Mahoning County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Mahoning County

County Records
County Health Department has birth and death records. Probate Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records. County Auditor has land records. See Courthouse this page.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Columbiana and Trumbull Counties 16 February 1846.
 * County Seat: Youngstown
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Columbiana (south)·Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (east)·Mercer County, Pennsylvania (northesast)·Portage (northwest)·Stark (southwest)·Trumbull (north)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Mahoning County boundary changes

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.


 * Lake Park Cemetery, Boardman BillionGraves

General

 * Mahoning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Youngstown, Ohio, Court, Church and Family Records of Mahoning and Columbiana Counties of Ohio

Society of Friends

 * 1828-1926 Church Records - Society of Friends, Damascus, New Garden and Springfield Quarterly Meetings.
 * 1864-1959 Church Records - Society of Friends, East Goshen Monthly Meeting.
 * Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. IV:(Ohio Monthly Meetings)including West and East Goshen Monthly Meetings. Found at Ancestry.com ($)

Court Records
See Ohio Court Records for more information about using these records.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the Family History Library.


 * 1847-1867 Civil Records
 * 1846-1946 Records of the Probate Court
 * 1848-1851 Court Records

Local History

 * Williams, H.Z. and Bro. History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties: with illustrations and biographical sketches. (Cleveland: H.Z. Williams and Bro., 1882) Digitized versions: Ancestry.com ($); Books.google.com; Archives.org; Index of names
 * Youngstown, Chicago: American Historical Society, 1920. Digital version at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Butler, Joseph Green, History of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley, Ohio (Chicago, Illinois : American Historical Society, c1921) and  Every name Index
 * Sanderson, Thomas W. 20th Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (Tucson, Arizona : W.C. Cox Co., 1974) ; (also digitzed)
 * 1805-1955 Columbiana Sesquicentennial Official Historical Program

Land and Property
Original land records are held in the office of the Mahoning County Auditor. See Ohio Land and Property for more information about using land records in Ohio.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online sources and the Family History Library.

Copies of Original Records


 * 1795-1881 Deed Records, 1795-1881; index, 1795-1901
 * 1860 Mahoning County, Ohio Land Ownership Map
 * 1881-1885 Deed Records, 1881-1885
 * Kohler, L. Richard, A Listing of Entrymen on Lands South of the Connecticut Western Reserve in Mahoning Co., Ohio (Columbus, Ohio : L.R. Kocher, 2007) and
 * Mahoning County Abstract Co., reprint of original published: A.H. Mueller, Atlas of Surveys of Mahoning County, Ohio (Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic, 1974) and with atlas of D.J. Lake.
 * Lake, D.J. [et al], Atlas of Mahoning County, Ohio (Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic, 1974) and

Additional Resources

Additional resources for Mahoning County land and property may be found in the and. Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FHLC may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the Family History Library Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

Online Resources


 * Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search See Ohio Land and Property for more information about this database.
 * 1796–1907 U.S. General Land Office Records found at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1985-2012 Mahoning County Land Records Search Page
 * Ohio Land Records This database was officially known as the Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index and contain over 100,000 Ohio land patents dated before 1908. Found at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Mahoning County Township Map with a detailed map of each section.
 * Mahoning County Land Records Found at usgwarchives.org

Civil War
Civil War service men from Mahoning 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 Mahoning County.


 * - 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company F
 * - 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A and H

Newspapers
See the Ohio Historical Society Newspaper Project for available newspapers and their years of publication. Click on the newspaper name to display available dates of publication and the Ohio Historical Society film number. All microfilmed newspapers are available thorugh inter-library loan. The staff does not do newspaper searches.


 * Mahoning County Newspapers available at the Library of Congress.


 * 1869–1875 The Mahoning Valley Vindicator (Jun–July) Google News Archive
 * 1875–1877 The Mahoning Vindicator (July–July) Google News Archive
 * 1896–1928 The Sunday Vindicator (Jun–Oct)Google News Archive
 * 1891–1893 Youngstown Evening Vindicator (Mar-May) Google News Archive
 * 1899–1890 The Evening Vindicator (Sept 23–Jun 23) Google News Archives
 * 1981–2009 The Vindicator (Oct–Jun) Google News Archive
 * 1807–1984 Youngstown Vindicator (Apr–Aug) Issues intermittent Google News Archive

Probate

 * 1790–1967 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
 * 1846–1900 - Original wills and estates are housed at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society Archive.

