Indiana, Bartholomew County
Where Columbus's records are kept. Columbus has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Columbus's own offices, along with State of Indiana offices; the Bartholomew County offices are on our Bartholomew County page. 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
Clerk office headquartered in Indianapolis with staffed offices in Evansville and New Albany; a case administrator finder uses the last two digits of a case number, and PACER has case files.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern 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
Latest Census Bureau numbers for Columbus city, Indiana: population estimates, veterans, median household income, housing and businesses, built from Population Estimates, the decennial census and American Community Survey data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Columbus lists its City Clerk, City Council and boards alongside police, fire, trash and recycling, utilities, GIS mapping and job openings. City Hall is at 123 Washington Street.
Open official site City of ColumbusProperty records
Official records and legal files 123 Washington Street Columbus IN 47201 Phone: (812) 376-2510 Fax: (812) 376-2651
Open official site Columbus City ClerkPolice & jail
Columbus Police Department, Indiana, with its records division, report, photo and video requests, crime tips, parking ticket payment and community programs for Bartholomew County's seat.
Open official site Columbus Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and emergency services 1101 Jackson Street Columbus IN 47201 Phone: (812) 376-2679 Fax: (812) 376-2568
Open official site Columbus Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more Columbus sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Columbus, a place of 50,474 people, is the seat of Bartholomew County. Court and property records sit with Bartholomew County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Columbus's own offices are in the cards above, and our Bartholomew County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 1 site producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The DNR subsidence insurance page (www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/mine-subsidence/subsidence-insurance) says the Division of Reclamation fills subsidence holes but does not pay for structural damage, which is what the fund is for.
Indiana abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 38 investigations with a Columbus address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $473,749 in back wages agreed for 1,856 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman El Nopal Columbus Inc | 1 | $125,127 | 51 |
| Two Tapatio Mexican Restaurant, Corp. | 1 | $63,680 | 19 |
| Elwood Staffing Services, Inc. | 2 | $61,855 | 511 |
| Consolidated Diesel Company, Inc. | 1 | $52,091 | 424 |
| Developmental Services Incorporated | 1 | $49,968 | 22 |
| Force Construction Company Inc | 1 | $46,125 | 35 |
| Techcom, Inc. | 1 | $21,740 | 9 |
| Estep & Company | 1 | $14,968 | 714 |
| Brix Haus Brewing Inc | 1 | $13,052 | 16 |
| Cars & Parts, Inc. | 1 | $9,569 | 12 |
| Lotus Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $6,815 | 2 |
| NTN Driveshaft, Inc. | 1 | $3,825 | 1 |
| Pahls Lawn Care Inc | 1 | $3,501 | 17 |
| Columbus Hotel Developers, Inc. | 1 | $575 | 1 |
| American Multi-Cinema, Inc. | 1 | $480 | 14 |
| The Cork Liquors VIII, LLC | 1 | $293 | 6 |
| Flavors of India LLC | 1 | $52 | 1 |
| Mike Herald Management Company | 1 | $32 | 1 |
| Richardson Molding Incorporated | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Donuts N' Coffee, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Southern Bells, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| City of Columbus | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Cunmmins, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Centerstone of America | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Indy Corral LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 37 whose address on the record is in Columbus; 12 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 12 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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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 Columbus.
Deeds for property in Columbus are recorded by the Bartholomew County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Bartholomew 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.