NWIGS Lake County Records
Through our projects and donations from members, NWIGS maintains a number of databases and publications that are helpful in genealogical and family history research for individuals who resided at one time or another in either Lake County or Porter County, Indiana.
Many of the databases below are hosted on this website as indicated by an *. However some of the databases are located on our archived website at rootsweb.com. Pages hosted on rootsweb.com can be identified by checking the URL and noting the beige background. Links and information on these archived pages may not be current. Most of these databases are also included in our searchable index available to members.
Please note that no portion of the databases created by NWIGS and its volunteers may be copied, re-indexed, or reproduced in any form or by any means.
Many of the databases below are hosted on this website as indicated by an *. However some of the databases are located on our archived website at rootsweb.com. Pages hosted on rootsweb.com can be identified by checking the URL and noting the beige background. Links and information on these archived pages may not be current. Most of these databases are also included in our searchable index available to members.
Please note that no portion of the databases created by NWIGS and its volunteers may be copied, re-indexed, or reproduced in any form or by any means.
Lake County Indexes
- Boyd Home Tourist Records, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana*
- Certificates of Business Partnership, 1910-1960 (9,166 records)
- Chicago Title and Trust Index, Book 154 – Indiana Harbor*
- Chicago Title and Trust Company Records*
- Circuit Court Docket Book Index, 1884-1888
- Claim Docket for Lake County, 1897-1905
- Early Land Sales and Purchases Index for Lake County, 1837-1857
- East Chicago High School in the World War, 1919
- Gary Elks Lodge Memorial, 1920
- Gary Screw & Bolt Company Employee Records (14,286 records)*
- General Land Office Records for Lake County
- Guardian Bonds, 1919-1934 (1,451 records)
- Hammond Pioneers (obtained from the August 17, 1934, issue of the Hammond Times)
- Hobart High School Armed Services Honor Roll, 1919
- The Index of Land Transfer and Assessment Records for Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana 1895-1899*
- Insolvent Tax Payers List, Lake County (32,500+ names)
- Inventory Books for Estates and Guardianships (8,509 records)
- Korean War Casualties from Lake County (hosted on archive.org)
- Lake County Indiana Government Books - at Indiana University Northwest/Calumet Archives and the Lake County Historical Museum in Crown Point *
- Marriage Registration Book Index, Lake County 1837-1933* Updated
- Medical and Drugless Physicians’ License and Certificate Records for Lake County*
- Plat Book Index, Lake County, 1891
- Plat Book Index, North Township, Lake County, 1869
- Register of Farm Lands, Lake County (46 records)*
- Register of Intention to become a Qualified Elector, Lake County (22 records)*
- Register of Trained Nurses*
- Surety Bond Records, 1844-1853
- Telephone Directory Listings, City of Gary, 1909
- Will Abstracts, Lake County, 1855-1930s*
- Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Personnel Records
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