Vital records
Indiana Birth Records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsIndiana, Elkhart County
Where Wakarusa's records are kept. Court and property records for Wakarusa sit with Elkhart County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana.
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As a small town, Wakarusa relies on Elkhart County and the State of Indiana for its public records. The cards below are the Indiana state offices, and the Elkhart County offices are on our Elkhart 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 PropertyEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Wakarusa, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Wakarusa is an incorporated place in Elkhart County, a place of 1,998 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Goshen, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Elkhart County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations with a Wakarusa address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $21,893 in back wages agreed for 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Transport, Inc. | 1 | $21,143 | 26 |
| Forrest River, Inc. | 1 | $750 | 1 |
| Happy Days Cafe | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| S&S Automotive Restoration and Collision LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Wakarusa, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has 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.
Same county
Other places in Elkhart County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Elkhart County records are on the county page.