Hancock County, Indiana public records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Hancock County?

Use the property search of the Hancock County Assessor: https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=111&LayerID=1206&PageTypeID=2&PageID=674

In Hancock County, deeds are recorded by the Hancock County Recorder; property values come from the Hancock County Assessor; court files are kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 7, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Hancock County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Hancock County Recorder⁴	Search deeds²	$1 per page (11 x 17 inches or smaller); $5 per page (larger than 11 x 17 inches)³
Property values and owners	Hancock County Assessor⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Hancock County Treasurer⁷	Tax bill search⁸	—
Court cases	Clerk of the Circuit Court⁹	Hancock County Circuit Court¹⁰ Hancock County Superior Court I¹⁰ Hancock County Superior Court II¹⁰	Copies $1 per page (court cases); certification $3 per document, on top of the copy fee¹¹
Marriage records	Clerk of the Circuit Court⁹	—	$4 per certified copy¹²
Divorce records	Clerk of the Circuit Court⁹	—	$1 per page; $3 per certification¹¹
Birth certificates	Hancock County Health Department, Vital Records¹³	—	$15 combo certificate (regular and laminated wallet size)¹³
Death certificates	Hancock County Health Department, Vital Records¹³	—	$15 for each copy¹⁴
Probate and wills	Clerk of the Circuit Court¹⁵	—	—
Business names (DBA)	Hancock County Recorder⁴	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Hancock County are recorded by the Hancock County Recorder.⁴

Online search: doxpop.com/prod²
Cost: Account²
Who runs it: Doxpop²

Copy fee: $1 per page (11 x 17 inches or smaller); $5 per page (larger than 11 x 17 inches)³
Certified copy fee: $5 certification of documents³
How to order: By mail: send a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope with a check or money order payable to the Hancock County Recorder; or visit the county annex²
Recording fee: $25 deeds and all other instruments (includes 1 oversize page); $55 mortgages; $5 each additional page exceeding 8.5 x 14 inches; $25 mechanic's lien including one mail-out, $2 each additional mail-out³
Fee schedule date: Fees in effect beginning January 1, 2021³
Turnaround: Most documents recorded within 24 hours³
What it covers: Mechanic liens, mortgages, deed records and military discharge documents¹⁶
Not held: No plot plans or blueprints of homes; the office has subdivision plats⁴
No title search: Staff do not do public records or title searches⁴
Property watch: Free Doxpop Property Watch alerts when a document is recorded matching a legal description or name: watch.doxpop.com/property¹⁷
Scam warning: County warns about 'Deed Processing Notice' mail: it is not from the county⁴
Not affiliated: County states Deeds.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by the county⁴

How deeds work in Indiana

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Hancock County Assessor sets property values⁵; the Hancock County Treasurer bills and collects the tax⁷.

Property search: beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx (Beacon, Schneider Geospatial; linked by the Assessor)⁶
Tax bill search: lowtaxinfo.com/hancockcounty (Low Tax Info; linked by the Treasurer)⁸
Parcel map (GIS): beacon.schneidercorp.com (GIS portal hosted by Schneider Geospatial)¹⁸
GIS disclaimer: GIS parcel lines are not legal boundaries¹⁸
Appealing a value: File Form 130 (online through Beacon, in person, by email or by mail) with the Assessor; the; expect a reply within 90 days¹⁹
Appeal rule: Form 11 mailed on or before May 1: appeal between mailing and June 15; no notice: the tax bill serves as the notice¹⁹
Assessor scope: County Assessor assesses real property in all nine townships and handles appeals, exemptions and business personal property⁵
Deductions: Homestead, over-65, veteran and disability deductions are handled by the Auditor, 317-477-1105, 111 South American Legion Place, Suite 217⁵
Tax due: 2026 due dates: spring May 11, fall November 10⁷
Pay by phone: 877-690-3729, jurisdiction code 2434²⁰
Tax sale: Annual tax sale online; the 2026 sale was set for September 18, 2026 at zeusauction.com²¹

How property tax works in Indiana

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Hancock County Circuit Court	Probate, criminal, civil, juvenile and domestic relations²²	Clerk of the Circuit Court (County Clerk)	public.courts.in.gov/mycase MyCase, linked by the Clerk¹⁰
Hancock County Superior Court I	Serious felonies, divorces, juvenile delinquency and CHINS, negligence, estates, foreclosures and evictions; not small claims or most traffic cases²³	Clerk of the Circuit Court (County Clerk)	public.courts.in.gov/mycase MyCase, linked by the Clerk¹⁰
Hancock County Superior Court II	Traffic infractions, misdemeanors, Class D felonies and small claims²⁴	Clerk of the Circuit Court (County Clerk)	public.courts.in.gov/mycase MyCase, linked by the Clerk¹⁰

