Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Chesterton is a town in Porter County, Indiana, with about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Chesterton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for Chesterton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Chesterton records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Chesterton: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Porter County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Porter County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Chesterton Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Chesterton.
- Website: chestertonin.org/138/Clerk-Treasurer (page title: Clerk-Treasurer | Chesterton, IN)
- Phone: 219-926-1641
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Chesterton Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: chestertonin.org/299/Contact (page title: Contact | Chesterton, IN)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Chesterton
Indiana public records law applies to the town government of Chesterton. The town runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: chestertonin.org/FormCenter/Town-Manager-11/Request-for-Public-Reco... (page title: Form Center, Request for Public Records)
- Phone: 219-926-1641
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Porter County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Porter County. The Porter County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Chesterton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Chesterton offices listed above, and the town's own website is chestertonin.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Chesterton meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at chestertonin.org/138/Clerk-Treasurer, phone 219-926-1641. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Chesterton?
Chesterton cases are heard by the courts that serve Porter County, and people arrested in Chesterton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Porter County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Chesterton?
Through the town's records request page at chestertonin.org, phone 219-926-1641. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.