Richland County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Richland County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Ohio  Richland County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Fairfield, Franklin and Knox Counties in 1808 (1813).
 * County Seat: Mansfield
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Huron (north)·Knox (south)·Crawford (west)· Morrow (southwest)·Ashland (east)

Boundary Changes
Richland County gave up land for the formation of Morrow County in February 1848. The Townships of Congress, North Bloomfield, Perry and Troy went to Morrow County.

See an interactive map of Richland County boundary changes.

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 21 page 26 - Pleasant Valley

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

See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Catholic

 * 1796–2004 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection includes images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and death in the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), Roman Catholic Church. These records are accessed by browsing the images by county. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes miscellaneous cemetery records, Books of the Elect, Professions of Faith, Sick Call registers, etc.

Local Histories

 * Baughman, Abraham, A Centennial Biographical History of Richland and Ashland Counties, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Pub. Co., 1901). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Baughman, Abraham, History of Richland County, Ohio, from 1808 to 1908, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1908). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Graham, Albert Adams, History of Richland County, Ohio: (including the Original Boundaries.) Its Past and Present, (Mansfield, Ohio: A. A. Graham, 1880). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Brinkerhoff, Roeliff, A Pioneer History of Richland County, Ohio, (Mansfield, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society. Richland County Chapter, 1993).

Military

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company I, also known as the Mansfield Guards
 * - 1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment.
 * - 102nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies C, D, and E

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

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. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. 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.

Courthouse
Richland County Courthouse 50 Park Ave East Mansfield, OH 44902 Phone: 419.884.0278 Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1815; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; County recorder has land records

Family History Centers
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
 * Mansfield Ohio Family History Center

Libraries
Mansfield-Richland County Public Library - Sherman Room (genealogy room)

Societies
Richland County Chapter, OGS

Ohio Genealogical Society Library (west of Bellville)

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Web Sites

 * The Richland County OHGenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project

Neighboring Counties

 * Ashland
 * Crawford
 * Huron
 * Knox
 * Morrow