Indiana, Lake County
Where Cedar Lake's records are kept. Cedar Lake has its own town government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Cedar Lake's own offices, along with the Lake County and State of Indiana offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
State agency that keeps the Indiana State Archives, with records from the territorial period to today, and sets retention schedules for state and local offices; archive visits and tours can be arranged.
Open official site Indiana Archives and Records AdministrationCounty court
Bankruptcy court for northern Indiana with offices in South Bend, Fort Wayne and Hammond and a Lafayette location, all reached at (574) 968-2265 on weekdays.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of IndianaCounty court
Indiana Office of Judicial Administration search of cases that are not confidential, in courts using the Odyssey system, including appellate courts, by case or citation number, party name or attorney.
Open official site Indiana Courts Case Search (MyCase)Vital records
Certified Indiana birth, death and fetal death certificates, $10 for a birth and $8 for a death copy, issued to people with direct interest; births are on file from 1907 and deaths from 1900.
Open official site Indiana Department of Health Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Indiana Department of Correction starting point for finding someone in state custody and their DOC number, with links for visits, sending money, phone calls, records requests and Indiana SAVIN victim notification.
Open official site Indiana Department of Correction Incarcerated LocatorPolice & jail
Indiana State Police clearinghouse, created in 2009, that collects and shares information on missing children, veterans at risk and endangered adults, with alert links and a missing person bulletin.
Open official site Indiana Clearinghouse for Missing Children and Endangered AdultsPolice & jail
Where the Indiana State Police explain how to get a limited or national criminal history, challenge an error in your own record, or expunge criminal history.
Open official site Indiana State Police Criminal History ServicesFederal
U.S. Census Bureau data profile of Cedar Lake town, Indiana: a 2020 Census count of 14,106, then income and poverty, education, employment, housing, health, and race and ethnicity statistics.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Cedar Lake Town Hall at 7408 Constitution Avenue, phone 219-374-7000, with the clerk-treasurer, licenses and registration, minutes and agendas, the town code, budgets, permits and utility bill payment.
Open official site Town of Cedar LakeProperty records
The clerk-treasurer at 7408 Constitution Avenue is the town's fiscal officer and clerk to the council, keeps all town records and the town seal, and offers office forms.
Open official site Cedar Lake Clerk-TreasurerPolice & jail
Town police at 7228 Constitution Ave with 26 sworn officers, phone 219.374.5416, Southcom dispatch 219.322.2121, crime data, golf cart rules, investigations and handgun license help.
Open official site Cedar Lake Police DepartmentCity records
Founded in 1945 and now a combination department, the station at 9430 W 133rd Avenue provides fire, EMS and rescue service to Cedar Lake and parts of Center and Hanover Townships.
Open official site Cedar Lake Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Cedar Lake sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Cedar Lake, a place of 14,106 people, is in Lake County, whose county seat is Crown Point. Court and property records sit with Lake County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Cedar Lake's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lake County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations with a Cedar Lake address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $5,968 in back wages agreed for 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henn & Sons Construction Services, Inc. | 1 | $4,628 | 17 |
| Illiana Eyecare, Inc. | 1 | $1,340 | 7 |
| Grand Tots, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| CL Vending, Incorporated | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Aurelio's of Cedar Lake, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Cedar Lake, by back wages agreed; 0 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.
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Voter registration in Indiana is run by the Indiana Election Division and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Cedar Lake.
Deeds for property in Cedar Lake are recorded by the Lake County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lake County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Indiana come from the state vital records office, Indiana Department of Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.