State page: in.gov/courts/local/hancock-county (linked from the county Courts page)²⁵
State search link: Indiana Judicial Branch Hancock page links case search to mycase.in.gov²⁶
Mycase caveat: mycase.in.gov (Odyssey case search) for non-confidential family, civil, criminal and appellate records; not all courts included and coverage years vary by county²⁷
Fees: Copies $1 per page (court cases); certification $3 per document, on top of the copy fee¹¹
Microfilm copies: $1 per page for copies made from microfilm²⁸
How to order: Complete a Request for Information form and mail it with a money order and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Clerk's Public Access Department¹¹
Filing fees: Civil collection, domestic relations, miscellaneous and mortgage foreclosure $157 (certified mail) / $185 (sheriff service); civil plenary and tort $232 / $260; small claims $97 / $125²⁹
Payment: No personal checks, debit cards or credit cards for filing fees²⁸
Confidential: Juvenile, pre-2014 paternity and other confidential cases are released only to parties, with photo ID¹¹
Local rules: Hancock County local rules (Indiana Judicial Branch)²⁶
What is public: Public access by case type set under Administrative Rule 9: e.g., civil cases non-confidential orders and documents online; criminal felony/misdemeanor cases only sentencing orders online, other non-confidential documents in person; adoption, juvenile delinquency and mental health not public³⁰

Criminal records and background checks

Which court: Case search through MyCase; not a complete criminal history³¹
Courts note: mycase.in.gov is not a complete criminal history²⁷
Local background check: Local Hancock County background checks through the jail, with valid ID, at the Jail Visitor's entrance³¹
Reports: Case reports $5; accident reports $8 from the office or NextRequest, or $12 at BuyCrash; cash, money order or cashier's check at the office³¹
State repository: Indiana State Police Central Records Division: Limited Criminal History (Indiana-only name/DOB search of felony and misdemeanor arrests); fingerprint-based national check also offered³²
Fee: Online: $15.70 per search by credit card (non-subscribers), $15.00 for IN.gov subscribers, $7.00 for government agencies; charged even for 'No Records Found'³³
Sex offender: icrimewatch.net/indiana.php (Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry, linked from IDOC)³⁴
Sex offender: agency: Indiana Department of Correction, Sex & Violent Offender Registry division³⁵

How Indiana courts keep their files

Marriage records

Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county that issued the license (certified copies)²⁷

Marriage license fee: $29 with one certified certificate if an applicant lives in Hancock County; $69 for out-of-state residents; $1.75 card fee; no personal checks¹²
Out of state: $69 application/document fee; both applicants out of state and the wedding in Hancock County¹²
Copy fee: $4 per certified copy¹²
How to order: Mail groom's name, bride's maiden name, date of marriage and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a $4 money order to Hancock County Clerk's Office, 9 E Main Street, Greenfield, IN 46140¹²
Apply by: Arrive no later than 3:30 pm; about 15 to 20 minutes¹²
Statewide index: Marriage License Public Lookup (Indiana courts, public.courts.in.gov/mlpl) has many but not all marriage records from 1993 to present; Indiana State Library 'Indiana Legacy' indexes marriages before 1850 and 1958-2017 (IARA wording; IDOH page says 1958-2018)³⁶

Indiana marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce (dissolution) was granted³⁷

Which court: Divorces are among the cases heard in Superior Court I; the Circuit Court handles domestic relations²³
Copy fee: $1 per page; $3 per certification¹¹
Filing fee: $157 by certified mail; $185 by sheriff service; cash or money order³⁸
Online: Divorce case index searchable on mycase.in.gov; decrees not online; domestic-relations documents not online to public, non-confidential documents in person²⁷

Indiana divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Hancock County Health Department (births back to 1882) and the Indiana Department of Health¹⁴

Fee: $15 combo certificate (regular and laminated wallet size)¹³
How to order: In person or by mail with the form or the birth details, ID and payment by cash, check or money order¹⁴
Who may order: Only persons with a 'direct interest': documented financial/legal interest or immediate kinship (parent, adult sibling, grandparent); IDOH J2 list also allows registrant 18+, adult child/grandchild, current spouse, aunt/uncle, court-appointed guardian, attorney, state/federal or social agency with documentation, step-parent; genealogy only if the person is over 75 and deceased³⁹
Family without ID: A parent, grandparent or adult sibling can get a copy for someone without ID¹⁴
Passport note: The passport office does not recommend laminating birth certificates¹⁴
State office: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Vital Records (state records from October 1907) and local health departments where the birth occurred (faster)⁴⁰

