April 30, 2015 Located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan and bordered by Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois, Indiana state signs proclaim it the “Crossroads of America.” Indiana is the 38th largest state in the country, and the 16th most populous. It became the nation’s 19th state when it was admitted into the Union on 11 December 1816.
If you are researching your family roots in Indiana, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online IN newspaper archives: 116 titles to help you search your family history in “The Hoosier State,” providing news coverage, family stories and vital statistics from 1804 to Today. There are currently more than 42 million newspaper articles and records in our online Indiana archives!
Dig deep into our archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Indiana ancestors in these IN newspapers online. Our Indiana newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Indiana Newspaper Archives (1804 – 1992)
Search Indiana Recent Obituaries (1988 – Current)
Here is a list of online Indiana newspapers in the archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The IN newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range* | Collection |
| Anderson | Herald Bulletin | 11/13/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Attica | Fountain Ledger | 11/18/1852 – 5/19/1853 | Newspaper Archives |
| Aurora | Journal-Press | 7/6/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Avon | Hendricks County Flyer | 9/24/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Batesville | Batesville Herald-Tribune | 12/24/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Batesville | WRBI – 103.9 FM | 1/29/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bedford | Times-Mail | 1/19/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Beech Grove | Southside Times | 5/29/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bloomington | Indiana Gazette | 11/27/1824 – 1/15/1825 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bloomington | Herald-Times | 4/3/1988 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bluffton | Bluffton News-Banner | 1/4/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Boonville, Newburgh | Boonville Standard & Newburgh-Chandler Register | 8/11/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bremen | Bremen Enquirer | 6/12/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Brookville | Brookville Enquirer | 2/5/1819 – 12/26/1820 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brookville | Plain Dealer | 11/5/1816 – 11/12/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
| Carmel | Current in Carmel | 3/15/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Columbia City | Post & Mail | 10/3/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Connersville | News-Examiner | 3/26/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Corydon | Indiana Gazette | 6/21/1817 – 11/29/1821 | Newspaper Archives |
| Covington | Fountain Ledger | 7/3/1851 – 10/29/1852 | Newspaper Archives |
| Crawfordsville | Journal Review | 9/1/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Crawfordsville | Paper of Montgomery County | 11/26/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Culver | Culver Citizen | 6/12/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Decatur | Decatur Daily Democrat | 3/11/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| East Chicago | Latin Times | 2/1/1958 – 5/2/1975 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elkhart | Elkhart Daily Review | 8/13/1872 – 5/21/1920 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elkhart | Elkhart Truth | 2/11/1860 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elkhart | Elkhart Weekly Review | 2/5/1859 – 12/11/1909 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elkhart | Elkhart Weekly Truth | 1/16/1902 – 7/21/1910 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elkhart | Elkhart Progressive Democrat | 2/3/1914 – 3/31/1914 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elkhart | Elkhart Truth | 12/29/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Evansville | Evansville Courier and Press | 5/29/1875 – 11/30/1992 | Newspaper Archives |
| Evansville | Evansville Courier & Press | 6/19/1991 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fishers | Current in Fishers | 1/25/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne News Sentinel | 6/29/1901 – 2/24/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fort Wayne | Journal Gazette | 2/14/1992 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Wayne | News-Sentinel | 1/16/1990 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Frankfort | Times | 2/5/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gary | Gary Crusader | 12/3/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Goshen | Goshen News | 10/26/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Greensburg | Greensburg Daily News | 7/22/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Huntington | Huntington Herald-Press | 5/13/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Indiana Harbour | Amigo del Hogar | 11/22/1925 – 4/13/1930 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis Sentinel | 7/2/1872 – 9/30/1882 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Freeman | 7/21/1888 – 12/30/1916 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indiana State Journal | 6/24/1846 – 12/27/1899 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indiana Democrat | 8/14/1830 – 6/9/1841 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | American Nonconformist | 6/16/1892 – 4/2/1896 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Recorder | 1/7/1899 – 12/29/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis Gazette | 7/12/1825 – 2/25/1830 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis Ledger | 4/13/1918 – 10/28/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis World | 1/27/1900 – 1/27/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis Business Journal | 6/22/1998 – 5/12/2014 | Recent Obituaries |
