Auditor's Office
Shelby County, Indiana, Courthouse
PO Box 198, Shelbyville, IN 46176,
hours: M-F 8a-4p
The Auditor's vault has many records of interest to the family historian. The Auditor's Office was established in 1822. Using the Inventory of the County Archives of Indiana, No. 73 Shelby County, Indiana Historical Records Survey, Indianapolis, 1940, I will list some of the records available:
Assessment of Real Estate and
Personal Property
Plats of the townships, showing ownership, improvements and tax assessments
Addison Township, 1891
Hanover Township, 1859
Hanover Township, 1901
Treasurer's Records
Tax Duplicate Ledger, Moral Township, 1855
Record of Insolvent, Doubtful and Non-Resident Taxpayers, 1851-1874
1884 Tax List
Transfer Books
Descriptions of all lands conveyed by deed or partition, including names & addresses
County Expenditures
Records of all county expenditures, including public welfare
Bonds
Courthouse Records Index
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