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*'''1856''' - Delinquent Tax list for Miami Co., Indiana [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/386419-the-genealogist-r-bakehorn-v-1-no-8-dec-1971?offset=1 Delinqunt Tax list page 2 and 12 ] | *'''1856''' - Delinquent Tax list for Miami Co., Indiana [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/386419-the-genealogist-r-bakehorn-v-1-no-8-dec-1971?offset=1 Delinqunt Tax list page 2 and 12 ] | ||
*'''1862-1874''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=SD5K-T38%3A387485801%3Fcc%3D2075263 Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874] Images only. | *'''1862-1874''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=SD5K-T38%3A387485801%3Fcc%3D2075263 Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874] Images only. | ||
*'''1862-1866''' | *'''1862-1866''' {{FSC|636046|item|disp=Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Indiana}} Arranged by district, then alphabetically by the first letter of the surname. There are 11 collection districts in Indiana, listed below under the State level. with County and District. | ||
== Why Use Tax Records == | == Why Use Tax Records == | ||
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'''County Tax Lists'''. Some tax lists, from about 1843 to 1920, are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. For example, the library has 57 rolls of Tippecanoe County tax records (1843–1876): | '''County Tax Lists'''. Some tax lists, from about 1843 to 1920, are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. For example, the library has 57 rolls of Tippecanoe County tax records (1843–1876): | ||
*'''1843-1876''' | *'''1843-1876''' {{FSC|218426|item|disp=Tax record, 1843-1876}} The lists are arranged by township, by year, then by first letter of the surname. The lists mention the persons assessed for poll tax, the number of acres owned, the location of the land, the worth of chattels, and the amount of the taxes. | ||
{{Tip|''**'''To view online images that are "locked" (as indicated by key over the camera) you must visit at a FamilySearch Center or an Affiliate library. To locate the nearest one click here: [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or a FamilySearch Affiliate Library map]}} | {{Tip|''**'''To view online images that are "locked" (as indicated by key over the camera) you must visit at a FamilySearch Center or an Affiliate library. To locate the nearest one click here: [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or a FamilySearch Affiliate Library map]}} | ||
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=== State Level === | === State Level === | ||
*''1862-1866'' | *''1862-1866'' {{FSC|636046|item|disp=Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Indiana}} Internal revenue assessment lists were created into divisions called Districts, each county is put into a district. County names are arranged alphabetically within the division and then within months. The following is a list of counties placed in which district. (knowing the district and county your ancestor lived in will make searching this years taxes list a little faster) <br> ''(once on page scroll down to district desired and click on camera to open)''<br> | ||
U.S. Internal Revenue Assessment Lists. ''Three types of Reports:'' '''A'''=Annual; '''M'''=Monthly; '''S'''=Special Years and Reports may be different. | U.S. Internal Revenue Assessment Lists. ''Three types of Reports:'' '''A'''=Annual; '''M'''=Monthly; '''S'''=Special Years and Reports may be different. | ||
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'''Printed Tax Lists'''. Some books have been published that include tax lists. For example: | '''Printed Tax Lists'''. Some books have been published that include tax lists. For example: | ||
* | *{{FSC|403446|item|disp=''Indiana Tax Lists''}} by Jane Eaglesfield. Two Volumes. N.p.: J.E.Darlington, 1990. (FS Library book {{FSC|403446|title-id|disp=977.2 R4d}}.) These volumes have tax lists from about 20 counties, from 1820 to the 1840s. See the FamilySearch Catalog description of this book for a listing of the counties. Each volume is indexed. (Worldcat has other locations listed for this book besides the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/indiana-tax-lists/oclc/28988989 Worldcat]) | ||
'''1886, 1890, and 1894''' - '''Veterans Lists'''. County assessors used the tax lists of 1886, 1890, and 1894 to prepare lists of veterans. You can study the enrollment lists of those three years and see which veterans were on tax lists. There is a statewide index to the lists. See the War of 1812 portion of the [[Indiana Military Records]] for the ''Index to Indiana Enrollments of Soldiers, Their Widows and Orphans, 1886, 1890, and 1894.'' (short cut to page needed [http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/collections/War1812 Indiana Muster, Pay and Receipt Rolls, War of 1812] once there, click on the vol. # in the small gold box to the right, there are 4 vols.) | '''1886, 1890, and 1894''' - '''Veterans Lists'''. County assessors used the tax lists of 1886, 1890, and 1894 to prepare lists of veterans. You can study the enrollment lists of those three years and see which veterans were on tax lists. There is a statewide index to the lists. See the War of 1812 portion of the [[Indiana Military Records]] for the ''Index to Indiana Enrollments of Soldiers, Their Widows and Orphans, 1886, 1890, and 1894.'' (short cut to page needed [http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/collections/War1812 Indiana Muster, Pay and Receipt Rolls, War of 1812] once there, click on the vol. # in the small gold box to the right, there are 4 vols.) | ||
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