Public Records

 * 1935 Chaney High School, Youngstown, Ohio 1935 Basketball Team Photo with names of individuals.

Courthouse
Mahoning County Courthouse 120 Market Street Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: 330–740–2104

Probate Court Phone: 330-740-2310 [mailto:MCProbate@mahoningcountyoh.gov MCProbate@mahoningcountyoh.gov]


 * Genealogical Resources: County marrige records; Births and Deaths 1864–1908; Guardianship; Will and estates (Wills are on film–originals are at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.)

Mahoning County Recorder's Office Phone: 330-740-2345 [mailto:npalermo@mahoningcountyoh.gov npalermo@mahoningcountyoh.gov]


 * Genealogical Resources: Land and deeds; grave registrations; soldier's discharges after 1864. Mark the envelope of your requests with Probate Office or Recorder's Office

Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Phone: 330-740-2104


 * Original civil court files 1846–1900 are housed at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.

The main FHC for Mahoning County, Ohio is the Youngstown Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Libraries
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County 305 Wick Ave. Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: 330–744–8636

Genealogical resources: Newspaper film copies and indexes, directories, cemetery inscriptions database. This library is a FamilySearch Center where films can be ordered and viewed.

Museums
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor 151 W. Wood Street Youngstown OH 44501–0533 Phone: 330–743-5934

Genealogical resources: Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Records, Court Dockets, Deeds, Newspapers

Societies
Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 9333 Youngstown, Ohio 44513-9333 E-mail: [mailto:MCCOGS@zoominternet.net MCCOGS@zoominternet.net]

The society has volunteers at the courthouse each Thursday 8am to 3pm; located in the Marriage Dept in the basement. Society members also volunteer at the Main Library Thursdays 1–4.

Mahoning Valley Historical Society 648 Wick Avenue Youngstown, OH 44502-1289 Phone: 330–743-2589 [mailto:mvhs@mahoninghistory.org mvhs@mahoninghistory.org] Genealogical collections: The MVHS Archival Library. Original probate and civil court records 1846–1900 for Mahoning County. Collection includes diaries, Bibles, photographs, fraktur, manuscripts, deeds, wills, maps, architectural and mechanical drawings, ledgers, county and local government records, and church records.

Taxation
Original county tax lists are available 1846 and 1859 at theMahoning Valley Historical Society.

Vital Records
See Ohio Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Ohio.

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Ohio enacted a statute in 1856 -1857 requiring registration of births, deaths and marriages, many did not comply. A second law occurred in 1867 but, again, was not always followed. By 1908, the law was more clearly defined and kept. Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the Mahoning County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954 while the Ohio Historical Society houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953. In addtion, the Youngstown City Health Districthas births 1909 to present and deaths 1892 to present.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Mahoning County Probate Court with divorce records located with the Clerk of Court.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1856–1909 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.
 * 1800-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings Index found at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)

Original Birth Records on Microfilm


 * 1857 Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
 * 1864-1908 Birth and Death Records

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789–1994 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.
 * 1800–1958 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm


 * 1846-1916 Index to Marriage Records, 1852-1920; Marriage Licenses, :*1852-1861
 * 1846-1865 Marriages, 1846-1865, Marriage Applications, 1853-1864, Births and Deaths, 1857, of Mahoning County, Ohio; Cemetery Records of Mahoning County
 * 1857 Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1850-1885 U.S. Federal Mortality Schedules at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1854–1997 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – Free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
 * 1913–1944 Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944 -Free
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at Ancestry.com ($)

Original Death Records on Microfilm


 * 1857 Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
 * 1864-1908 Birth and Death Records

Divorce

 * 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 Ohio Divorce Index found at Ancestry.com - ($)

Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such asMahoning County, Ohio Vital Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
 * (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).