Summit County, Ohio Genealogy

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Parent County
1840--Summit County was created 3 March 1840 from Portage, Stark and Medina Counties. County seat: Akron

Populated Places

 * Akron
 * The Cities of Summit County
 * Summit County Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

 * Cuyahoga
 * Geauga
 * Medina
 * Portage
 * Stark
 * Wayne

Cemeteries

 * Summit County, Ohio Cemeteries
 * Summit County Cemeteries
 * Bath Township Cemeteries
 * Find A Grave (126) listed for Summit County
 * Forest Grove Cemetery
 * Hudson Ohio Cemeteries
 * Maple Lawn Cemetery in Stow, Ohio
 * Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio
 * Northampton Harrington Cemetery Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
 * O'Brien Cemetery Hudson, Ohio
 * Ohio Gravestones
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * Summit County Cemeteries
 * (Epodunk) Summit County Cemeteries
 * The Political Graveyard
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Many cemetery records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Census and Directories

 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census, 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1870
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1880
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1920
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * U. S. City Directories for Akron 1889-1899, 1938-1939 $
 * U. S. City Directories for Akron; Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, 1938-1939 $
 * U. S. City Directories in Akron, Portage Lake; Barberton: 1941 $
 * Historic Akron City Directories

Church

 * LDS Ward and Branch Records
 * Akron
 * Tallmadge Church (dedicated in 1825)
 * Barberton Churches
 * Churches near Summit County, Ohio
 * Summit County Ohio Churches

Court

 * The Records Project, Summit County Public Record Information Online
 * Summit County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory
 * Many court records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
 * Many guardianship records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Ethnic Groups

 * Jewish Community Board

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Homes near Summit County, Ohio

Land

 * Summit County, Ohio, Land Patents
 * Land Patent Search
 * U. S. General Land Office Records, 1797-1907, Ohio, Summit$
 * Many land records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Local Histories

 * The Formation of Summit County, Ohio
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe Vol. II 1888
 * Fifty Yeas and Over of Akron and Summit County
 * Summit County History and Information
 * Akron Women's History
 * Cuyahoga Falls History
 * Discover the Heritage of Summit County, Ohio
 * Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1908)
 * Summit Co., Ohio Biographies
 * Summit County, Ohio Biography (WorldCat)
 * History of Summit County, With an outline sketch of Ohio, 1881
 * Summit County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Histories of Specific Towns and Townships
 * Many histories records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Maps

 * Summit County Map 1856
 * 1872 Topographical Atlas
 * Combination Atlas Map of Summit County, 1874
 * Summit and Surrounding County Map
 * Akron
 * 1895 Map of Summit County, Ohio
 * Atlas and Industrial Geography of Summit County, 1910
 * Akron Plat Map, 1915
 * Plat Book of Akron, 1921
 * Many maps for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Military

 * Soldiers of the American Revolution, buried in or said to be buried in Summit County, Ohio
 * Civl War Pension Index Cards
 * Civil War Soldiers Buried in Summit County
 * Civil War(scanned documents, photos)
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 in Summit County
 * Civil War service men from Knox 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 Knox County. - 104th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company H


 * Soldiers buried in Unmarked Graves in Summit County
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $
 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
 * World War II Casualties

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * The Summit County Clerk of Courts has placed online an index and actual images of 1850 - 1991 Naturalization Records
 * Many naturalization and citizenship records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Newspapers

 * Summit County, Ohio Newspapers
 * Obituares Akron Beacon Journal (only 1 year of past obituaries held online)
 * Aurora Advocate
 * Bedford Times-Register
 * Cuyahoga Falls News-Press
 * Gateway News
 * Hudson Hub Times
 * Mapel Heights Press
 * The News Leader
 * The Record Courier
 * Stow Sentry
 * The Tallmadge Express
 * Twinsburg Bulletin

Probate

 * Many probate records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Schools

 * Barberton, Ohio Central High School, 1919

Taxation

 * Many tax records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Vital Records

 * Birth Records (1938-Current)
 * Death Records (1938-Current)
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $


 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. 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.
 * Many vital records for Summit County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Societies and Libraries

 * Summit County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
 * Libraries
 * The Genealogical History of Richfield, Summit County, Ohio
 * The Historical Society of Olde Northfield
 * Peninsula Library &amp; Historical Society
 * Hudson Genealogical Study Group
 * Hudson Library &amp; Historical Society
 * Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society
 * Akron-Summit County Public Library Digital Library
 * Libraries, Museums, Archives
 * Richfield Historical Society Summit County, Ohio
 * Herrick Memorial Library

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Records and Research Facilities Summit County, Ohio
 * UsGenWeb
 * Genealogy Trails, Summit County, Ohio
 * Cindy's List for Summit County, Ohio
 * Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy and History