Daviess County Public Records

Daviess County public records include court case files, property documents, marriage licenses, and other official records maintained in Washington, Indiana. This page covers how to access Daviess County public records through the clerk and recorder offices, online databases, and state portals.

Clerk of Courts

The Daviess County Clerk is at 200 E Walnut Street, Washington, IN 47501. Phone: (812) 254-8673. The clerk's office holds all court filings for the county, covering civil, criminal, family, probate, and small claims cases. Staff can search by name or case number and provide copies of filed documents. Copy fees are generally $1 per page, with an extra charge for certified copies.

Indiana's free MyCase portal at public.courts.in.gov/mycase is the fastest way to check Daviess County cases without a trip to Washington. Enter a name or case number to see filing history, parties, and case status. Most case types are in the system. For certified copies or specific documents, follow up with the clerk's office.

Marriage licenses issued by the Daviess County Clerk are searchable through the Marriage License Public Lookup at public.courts.in.gov/MLPL for records from 1993 forward. The clerk handles older records on request. Genealogical resources in the county and at the Indiana State Library may have additional historical material.

Recorder and Property Records

The Daviess County Recorder is at 200 E Walnut Street, Washington, IN 47501. The recorder's office website is at daviess.org/1245/Recorders-Office. The recorder maintains all recorded land documents for the county. Deed records go back to April 1957 in the online system; miscellaneous and mortgage records start from January 1991. Documents before those dates require an in-person visit or written request to search paper indexes.

Doxpop at doxpop.com covers Daviess County property records and court documents as part of its statewide 47-county network. Index searches may be free; document images carry a small per-page fee. Doxpop's free Property Watch service emails you when a new document is filed against a property you own, which helps detect potential fraud early.

Electronic recording for Daviess County is available through three providers: Simplifile at 800-460-5657, CSC at 855-200-1150, and ePN at 888-325-3365. These services allow title companies and law firms to submit documents for recording without visiting the courthouse in person.

The Doxpop platform provides the most comprehensive online access to Daviess County property and court records.

Doxpop indexes millions of recorder documents statewide and is frequently updated as new filings are processed by the Daviess County Recorder.

Vital Records

Birth and death certificates for events in Daviess County are issued by the Indiana Department of Health, not the county. Order at in.gov/health/vital-records. Birth certificates cost $10 and death certificates are $8 per the current fee schedule. Photo ID is required. For some records, you may need to document your relationship to the person on the certificate.

Dissolution of marriage and divorce decrees are court records held by the Daviess County Clerk. Search through MyCase or call the clerk's office. For older genealogical records not in the online system, the Indiana State Library and local historical societies in Washington may have additional sources.

Public Records Requests

Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3-1 and IC 5-14-3-3, gives any person the right to inspect or copy most Daviess County records. You don't need to explain why. Verbal and in-person requests must get a 24-hour response. Written requests have a seven-day response window. If a record isn't ready, the agency should tell you when it will be.

No special form is needed to request records from a Daviess County office. Just contact the relevant office by phone, in person, or by mail. If your request is denied, the agency must cite the legal basis. For help with disputes, contact Indiana's Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac, by phone at 317-234-0906, or by email at pac@opac.in.gov.

Other Records

Indiana business entity records are searchable for free at inbiz.in.gov. Look up LLCs, corporations, and other registered entities by name. For local DBA filings in Daviess County, check with the recorder's office. Indiana State Police records are available through in.accessgov.com/isp-apra. For county sheriff records, contact the Daviess County Sheriff directly in Washington.

Cities in Daviess County

Washington is the county seat and largest city in Daviess County. Other communities include Odon, Montgomery, and Elnora. None reach the population threshold for a dedicated city page. All public records for Daviess County communities are filed through the county clerk and recorder in Washington.

Nearby Counties

Daviess County is in southwest Indiana, bordered by four other counties with their own public records offices.