Vital records
Indiana Birth Records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsIndiana, Scott County
Where Austin's records are kept. Court and property records for Austin sit with Scott County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana.
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As a small town, Austin relies on Scott County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Vital records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsVital records
Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Death RecordsCounty court
The Indiana Judicial Branch lists the federal courts that sit in Indiana: the Northern and Southern District Courts, their bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit. Federal case files are searched through PACER.
Open official site Indiana Federal CasesCounty court
Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
Open official site Indiana Lawyer LookupVital records
Public access to marriage licenses issued in Indiana.
Open official site Indiana Marriage License Public LookupState records
Verify a public school teachers credentials with the IN Department of Education.
Open official site Indiana Teacher LookupState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
Open official site Indiana Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Scott County Sheriff's Office, the elected law enforcement office for Austin, Indiana, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
Open official site Scott County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Austin, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Austin, a place of 4,064 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Scottsburg, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Scott County office is listed on our Scott County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations with a Austin address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $5,716 in back wages agreed for 15 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Services, Inc. | 3 | $154,443 | 74 |
| Austin Foodmart, Inc. | 2 | $5,716 | 15 |
| Morgan Foods, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Austin Tri-Hawk Automotive, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Austin, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Indiana wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Same county
Other places in Scott County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Scott County records are on the county page.