Online Resource Center

When the Crossroads Discovery Center is closed for the day or while you’re researching at home, you can still access many of our resources in our online resource center.

The library subscribes to several genealogy databases available here: American Ancestors, Ancestry Library Edition, Fold3, Archives Unbound, and Heritage Quest Online. Access local genealogy databases at the links below:

• Hamilton County, Indiana, Cemetery Database – An index of burials with some links to FindaGrave
• Hamilton County, Indiana, Newspaper Database – An index of obituaries and some other articles about residents – full articles available on Newspapers.com
• Newspapers
  • Hamilton County Collection, Newspaper.com – 1837-2008 available in-library only, up to 1960 available at home with library card.
  • Hamilton County Newspaper holdings at the Indiana State Library
• Noblesville High School Yearbooks (1909-1994, 2000-2001, 2003) – available in the “U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016″ Collection on Ancestry
• Roberts Settlement
• Available in the Crossroads Discovery Center:
  • Index of Surname Vertical Files
  • Index of Hamilton County Vertical Files

• Bureau of Land Management – Land records
• Chronicling America newspapers – Library of Congress free, nation-wide newspapers
• Familysearch.org – Free alternative to Ancestry
• Findagrave.com – Volunteer-edited database of cemeteries and burials worldwide
• Hoosier State Chronicles – Indiana-specific free digitized newspapers
• Indiana Genealogical Society
• Indiana Historical Society – State-wide resources and digital collections
• Indiana State Library Genealogy Collection – State-wide resources and digital collections

• Hamilton East Public Library Collection at Indiana Memory
  • 1923 Hamilton County Centennial Celebration – Photos of the parade and celebration in Noblesville
  • Adolph F. Mueller World War I Collection – Diaries and scrapbooks related to this Noblesville local’s service
  • Forest Park Historical Records – Photos and records related to this Noblesville city park
  • Joe Roberts Collection – several categories of photos related to Noblesville in the 19th century
  • Noblesville Mayor Docket Books (1887-1950) – Court Case Records for the City
  • 1987 Noblesville City Hall Construction Album
  • Irving Heath Collection – 1950s-1970s photos of Noblesville and significant events
  • Hamilton County Slide Collection, 1985 – color photographs of significant buildings and farms around the county
  • The Future – Three issues of a locally published African American newspaper
  • The “Levin Sun” – Noblesville High School newspaper 1917-1930
• The Hamilton County History collection at IUPUI – includes the following collections, available to keyword search:
  • Township School Photos, 1901-1902
  • Hamilton County Teacher and School Directories (1898-1930, various years, and 1958,1963)
  • Hamilton County in 1900: Through a Young Person’s Lens – photography from Earl Brooks
• Evans-Godby-Trout Funeral Home Collection on Ancestry– Books 1-5 covering (1924-1950) of local Noblesville funeral home records. This collection is titled: Hamilton County, Indiana, U.S., Compiled Records From Hamilton East Public Library, 1891-1962
• Digitized Hamilton County History Books
  • History of Hamilton County by A. F. Shirts, 1901
  • History of Hamilton County by T. Helms, 1880
  • History of Hamilton County, Indiana, by John F. Haines, 1915
  • Portrait and Biographical Record of Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana, 1893

• Library of Congress Sanborn Maps – Fire insurance maps of Noblesville and Sheridan
• Hamilton County Maps and Aerial Photos – Hamilton County Surveyor’s office
• 1874 Hamilton County directory
• 1876 People’s Guide: Directory of Hamilton County
• 1893-1894 Hamilton County Directory
• 1896 Business Directory of Noblesville
• 1902 Business and Personal Directory of Central Indiana
• 1907 Inter-state Noblesville Directory – Available at HEPL’s IUPUI Collection
• 1907 Hamilton County Pocket Business Directory
• 1916 Noblesville Phone Directory
• 1916 City Directory of Noblesville, IN
• 1917 Noblesville phone directory
• 1920 Noblesville Directory Vol. 2 – available at HEPL’s IUPUI collection
• 1922 Atlas and Plat Book of Hamilton County, Indiana
• 1926 Noblesville Directory
• 1929 Noblesville Directory

The collections listed here are stored in our archives. If you would like to see any of the listed collections in person or have a research inquiry, contact us to make an appointment. Check back frequently, as new collections are added all the time!

• Stewart Title Abstract Index
• Indiana Transportation Museum Collection
• Richwine Apartment Building Collection
• Brehm Brothers Art Collection Catalog
• Hamilton County League of Women Voters
• Chamber of Commerce: Noblesville Collection
• Hamilton County Tourism Collection – 1990s-2000s photos of Hamilton County