Indiana, Lake County
Where Hammond's records are kept. Hammond 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 Hammond's own offices, along with State of Indiana offices; the Lake County offices are on our Lake 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
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
Hammond city, Indiana in Census Bureau QuickFacts, which gathers frequently requested Census figures on people, businesses and geography; 77,879 residents were counted there in 2020.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City of Hammond online: the mayor's office, city ordinances, Document Central, public notices, Hammond 311 service requests, a city owned land map and the department directory. City Hall: 5925 Calumet Avenue.
Open official site City of HammondCity records
Official records and legal files 5925 Calumet Avenue Hammond IN 46320 Phone: (219) 853-6346 Fax: (219) 853-6339
Open official site Hammond City ClerkPolice & jail
Hammond Police Department, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Hammond Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and emergency services 6110 Calumet Avenue Hammond IN 46320 Phone: (219) 853-6416 Fax: (219) 853-6319
Open official site Hammond Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
11 more Hammond sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Hammond, a place of 77,879 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. Hammond's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lake 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 1 mine site inside the city or town limits: 1 processing plant, which is not a working.
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 54 investigations with a Hammond address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $579,922 in back wages agreed for 817 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Engineering, LLC | 1 | $106,213 | 0 |
| Hammond Professional Cleaning Services | 1 | $93,140 | 102 |
| Horseshoe Hammond, LLC | 1 | $45,938 | 485 |
| Fuerte Meat Market, Inc. | 2 | $43,983 | 29 |
| Ox-Cart Trucking, Inc. | 1 | $41,939 | 3 |
| Hammond Donuts, Inc. | 1 | $37,223 | 13 |
| New Petros Restaurant, Inc. | 1 | $33,405 | 11 |
| Jacqueline Corp. | 1 | $31,570 | 3 |
| Great Lakes Roofing & Construction Co., Inc. | 1 | $31,421 | 31 |
| The Tzatziki Company | 1 | $22,100 | 10 |
| United Transport, Inc. | 1 | $16,211 | 3 |
| CHEPA, Inc. | 1 | $10,922 | 7 |
| SN Food Corp. | 1 | $8,271 | 12 |
| Napleton's River Oaks Cadillac, Inc. | 1 | $7,772 | 4 |
| Go Wireless Hammond, Inc. | 1 | $6,694 | 15 |
| Sai Sai, Inc. | 1 | $6,456 | 12 |
| C & R Remodeling, LLC | 3 | $6,073 | 25 |
| Kraunsta Family Healthcare, LLC | 1 | $5,872 | 1 |
| Neal's/Bohling Dodge Limited Partnership | 1 | $4,808 | 23 |
| Peaceful Palace Childcare Center, Inc | 1 | $4,807 | 6 |
| Van Til's Supermarket, Inc. | 1 | $3,987 | 3 |
| Community Outreach Advocates, Inc. | 1 | $3,239 | 4 |
| Bethany Child Care & Development Center, Inc. | 1 | $2,378 | 1 |
| Horsehoe Hammond, Inc. | 1 | $2,098 | 1 |
| Jefferson Hotel of Hammond, Indiana, Inc. | 1 | $1,963 | 4 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 49 whose address on the record is in Hammond; 15 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 24 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 Hammond.
Deeds for property in Hammond 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.
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.