Ashland County, Ohio Genealogy


 * This article is about the north central Ohio county. For other uses, see Ashland.

United States Ohio Ashland County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties 24 February 1846.
 * County Seat: Ashland
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Knox (south) · Wayne (east) · Medina (northeast) · Holmes (southeast)· Richland (west)

Genealogies
Fry Family of Ashland County, Ohio

Parent County
1846--Ashland County was created 24 February 1846 from Wayne, Richland, Huron, and Lorain Counties. County seat: Ashland.

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

Cities
Ashland

Neighboring Counties

 * Holmes
 * Huron
 * Knox
 * Lorain
 * Medina
 * Richland
 * Wayne

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 1 page 97 - Cemetery on Highway 224 near Sullivan

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Ashland 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 Ashland County.
 * 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Batteries C and D
 * 102nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and K
 * 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company 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

 * Ashland County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society


 * Ashland University Library 401 College Ave Ashland, OH 44805 Telephone(419) 289-4142

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers