Local Information

The Indiana Room is a resource for local information on

• grants and nonprofits

• genealogy

• local and state history

• small business

• our community

At War & At Home A digital collection of Civil War era documents.  

Bloom Magazine Index  

Herald-Times Index 1985 - 2005  For an index to articles after 1988, visit the Herald-Times Online.

Herald-Times Index to the Looking Back Series (PDF) Articles on county history written by Rose McIlveen. An Excel version is also available. Many articles have been clipped and filed in the Indiana Room.

Indiana Bedrock  A photographic collection of early limestone industry. Learn more about the project and browse the collection.

Monroe County 1930 Census (Excel)

Monroe County Civil War Regiments (Excel) 

Monroe County Civil War Timeline (PDF)

Monroe County Coroner Reports 1896 - 1935 (PDF)  

Monroe County Family History Files (PDF)  

Monroe County Index (PDF) Formerly referred to as the Vertical Clippings File (c.1968 - 2011), covers subjects about area people, industries, organizations, government, schools, buildings, crimes and criminals, and events. Includes the vertical clippings files from the Monroe County History Center and other collections. An Excel version is also available.

Monroe County Inventory of Primary Documents (PDF) 1855 - 1875

Monroe County Local History Files on Microfilm (Excel)  Submitted by community members in the 1970s.

Monroe County Maps 1820 - Current  (PDF) 

Monroe County Microfilm Collection (Excel)  Early records for deeds, county commissioners, marriages, estate, quit claim, soldiers discharge papers, and more.

Monroe County Newspapers on Microfilm (PDF) 

Monroe County Obituary Index  From 1824 to current times with interruptions when newspapers were not available.

Monroe County Oral Histories Index (Excel) Part of the Indiana University Oral History Project in the 1970s.

Monroe County School Census 1914 (Excel) (PDF) Available in electronic format only. The original book, which is fragile and unavailable to the public, is scheduled for digitization in late 2012. For more information, contact the Indiana Room.

Monroe County Yearbook Index Search for faculty, staff, and students.

Smithville News A digital collection of newspapers and photos from Smithville area (1897 - 1915).