Ordering an Indiana birth certificate

Death certificates

Hancock County Health Department (back to 1882) and the Indiana Department of Health¹⁴

Fee: $15 for each copy¹⁴
How to order: In person or by mail with the deceased's name and date of death, ID and payment¹⁴
Who may order: Direct interest required: parents, spouse, adult children, grandparents, adult grandchildren, siblings, aunts/uncles, adult nieces/nephews, legal interest, assigned funeral home; genealogy if the person would be over 75 years old⁴¹
State office: IDOH Division of Vital Records (state records from 1900) and local health department where death occurred⁴⁰

Ordering an Indiana death certificate

Probate records and wills

Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the estate case is heard (filed wills and estate documents)²⁷

Courts: Circuit Court handles probate; Superior Court I hears estates²²
Filing fee: $177 to open an estate; schedule also shows $205 with sheriff service¹⁵
Certified letters: $2.00 for additional certified copies of letters²⁹
Small estate: Small Estate Affidavit form; decedent's estate limit $100,000 as of July 1, 2022; the form is not filed with the Court¹⁵
Online: Estate cases (EM/ES/EU): non-confidential orders online; other documents in person³⁰
Older records: Some counties transferred old probate records to the Indiana State Archives³⁶

Finding a will or probate case in Indiana

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Hancock County Recorder.⁴

County: Certificate of Assumed Business Name, $25 to record, at the County Recorder, for sole proprietors and general partnerships⁴²
Who: Sole proprietors and general partnerships using a name other than their real name⁴²
State: Entities registered with the Secretary of State (corporations, LLCs, LPs, LLPs, nonprofits) file assumed names with the Secretary of State through INBiz, not at the county⁴³
Search portal: INBiz (inbiz.in.gov), Indiana Secretary of State business portal with Business Search⁴⁴

Voter records

Kept by the Hancock County Election Office.⁴⁵

Check your registration: Indiana Voter Portal indianavoters.in.gov⁴⁶
Clerk role: The Clerk is ex officio secretary of the County Election Board⁴⁵
Public or restricted: Voter registration records are generally public records under APRA, except declinations, the registration-agency identity, Address Confidentiality Program participants, and proof-of-citizenship documents; full SSN redacted⁴⁷
County requests: Requests for SVRS data at a county voter registration office use State Form VRG-24; requester agrees not to use it for commercial solicitation⁴⁷

Historical records

Genealogy vital: Birth and death genealogy records back to 1882, some incomplete; contact the Health Department to check availability¹³
No photocopies: The Health Department does not photocopy records; it types certified copies from the registers at $15 each¹⁴
Other sources: Greenfield Public Library, Indiana State Library Genealogy Division and Hancock County Historical Society, as listed by the Health Department¹⁴
Clerk limit: Clerk asks local research requests be limited to two¹¹
State archives: Indiana State Archives (IARA), 6440 E. 30th St., Indianapolis, IN 46219; (317) 591-5222; [email protected]⁴⁸
Vital history: State did not require births/deaths to be recorded until 1882; state recording from 1907³⁶

Good to know about Hancock County records

County birth and death registers go back to 1882, with some records incomplete or never recorded¹³
The Health Department has a book of Tombstone Inscriptions, 1833 to 1933, also at Greenfield Public Library¹⁴
The county warns of 'Deed Processing Notice' mailers; a deed copy costs $1 per page at the Recorder⁴
County alert dated September 23, 2025: county offices never call to request money for warrants or bond⁴⁹
Hancock County has over 44,000 parcels, per the Assessor's 2026 notice⁵
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is commonly called the County Clerk, and also runs the Election Office⁹
The county's Beacon GIS site gets close to a thousand visitors a day¹⁸

Office addresses, phones and hours

Hancock County Recorder

Address: 111 S American Legion Place, Suite 202, Greenfield, IN 46140⁴
Mail: Hancock County Recorder, 111 American Legion Place Ste. 202, Greenfield, IN 46140⁴²
Phone: 317-477-1142⁴
Email: [email protected] (County Recorder)⁴
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm⁴
Website: hancockin.gov/269/Recorder⁴

Hancock County Assessor

Address: 111 American Legion Place, Suite 204, Hancock County Annex, Greenfield, IN 46140⁵
Phone: 317-477-1102; fax 317-477-1104⁵
Email: [email protected]⁵
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm⁵
Website: hancockin.gov/158/Assessor⁵

