Parke County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Parke County, IN tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Indiana sells tax lien certificates paying up to 15%, redeemable for 1 year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Jul 30, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Parke County, seat of Rockville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Indiana tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, September 04, 2026, Parke County Courthouse Court Room Floor 2.Friday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register online in advance at sriservices.com.
- County office
- 765-569-3437
On this page
How Parke County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
Indiana holds no general public tax deed auction. Once the redemption period runs out, the certificate holder files a verified petition in the same court that entered the judgment of sale, and the court directs the county auditor to issue the deed. That petition must be filed no later than three months after the redemption period expires, or the purchaser's lien terminates. One narrow exception exists: real property a county, city, or town executive has certified as vacant or abandoned is auctioned separately, and there the county auditor deeds fee simple title straight to the highest bidder with no right of redemption.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Parke County Treasurer and Parke County Auditor, who jointly apply to the Parke County Circuit Court for the judgment and order of sale. Bidder registration and the certified property list are handled through SRI Services.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, September 04, 2026, Parke County Courthouse Court Room Floor 2.
- Registration
- Register online in advance at sriservices.com.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register online in advance at sriservices.com. The notice states: "If you are interested in bidding on the tax sale for an Indiana county, you may register online at https://sriservices.com/. This registration is good for all counties that SRI services. You need to register only once for all counties." Bring the completed registration form and a W-9 on the morning of the sale, both printable from the registration site. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale, and the county asks bidders to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start time to receive a bid number. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity must provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State to the Parke County Treasurer before it can register to bid.
Sale format and venue
Parke County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Parke County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Parke County tax sale delinquent property list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, September 04, 2026, Parke County Courthouse Court Room Floor 2. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Parke County Treasurer and Parke County Auditor, who jointly apply to the Parke County Circuit Court for the judgment and order of sale. Bidder registration and the certified property list are handled through SRI Services. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Parke County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Parke County tax sale delinquent property list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register online in advance at sriservices.com. The notice states: "If you are interested in bidding on the tax sale for an Indiana county, you may register online at https://sriservices.com/. This registration is good for all counties that SRI services. You need to register only once for all counties." Bring the completed registration form and a W-9 on the morning of the sale, both printable from the registration site. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale, and the county asks bidders to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start time to receive a bid number. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity must provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State to the Parke County Treasurer before it can register to bid.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Indiana due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Parcels that draw no bid at the treasurer's tax sale pass to the county executive, which acquires a lien for the minimum sale price and receives a tax sale certificate. The county executive may then adopt a resolution and offer those certificates at a separate advertised public sale, often called the commissioners' certificate sale, priced below the minimum bid that failed at the tax sale. Notice runs once a week for three consecutive weeks with the final advertisement at least 30 days before the sale. This is a scheduled sale rather than a walk-in list, and redemption on a certificate bought this way is 120 days. Check the county auditor page for the next commissioners' certificate sale date.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Indiana calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- Redemption pricing from the 2026 notice: 110% of the minimum bid if redeemed within six months of the sale, or 115% of the minimum bid if redeemed after six months, plus the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the minimum bid, plus 5% per annum interest on that overbid amount. Taxes and special assessments the purchaser pays after the sale are also repaid with 5% per annum interest.
- The 2026 notice sets the redemption deadline at Tuesday, September 07, 2027 for certificates sold in the sale. For certificates struck to the county, the notice says the redemption period may expire Monday, January 04, 2027.
- Minimum bid is the sum of delinquent taxes and special assessments, current-year taxes and assessments whether or not delinquent, all penalties, an auditor-prescribed amount that includes $25 for postage and publication plus other direct tax-sale costs, and any unpaid costs due under IC 6-1.1-24-2(c) from a prior sale.
- If a parcel sells above the minimum bid and is not redeemed, the owner of record who is divested when the tax deed issues may claim the tax sale surplus.
- The Auditor and Treasurer reserve the right to withhold any parcel listed in error or that becomes ineligible before or during the sale, and the county does not warrant street addresses or common descriptions.
- Under IC 6-1.1-24-3(e), property descriptions may be omitted for parcels that appear on the certified list in consecutive years. The notice says a complete property list may be obtained at www.sriservices.com or in an alternative form on request.
- The Parke County Auditor is Susan Kramer, at 116 West High Street, Room 104, Rockville, IN 47872, phone 765-569-3422, email auditor@parkecounty.in.gov. The Auditor signs the certified delinquent list and issues the tax deed.
- The Auditor runs a public document center that includes a searchable tax sale records section by name, parcel number, and tax sale year.
- No third-party courtesy-listing site was found advertising this sale. Treat any such listing with caution, since only the county and its contracted administrator conduct the auction.
Indiana rules
- Redemption
- The standard period is one year after the date of the treasurer's tax sale. Several tracks run 120 days instead: a certificate bought at the county executive's certificate sale, a lien the county executive holds that was never sold on, a sale to a purchasing agency qualified under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1, a certificate the county executive assigns to another political subdivision, and a parcel that was not offered at the tax sale at all. Property on the county auditor's vacant and abandoned list carries no right of redemption after its sale. A county treasurer may also extend redemption by agreement with the owner, in which case the extended period ends one year after the date of that agreement.
- Surplus proceeds
- The treasurer applies the payment first to the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs in the minimum bid, then to other delinquent property taxes, then deposits the remainder in a tax sale surplus fund. The owner of record at the time the parcel was certified for sale, or the purchaser on a redemption, may file a verified claim against that fund. Unclaimed surplus transfers to the county general fund three years after it was received.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Where can I find the Parke County tax sale list?
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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