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Find the right office in Vigo County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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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.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
Open official site Indiana Unclaimed PropertyVital records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
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Verify a public school teachers credentials with the IN Department of Education.
Open official site Indiana Teacher LookupCounty court
Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
Open official site Indiana Lawyer LookupVital records
Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Death RecordsVital records
Public access to marriage licenses issued in Indiana.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Vigo County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Vigo County.
Police Departments. Vigo County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Vigo County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Terre Haute Police Department and the West Terre Haute Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Vigo County Sheriff's Office, located at 600 Honey Creek Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana 47802, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Vigo County. Vigo County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same Honey Creek Drive location, houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office website, providing information on current inmates, booking dates, charges, and bond amounts. The Terre Haute Police Department serves the city of Terre Haute and maintains its headquarters at 8450 Wabash Avenue.
Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Background Checks / Vigo County Sheriff's Office .
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
600 West Honey Creek Drive Terre Haute, IN 47802 • Phone: (812) 462-3226
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 9 mine sites inside the county: 3 past producers, now closed, 5 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 99 holes drawn inside the county, 40 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Vigo County sits over the Eastern Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by DNR Division of Reclamation, Coal Mine Information System (CMIS) map viewer and linked below.
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 55 investigations in Vigo County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $171,229 in back wages agreed for 435 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Life, Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $46,980 | 28 |
| Ambulance Management Services LTD | Terre Haute | 1 | $35,572 | 28 |
| Sam's Shining Stars, Inc. | Terre Haute | 3 | $17,841 | 39 |
| Dr. Carl Smudde, DDS | Terre Haute | 1 | $12,466 | 10 |
| SGS Pizza, Inc | Terre Haute | 1 | $6,734 | 51 |
| Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $5,495 | 9 |
| Irish Duck Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $4,611 | 83 |
| Terre Haute Hotel Partners LLC | Terre Haute | 1 | $4,424 | 20 |
| Paradise AG Painters, Inc. | West Terre Haute | 1 | $4,250 | 19 |
| Sunset Harbor, Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $3,351 | 6 |
| Andres Enterprises, Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $3,195 | 12 |
| C&K Industries, Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $2,428 | 14 |
| Reveille Management LLC | Terre Haute | 2 | $2,059 | 12 |
| Advanced Women's Healthcare | Terre Haute | 1 | $1,961 | 10 |
| TeDerrian, LLC | Terre Haute | 1 | $1,749 | 8 |
| Vira, Inc | Terre Haute | 1 | $1,663 | 7 |
| Karam Co. | Terre Haute | 1 | $1,491 | 4 |
| Optim Dental-1 LLC | Terre Haute | 1 | $1,208 | 10 |
| Sun Factory Tanning Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $1,199 | 11 |
| Providence Medical Group LLC | Terre Haute | 1 | $877 | 3 |
| Hotel Services of Terre Haute, Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $633 | 3 |
| Ability Corporation | Terre Haute | 1 | $210 | 1 |
| Donut Connection Inc. | Terre Haute | 1 | $205 | 1 |
| A-1 Allergy Relief. INC | Terre Haute | 1 | $57 | 3 |
| Sun Holdings | Terre Haute | 2 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 47 on the Vigo County record; 7 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 22 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Vigo County separates its vital-record counter from the Health Department administration office. Vital Statistics serves applicants at 171 Oak Street in Terre Haute; the department administration address is 147 Oak Street. The vital division lists 812-462-3442 and a weekday service window of 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., excluding holidays. Birth-record corrections require an appointment, so a person changing a record should identify that task before making a routine certificate visit. An address copied from the department footer can send a certificate customer to the wrong desk. Use the division-specific details on the Vigo Vital Statistics service page.
The local office maintains birth and death records beginning in 1882 and issues records for events that occurred in Vigo County. Its instructions expressly exclude requests by email, fax or telephone. A certificate request therefore needs the accepted application route and identification, even when a relative already knows the record exists. The linked birth and death forms each list a $10 copy charge, with no personal checks or credit or debit cards accepted. Both forms show an earlier application cutoff than the division page, so confirm the last intake time before an afternoon visit. The current forms are linked from the county certificate instructions (vigocounty.in.gov).
The Recorder posts a fee schedule covering both submitted instruments and copies already in the office. Ordinary copies no larger than 11 by 17 inches are $1 per page, while certification is a separate $5 charge. A request for a certified deed should therefore identify its page count and certification requirement rather than send only the certification amount. The schedule sets $25 for deeds and other instruments in that category and $55 for mortgages, with separate oversized-page treatment. These filing amounts are not per-page copy prices. Match the requested transaction to the Recorder fee schedule linked by the office.
The Vigo Recorder identifies Doxpop as its partner for online images and indexing, and describes a free Property Watch service for names and parcels. A notice means a document referencing the watched information was recorded; it does not by itself identify misconduct. Retrieve the instrument, check the parties and legal description, and contact the recorder about a document you cannot identify. Residents without internet or email access may ask the office for help registering. The recorder also states that staff do not perform a complete title search for the requester. Those limits and service routes are described by the Vigo County Recorder.
The Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court maintains documentation for Circuit, Superior and Juvenile Courts. The office occupies the first floor of the courthouse at 33 South Third Street, Terre Haute, with general office hours Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The county also publishes a dedicated court-record request telephone, 812-231-4499. Prepare the case number, parties, document title and copy type before contacting that unit. A request for an order already filed belongs with the record office; a payment inquiry may require another clerk function. Begin with the county Court Records contact.
Indiana court guidance describes MyCase as a source of nonconfidential family, civil, criminal and appellate case information, with some documents available. It also states that coverage and historical depth differ among courts. A document absent from an online docket may still be obtainable through the clerk, so retain the case reference and request the particular item instead of treating a blank screen as a negative records result. Hearing transcripts follow the court reporter route. MyCase is not the same product as an Indiana State Police criminal history. The judiciary explains these distinctions in its public-record request instructions.
The county genealogy policy permits inspection of public index books and staff-assisted access to available information, but prohibits photographs of the records. It limits a session to five names and warns that staffing demands can affect access. Researchers should bring a starting year, name variants and the relationship details required for a copy request. The policy describes a five-year search and distinguishes viewing from paid copies; it also supplies narrower genealogy service windows than the general vital-record counter. Recheck those arrangements with the office before traveling. The document is available through the Vital Statistics genealogy policy.
The Indiana judiciary places Vigo in Judicial District 19 with Clay, Putnam and Sullivan counties and supplies a local-rules link for Vigo. That district identifier does not mean a requester can obtain every neighboring county file from the Vigo clerk. The state entry distinguishes local court contacts, case search, e-filing and district administration. When a record request raises a procedure question, identify the court and case first, then use the linked rules for that court. A district governance plan serves a different purpose from the docket or the filed record. Start with the judiciary Vigo County entry.
The Indiana State Police online Limited Criminal History application lists $15 per record for subscribers and $16.32 for nonsubscribers paying by credit card. These are separate requester categories, not a county clerk copy rate. The application states that the record concerns Indiana felony and Class A misdemeanor arrests and warns that a name-based search may not be a complete criminal history. Use identifying information carefully and distinguish a record search from a judicial document request or a fingerprint-based service. Before paying, confirm that the intended recipient accepts the product described by the current ISP Limited Criminal History application.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Local birth and death certificates and genealogy records.
Office page: vigocounty.in.gov
Recorded instruments, copies, certification and property-watch assistance.
Office page: vigocounty.in.gov
Circuit, Superior and Juvenile Court documentation; marriage and election functions.
Office page: vigocounty.in.gov
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Vigo County Sheriff or a city police department in Vigo County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Indiana criminal history record comes from the Indiana State Police, Criminal History Services. Online Limited Criminal History search by name, date of birth, race and gender, covering Indiana felony and misdemeanor arrests; the fingerprint based National Full Criminal History gives a fuller report. Fee: $16.32 per record for nonsubscribers paying by credit card online; $15.00 per record for subscribers, as listed by the current ISP application.
Search the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office or through the Indiana Election Division (Secretary of State). You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 29 days before an election; for the 2026 general election the deadline was October 5, 2026.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Vigo County are kept by the Vigo County Recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer, who mails the property tax bill; the county auditor and treasurer calculate the bills together. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Indiana come from the Indiana Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. To buy a birth or death certificate in person, visit the local health department where the birth or death occurred; the state office has no walk in service. In person at the local health department where the event occurred, by mail with State Form 49607 to the address on the form, online through VitalChek (the only IDOH approved online vendor), or by phone at (866) 601-0891. Fee: $10.00 for the first birth certificate and $4.00 for each additional copy (death certificates $8.00 first copy).
Business entity filings are searched with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services (INBiz). Indiana has no single statewide business license; a business using an assumed name records it with the County Recorder, and many trades need local licenses.
Vital Statistics lists 171 Oak Street, rather than the 147 Oak Street administrative address. Call 812-462-3442 and check the division contact and intake instructions.
The vital division says it does not accept birth or death certificate requests by email, fax or telephone. Follow the application route linked in its certificate instructions.
The $5 certification charge is separate from the copy price. Ordinary pages no larger than 11 by 17 inches cost $1 each under the recorder schedule.
A notice identifies a newly recorded document associated with a watched name or parcel. Inspect that document before deciding what it means; the Recorder explains the notice service.
The county publishes 812-231-4499 for court-record requests. Give the case number and the specific document to the Court Records office.
The posted genealogy policy does not permit photographs, but allows the researcher to write available information with staff assistance. Check its inspection and copy conditions.
The policy limits a session to five names and describes staffing-dependent access. Arrange the visit using the county genealogy policy.
The current application lists $16.32 per credit-card record for nonsubscribers and a separate $15 subscriber rate. These prices belong to the ISP Limited Criminal History product.
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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.