Hancock County Treasurer

Address: 111 American Legion Place, Suite 205, Greenfield, IN 46140⁷
Mail: 111 American Legion Place, Suite 205, Greenfield, IN 46140²⁰
Phone: 317-477-1152; fax 317-477-1726⁷
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm⁷
Website: hancockin.gov/304/Treasurer⁷

Clerk of the Circuit Court (County Clerk)

Address: 9 E Main Street, Room 213, Greenfield, IN 46140⁹
Mail: Hancock County Clerk, Public Access Department, 9 E Main Street, Room 213, Greenfield, IN 46140¹¹
Phone: 317-477-1109; fax 317-477-1163⁹
Email: [email protected] (Clerk)⁹
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm⁹
Website: hancockin.gov/169/Clerk-of-Courts⁹

Clerk of the Circuit Court (County Clerk)

Address: 9 E Main Street, Room 213, Greenfield, IN 46140⁹
Phone: 317-477-1109⁹
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm⁹
Website: hancockin.gov/169/Clerk-of-Courts⁹

Clerk of the Circuit Court (estates are heard in Circuit Court and Superior Court I)

Address: 9 E Main Street, Room 213, Greenfield, IN 46140⁹
Phone: 317-477-1109⁹
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm⁹
Website: hancockin.gov/201/Small-Estate-Affidavit¹⁵

Hancock County Health Department, Vital Records

Address: 111 American Legion Place, Suite 150, Hancock County Annex, Greenfield, IN 46140⁵⁰
Phone: 317-477-1125; fax 317-477-1154⁵⁰
Email: [email protected] (linked as 'Email the Health Department')⁵⁰
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm (genealogy index visits 8:30 am to 3:30 pm)⁵⁰
Website: hancockin.gov/242/Vital-Records¹³

Hancock County Election Office

Address: 9 E Main Street, Room 227, Greenfield, IN 46140⁴⁵
Mail: Election Office, 9 E Main Street, Greenfield, IN 46140⁴⁵
Phone: 317-477-1171; fax 317-477-8683⁴⁵
Email: [email protected]⁴⁵
Hours: In-person office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.⁴⁵
Website: hancockin.gov/203/Election-Office⁴⁵

Hancock County Sheriff's Office, Administration and Records

Address: 398 Malcolm Grass Way, Greenfield, IN 46140⁵¹
Phone: 317-477-1147 (Administration); Jail 317-477-1158⁵¹
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)³¹
Website: hancockin.gov/…³¹

Hancock County GIS Office (within the Surveyor's Office)

Address: Hancock County Courthouse Annex, 111 American Legion Pl., Greenfield¹⁸
Phone: 317-477-1150 (ask for GIS)¹⁸
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]¹⁸
Website: hancockin.gov/308/GIS¹⁸

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: hancockin.gov/187/Public-Records-Request (Clerk; the county footer's 'Public Records Request' link goes here)⁴
Where to send it: Clerk's Public Access Department, 9 E Main Street, Room 213, Greenfield, IN 46140; 317-477-1109¹¹
Sheriff: hancockcountyinsheriff.nextrequest.com (linked by the Sheriff's Office)³¹
Surveyor: Surveyor's APRA policy: written form, in person or by fax 317-477-1715; decision within seven days; copies $0.07 self-made, $0.25 by staff⁵²

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Hancock County?

The Hancock County Recorder keeps deed records. To order copies: By mail: send a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope with a check or money order payable to the Hancock County Recorder; or visit the county annex. Plain copies: $1 per page (11 x 17 inches or smaller); $5 per page (larger than 11 x 17 inches). Certified copies: $5 certification of documents.⁴²³

How much is a birth certificate in Hancock County?

$15 combo certificate (regular and laminated wallet size).¹³

Where do I get a divorce decree in Hancock County?

Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce (dissolution) was granted.³⁷

How much does a marriage license cost in Hancock County?

$29 with one certified certificate if an applicant lives in Hancock County; $69 for out-of-state residents; $1.75 card fee; no personal checks.¹²

How do I look up who owns a property in Hancock County?

Use the property search of the Hancock County Assessor: beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Hancock County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other counties in Indiana with a full guide: Allen County, Bartholomew County, Boone County, Clark County, Delaware County, Elkhart County, Floyd County, Hamilton County, Hendricks County, Howard County, Johnson County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Madison County, Marion County, Monroe County, Porter County, St. Joseph County, Tippecanoe County, Vanderburgh County, Vigo County, Warrick County. Every county in the state: Indiana county list. Looking for another Hancock County? Hancock County, Ohio.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

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