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Microfilm
We have a wide variety of resources available on microfilm including newspapers, Clark County vital records, various Clark County historical records, and the U.S. Federal Census. Click on a tab below to view our microfilm holdings for that category.
Newspapers on microfilm
| The Evening News (Jeffersonville, IN) |
Nov. 1872 – present (not inclusive) |
| The National Democrat (Jeffersonville, IN) |
June 1872 – June 1916 (not inclusive) |
| The Jeffersonville Star (Jeffersonville, IN) |
Mar. 1914 – Dec. 1921 (not inclusive) |
| The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) |
Jan. – May 1937; Jan. 1971 – Jan. 1972; Jan. 1975 – Dec. 1998 |
| The Reflector/The Daily Reflector (Indiana Reformatory, Jeffersonville, IN) |
Nov. 1903 – Oct. 1915 |
| Clark County Republican/Citizen-Record (Jeffersonville, IN) |
Oct. 1919 – Feb. 1920 |
Looking for more Clark County newspapers? Check with the Charlestown-Clark County Public Libraries for papers for cities and towns in the rest of Clark County.
Vital Records on microfilm
| Clark County Marriage Records | 1808 – 1901 |
| (Missing years 1848–1855 because the book was too faded to film) | |
| Clark County Birth Records | 1882 – 1922 |
| Clark County Death Records | 1882 – 1971 |
| Individual City/Town Death Records: | |
| Jeffersonville | 1921 – 1956 |
| Clarksville | 1907 – 1939 |
| Charlestown | 1907 – 1937 |
| Sellersburg | 1911 – 1937 |
| Borden | 1913 – 1937 |
Historical Records on microfilm
| Clark County Deed Indexes: Grantor | 1860 – 1900 |
| Clark County Deed Indexes: Grantee | 1870 – 1900 |
| Clark County Wills | 1801 – 1833; 1852 – 1895 |
| Clark County Probate Court | 1817 – 1852 |
| Court of Common Pleas — Order Books | 1801 – 1817 |
| Court of Common Pleas — Minute Books | 1801 – 1814 |
| Court of General Quarter Sessions — Minute Books | 1801 – 1808 |
| Circuit Court — Order Books | 1824 – 1831 |
| Circuit Court — Minute Books | 1815 – 1816 |
| Courts of Oyer & Terminer, General Jail Delivery, & Circuit Courts held by Federal Judges |
1802 – 1813 |
| County Commissioner’s Records | 1817 – 1828; 1832 – 1852 |
| Clark County Estray Book | 1802 – 1818 |
Census Records on microfilm
| Indiana Territorial Census | 1807 |
| U.S. Federal Census | |
|---|---|
| Indiana (most counties) | 1820 – 1880; 1900 – 1930 |
| Kentucky | 1810; 1900 (Jefferson County) |
| Connecticut | 1790 |
| Maine | 1790 |
| Maryland | 1790 |
| Massachusetts | 1790 |
| New Hampshire | 1790 |
| New York | 1790 |
| North Carolina | 1790 |
| Pennsylvania | 1790 |
| Rhode Island | 1790 |
| South Carolina | 1790 |
| Vermont | 1790 |
Miscellaneous Records on microfilm
| Caron Jeffersonville City Directory | 1901 – 1902 |
| Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Jeffersonville | 1886; 1898; 1904; 1911; 1925 |
| Jesse Dorsey collection of the “Speedometer” | Oct. 1921 – Aug. 1929 |
| Guernsey Ledger, Monroe Township | 1860 – 1861 |
| Surveys and abstracts of Clark’s Grant/Illinois Grant | |
Jeffersonville City Directories
Click below for a downloadable list of Jeffersonville city directories in the Indiana Room and online.