Carroll County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Carroll County Ohio

History


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1832--Carroll County was created 25 December 1832 from Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas Counties. County seat: Carrollton

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Carroll County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Columbiana
 * Harrison
 * Jefferson
 * Stark
 * Tuscarawas

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Carroll 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 Carroll County.


 * - 98th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies H and I

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * The Carroll County, Ohio Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers