congressional Townships and Ranges) acts as a snapshot of who owned a piece of land in a particular year, and also allows you to see who the landowner's neighbors were. The Hendricks County Assessor has plat books for various townships for scattered years. These plat books have been digitized by the Hendricks County Government.

Brown Township | Center Township | Clay Township | Eel River Township | Franklin Township | Guilford Township | Liberty Township |
Lincoln Township | Marion Township | Middle Township | Union Township | Washington Township

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Brown Township - 1880 digital images Brown Township - 1880 index
Brown Township - 1886 digital images Brown Township - 1886 index
Brown Township - 1891 digital images Brown Township - 1891 index
Brown Township - 1895 digital images Brown Township - 1895 index
Brown Township - 1899 digital images Brown Township - 1899 index
Brown Township - 1911 digital images Brown Township - 1911 index
Brown Township - 1915 digital images Brown Township - 1915 index
Brown Township - 1919 digital images Brown Township - 1919 index
Brown Township - 1922 digital images Brown Township - 1922 index
Brown Township - 1928 digital images Brown Township - 1928 index
Brown Township - 1932 digital images Brown Township - 1932 index
Brown Township - 1940 digital images Brown Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Center Township - 1880 digital images Center Township - 1880 index
Center Township - 1886 digital images Center Township - 1886 index
Center Township - 1891 digital images  
Center Township - 1895 digital images  
Center Township - 1899 digital images Center Township - 1899 index
Center Township - 1903 digital images Center Township - 1903 index
Center Township - 1907 digital images Center Township - 1907 index
Center Township - 1911 digital images Center Township - 1911 index
Center Township - 1915 digital images Center Township - 1915 index
Center Township - 1919 digital images Center Township - 1919 index
Center Township - 1922 digital images Center Township - 1922 index
Center Township - 1925 digital images Center Township - 1925 index
Center Township - 1928 digital images Center Township - 1928 index
Center Township - 1932 digital images Center Township - 1932 index
Center Township - 1940 digital images Center Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Clay Township - 1886 digital images Clay Township - 1886 index
Clay Township - 1891 digital images Clay Township - 1891 index
Clay Township - 1895 digital images Clay Township - 1895 index
Clay Township - 1899 digital images Clay Township - 1899 index
Clay Township - 1915 digital images Clay Township - 1915 index
Clay Township - 1919 digital images Clay Township - 1919 index
Clay Township - 1922 digital images Clay Township - 1922 index
Clay Township - 1928 digital images Clay Township - 1928 index
Clay Township - 1932 digital images Clay Township - 1932 index
Clay Township - 1940 digital images Clay Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Eel River Township - 1891 digital images Eel River Township - 1891 index
Eel River Township - 1895 digital images Eel River Township - 1895 index
Eel River Township - 1903 digital images Eel River Township - 1903 index
Eel River Township - 1911 digital images Eel River Township - 1911 index
Eel River Township - 1915 digital images Eel River Township - 1915 index
Eel River Township - 1919 digital images Eel River Township - 1919 index
Eel River Township - 1922 digital images Eel River Township - 1922 index
Eel River Township - 1928 digital images Eel River Township - 1928 index
Eel River Township - 1932 digital images Eel River Township - 1932 index
Eel River Township - 1940 digital images Eel River Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Franklin Township - 1886 digital images Franklin Township - 1886 index
Franklin Township - 1895 digital images Franklin Township - 1895 index
Franklin Township - 1899 digital images Franklin Township - 1899 index
Franklin Township - 1907 digital images Franklin Township - 1907 index
Franklin Township - 1911 digital images Franklin Township - 1911 index
Franklin Township - 1919 digital images Franklin Township - 1919 index
Franklin Township - 1920 digital images Franklin Township - 1920 index
Franklin Township - 1922 digital images Franklin Township - 1922 index
Franklin Township - 1925 digital images Franklin Township - 1925 index
Franklin Township - 1928 digital images Franklin Township - 1928 index
Franklin Township - 1932 digital images Franklin Township - 1932 index
Franklin Township - 1940 digital images Franklin Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Guilford Township - 1886 digital images Guilford Township - 1886 index
Guilford Township - 1889 digital images  
Guilford Township - 1891 digital images Guilford Township - 1891 index
Guilford Township - 1898 digital images  
Guilford Township - 1899 digital images Guilford Township - 1899 index
Guilford Township - 1903 digital images Guilford Township - 1903 index
Guilford Township - 1911 digital images Guilford Township - 1911 index
Guilford Township - 1928 digital images Guilford Township - 1928 index
Guilford Township - 1932 digital images Guilford Township - 1932 index
Guilford Township - 1940 digital images Guilford Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Liberty Township - 1891 digital images Liberty Township - 1891 index
Liberty Township - 1895 digital images Liberty Township - 1895 index
Liberty Township - 1899 digital images Liberty Township - 1899 index
Liberty Township - 1907 digital images Liberty Township - 1907 index
Liberty Township - 1911 digital images Liberty Township - 1911 index
Liberty Township - 1915 digital images Liberty Township - 1915 index
Liberty Township - 1918 digital images Liberty Township - 1918 index
Liberty Township - 1922 digital images  
Liberty Township - 1925 digital images Liberty Township - 1925 index
Liberty Township - 1928 digital images Liberty Township - 1928 index
Liberty Township - 1932 digital images Liberty Township - 1932 index
Liberty Township - 1940 digital images Liberty Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Lincoln Township - 1891 digital images Lincoln Township - 1891 index
Lincoln Township - 1895 digital images Lincoln Township - 1895 index
Lincoln Township - 1899 digital images Lincoln Township - 1899 index
Lincoln Township - 1903 digital images Lincoln Township - 1903 index
Lincoln Township - 1907 digital images Lincoln Township - 1907 index
Lincoln Township - 1911 digital images Lincoln Township - 1911 index
Lincoln Township - 1915 digital images Lincoln Township - 1915 index
Lincoln Township - 1919 digital images Lincoln Township - 1919 index
Lincoln Township - 1922 digital images Lincoln Township - 1922 index
Lincoln Township - 1925 digital images Lincoln Township - 1925 index
Lincoln Township - 1928 digital images Lincoln Township - 1928 index
Lincoln Township - 1940 digital images Lincoln Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Marion Township - 1891 digital images Marion Township - 1891 index
Marion Township - 1895 digital images Marion Township - 1895 index
Marion Township - 1907 digital images Marion Township - 1907 index
Marion Township - 1911 digital images Marion Township - 1911 index
Marion Township - 1915 digital images Marion Township - 1915 index
Marion Township - 1919 digital images Marion Township - 1919 index
Marion Township - 1922 digital images Marion Township - 1922 index
Marion Township - 1928 digital images Marion Township - 1928 index
Marion Township - 1932 digital images Marion Township - 1932 index
Marion Township - 1940 digital images Marion Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Middle Township - 1886 digital images Middle Township - 1886 index
Middle Township - 1891 digital images Middle Township - 1891 index
Middle Township - 1895 digital images Middle Township - 1895 index
Middle Township - 1899 digital images (Plat Book 4)  
Middle Township - 1899 digital images (Plat Book 5) Middle Township - 1899 index (Plat Book 5)
Middle Township - 1903 digital images Middle Township - 1903 index
Middle Township - 1911 digital images Middle Township - 1911 index
Middle Township - 1918 digital images Middle Township - 1918 index
Middle Township - 1919 digital images Middle Township - 1919 index
Middle Township - 1922 digital images Middle Township - 1922 index
Middle Township - 1925 digital images Middle Township - 1925 index
Middle Township - 1928 digital images Middle Township - 1928 index
Middle Township - 1932 digital images Middle Township - 1932 index
Middle Township - 1940 digital images Middle Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Union Township - 1886 digital images Union Township - 1886 index
Union Township - 1891 digital images Union Township - 1891 index
Union Township - 1895 digital images Union Township - 1895 index
Union Township - 1899 digital images Union Township - 1899 index
Union Township - 1911 digital images Union Township - 1911 index
Union Township - 1915 digital images Union Township - 1915 index
Union Township - 1919 digital images Union Township - 1919 index
Union Township - 1928 digital images Union Township - 1928 index
Union Township - 1932 digital images Union Township - 1932 index
Union Township - 1940 digital images Union Township - 1940 index

DIGITAL IMAGES

INDEX

Washington Township - 1886 digital images Washington Township - 1886 index
Washington Township - 1895 digital images Washington Township - 1895 index
Washington Township - 1899 digital images Washington Township - 1899 index
Washington Township - 1903 digital images Washington Township - 1903 index
Washington Township - 1907 digital images Washington Township - 1907 index
Washington Township - 1911 digital images Washington Township - 1911 index
Washington Township - 1915 digital images Washington Township - 1915 index
Washington Township - 1919 digital images Washington Township - 1919 index
Washington Township - 1922 digital images Washington Township - 1922 index
Washington Township - 1925 digital images Washington Township - 1925 index
Washington Township - 1928 digital images Washington Township - 1928 index
Washington Township - 1932 digital images Washington Township - 1932 index
Washington Township - 1940 digital images Washington Township - 1940 index

SURVEYOR'S PLAT BOOKS

A plat book (which contains plat maps for specific Sections, Congressional Townships and Ranges) acts as a snapshot of who owned a piece of land in a particular year, and also allows you to see who the landowner's neighbors were. The Hendricks County Surveyor has plat books for various towns and townships for scattered years. These plat books have been digitized by the Hendricks County Government.