Signed, scanned, delivered - Deeds and mortgages scanned, backed up and available online
These deed books in the Marion County Courthouse have been scanned, the images cleaned up, everything backed up and fits in the palm of Marion County Probate Judge Paige Vick on an external hard drive (right). These records will be safe if the courthouse is involved in a disaster and will be preserved digitally. Additionally, the image files are indexed and available online for searches. Mortgages for the past 50 years and the reverse and direct index books and plat books are included. The external hard drive contains approximately 232,676 images.
HAMILTON — The advancement of technology has allowed the world to preserve and share things we would not be able to otherwise. Thirty years ago, if someone was asked to read a book online, they would not understand the meaning of these words. Not only can we read a book online now, the inventory of entire courthouses can be found online. Hundreds of books from the Marion County Judge of Probate office went live online Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.