Tuscarawas County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Tuscarawas County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Tuscarawas County was named based on a Delaware Indian word variously translated as "old town" or "open mouth". The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tuscarawas County Courthouse 101 E High Ave Public Square New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Phone: 330-364-8811 Tuscarawas County Website

Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1808 and naturalization records from 1907; County Recorder has land records

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Portrait and biographical record of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, (Chicago: C.O. Owen & Co., 1895); Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive
 * Biographies at USGenWeb Archives

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Land Records at USGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Mansfield, John Brainard, A History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; its Townships, Towns, Churches, and Schools, (Chicago, Illinois: Warner, Beers and Co., 1884). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books.
 * Richardson, J.M., A Brief History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, (Canal Dover, Ohio: The Bixler Printing Co., 1896). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library; abbreviated version online at Rootsweb.
 * Hagloch, Henry C., The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, (Dover, Ohio: Dover Historical Society, 1956).
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Civil War Service men from Tuscarawas County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Tuscarawas County.


 * - 4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F (also known as Canton Zouaves) with 16 men from Tuscarawas County.
 * - 98th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company K
 * - 104th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company E
 * - 107th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company I

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Obituaries

 * Obituaries at USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection; Index.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Canton Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Wooster Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Holmes County District Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Carroll County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Stark County District Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Tuscarawas County Public Library System  Main Library 121 Fair Ave NW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330-364-4474 Website Claymont Public Library 215 E Third St Uhrichsville, OH 44683 740-922-3626 Website Dover Public Library 525 N Walnut St Dover, OH 44622-2851 330-343-6123 Website Gnadenhutten Public Library 160 N Walnut St PO Box 216 Gnadenhutten, OH 44629-0216 740-254-9224 Website Newcomerstown Public Library 123 E Main St Newcomerstown, OH 43832-1093 740-498-8228 Website

Museums
 Reeves Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum 325 E Iron Ave Dover, OH 44622 330-343-7040 or 800-815-2794 Website Schoenbrunn Village 1984 E High Ave New Philadelphia, OH 44663 800-752-2711 or 740-9226776 Email:[mailto:rayaw@dennisondepot.org rayaw@dennisondepot.org] Website

Societies
Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society 307 Center St Dennison, OH 44621 740-922-0531 Email:[mailto:tcgslibrary@gmail.com tcgslibrary@gmail.com] Website The Ragersville Historical Society, Inc. 8800 Crooked Run Rd Sugarcreek, OH 44681 330-897-9204 E-mail:[mailto:ragersville@gmail.com ragersville@gmail.com] Website Tuscarawas County Historical Society PO Box 462 ​New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330-308-7494 or 330-339-3391 ext. 47494 Website Dover Historical Society 325 E Iron Ave Dover, OH 44622-2105 800-815-2794 E-mail:[mailto:director@reevesmuseum.org director@reevesmuseum.org] Website

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Tuscarawas County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * Tuscarawas County USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.