Vital records
Indiana Birth Records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsIndiana, Whitley County
Where Columbia City's records are kept. Columbia City has its own police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Columbia City's own offices, along with State of Indiana offices; the Whitley County offices are on our Whitley County page. 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
Columbia City Police Department at 112 S. Chauncey St., with activity logs, statistics, applications and forms, golf cart rules, victim services, crash report purchase and firearms licensing links.
Open official site Columbia City Police DepartmentCounty court
The Clerk is the recorder of all instruments required or authorized to be recorded in one general series of “Official Records” books.
Open official site Official Records: Columbia Clerk of the Circuit Court & ComptrollerEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Columbia City is the seat of Whitley County. Court and property records sit with Whitley County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Columbia City's own offices are in the cards above, and our Whitley County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Columbia City are recorded by the Whitley County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Whitley 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.
Same county
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.