| Indianapolis | Southsider Voice | 7/1/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis Recorder | 9/10/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Indianapolis | Franklin Township Informer | 7/13/2011 – 5/7/2014 | Recent Obituaries |
| Jasper | Herald | 6/24/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jeffersonville, New Albany | Evening News and Tribune | 6/3/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Knox | Leader | 8/7/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kokomo | Kokomo Tribune | 4/12/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| La Porte | La Porte County Herald-Argus | 6/7/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lawrenceburg | Dearborn Gazette | 8/17/1818 – 8/17/1818 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lawrenceburg | Dearborn County Register | 7/3/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lebanon | Reporter | 4/9/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Logansport | Colored Visitor | 8/1/1879 – 8/1/1879 | Newspaper Archives |
| Logansport | Pharos-Tribune | 11/2/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Madison | Madison Daily Banner | 3/23/1849 – 11/27/1851 | Newspaper Archives |
| Madison | Western Eagle | 8/6/1813 – 4/8/1814 | Newspaper Archives |
| Madison | Indiana Republican | 10/4/1817 – 5/20/1829 | Newspaper Archives |
| Madison | Madison Courier | 5/1/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marion | Chronicle-Tribune | 3/18/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Martinsville | Reporter-Times | 2/2/2013 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Merrillville | Post-Tribune | 9/17/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Michigan City | News-Dispatch | 3/27/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mooresville | Mooresville-Decatur Times | 2/2/2013 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mt. Vernon | Mt. Vernon Democrat | 12/23/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Nappanee | Advance News | 6/12/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Albany | New Albany Daily Ledger | 2/11/1854 – 9/15/1860 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Albany | New-Albany Chronicle | 11/11/1820 – 7/28/1821 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Albany | Weekly Review | 4/16/1881 – 4/16/1881 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Castle | Courier-Times | 8/2/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Harmony | Disseminator | 6/29/1830 – 4/30/1840 | Newspaper Archives |
| Noblesville | Times | 10/22/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Noblesville | Current in Noblesville | 1/25/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Notre Dame | Observer, The: University of Notre Dame | 10/4/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Peru | Peru Tribune | 6/19/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Plymouth | Bourbon News-Mirror | 7/31/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Plymouth | Pilot-News | 10/3/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Portland | Commercial Review | 4/17/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Princeton | Princeton Daily Clarion | 7/29/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Richmond | Public Ledger | 3/6/1824 – 8/18/1827 (selected coverage) | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Earlham Word, The: Earlham College | 4/16/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rising Sun | Ohio County News, The – Rising Sun Recorder | 12/3/2009 – 10/6/2010 | Recent Obituaries |
| Rockport | Spencer County Journal-Democrat | 4/9/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rushville | Rushville Republican | 4/13/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Salem | Indiana Farmer | 5/30/1823 – 11/18/1825 | Newspaper Archives |
| Salem | Tocsin | 3/31/1818 – 7/5/1819 | Newspaper Archives |
| Salem | Annotator of News Politics and Literature | 1/1/1827 – 1/8/1827 | Newspaper Archives |
| Shelbyville | Shelbyville News | 6/2/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| South Bend | South Bend Forum | 5/26/1923 – 5/26/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| South Bend | South Bend Tribune | 1/1/1994 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| South Bend | South Bend Tribune: Web Edition Articles | 3/10/2013 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| State-Wide County | Indiana Lawyer | 11/5/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tell City | Perry County News | 11/13/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Terre Haute | Wabash Courier | 3/31/1826 – 1/1/1853 | Newspaper Archives |
| Terre Haute | Terre Haute Express | 12/25/1878 – 8/20/1879 | Newspaper Archives |
| Terre Haute | Tribune-Star | 1/9/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vevay | Indiana Register | 9/16/1816 – 11/25/1817 | Newspaper Archives |
| Vincennes | Western Sun and General Advertiser | 8/5/1820 – 11/4/1843 | Newspaper Archives |
| Vincennes | Indiana Centinel | 3/14/1817 – 9/8/1821 | Newspaper Archives |
| Vincennes | Indiana Gazette | 8/7/1804 – 8/14/1805 | Newspaper Archives |
| Vincennes | Vincennes Sun-Commercial | 10/7/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wabash | Wabash Plain Dealer | 5/19/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Washington | Washington Times-Herald | 11/5/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Westfield | Current in Westfield | 9/28/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Zionsville | Zionsville Times Sentinel | 12/7/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
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