Erie County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Erie County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Huron and Sandusky Counties in 1838.
 * County Seat: Sandusky
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Huron (south)·Lorain (east)·Seneca and Sandusky (west)·Ottawa (northwest)

County Courthouse
Erie County Courthouse 323 Columbus Avenue Sandusky, OH 44870

Clerk of Courts Marriage &amp; Probate Records 323 Columbus Avenue Sandusky, OH 44870 Phone: (419) 627-7705

Erie County Recorder's Office Land Records 247 Columbus Avenue; Suite 225 Sandusky, OH 44870 Phone: (419) 627-7686

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Parent County
1838--Erie County was created 15 March 1838 from Huron and Sandusky Counties. County seat: Sandusky

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Erie County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Huron
 * Lorain
 * Ottawa
 * Sandusky

Cemeteries

 * Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion BillionGraves

War of 1812

 * Altoff, Gerald T Deep water sailors, shallow water soldiers : manning the United States Fleet on Lake Erie - 1813 (Put in Bay, Ohio Perry Group, 1993) pages 203 FHL Book 973 M3 Cherry, Marjorie Louise, Blockhouses and military posts of the Firelands (1968)  1 microfilm LDS Film 547548 Item 3
 * Civil War service men from Erie 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 Erie County.
 * 107th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company F
 * 123rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies G and K

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Sandusky Ohio Family History Center