Ohio, United States Genealogy

United States Ohio

Guide to Ohio genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records Welcome to Ohio, the Buckeye State Most unique genealogical features:
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 * Pioneers got OH land from a myriad of grants, tracts, districts and cessions
 * County by County in Ohio Genealogy is a free online OH State Library list

Counties
Extinct jurisdictions:  Illinois (VA)· United States Military District· Virginia Military District· Connecticut Western Reserve

Click on the map below to go to a county page. Hover over a county to see its name.

Major Repositories
Ohio Historical Society· State Library of Ohio· Ohio Genealogical Society· Western Reserve Historical Society· National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)· Newberry Library· Allen County Public Library

Migration Routes
Braddock's Road·Cumberland Road· Forbes Road· Erie Canal· Great Trail· Kanawha Trail· Lake Erie· Lake Shore Path (or Lake Trail) · Maysville Turnpike· Miami and Erie Canal· Miami Trail· National Road · Ohio and Erie Canal· Ohio River· Pennsylvania and Erie Canal· Scioto Trail· Tennessee, Ohio and Great Lakes Trail· Vincennes-Indianapolis-Detroit Road· Wabash and Erie Canal· Zane's Trace

Research Tools

 * Join a community of Ohio researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research successes on Facebook. NEW!
 * The Ohio GenWeb Project has transcribed census records, tombstones, deed records, local courthouse and government offices, surnames of others researching similar family names, possible ancestor photos, and historical photos.
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * How to order Ohio Vital Records
 * State of Ohio County &amp; City Government Court links
 * Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps and Atlases
 * Courthouse addresses for all 88 Ohio counties by the Ohio Historical Society.
 * Ohio County Creation Dates and Parent Counties lists each county, date formed, and from which county formed.
 * Ohio Memory primary sources from all parts of the state in an online scrapbook. Includes 200,000 pages of digital newspapers.
 * Ohio Blacksheep Ancestors includes State Penitentiary inmates from Marion County 1834-1875, Lawrence County 1829-1883, Meigs County 1833-1849, and 438 executions in Ohio 1792-1963.
 * Global Alliance of Genealogy Professionals Pros to help find your family
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * List of Ohio Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * History &amp; Facts of Ohio Counties
 * The United States Vessel Enrollments for the Great Lakes region. The transcriptions are from a project that involved an attempt to transcribe all steamboat enrollments for Great Lakes ports prior to 1861, all vessels for Detroit and Cleveland up to 1861, and Buffalo up to 1841 are included in the file. The set includes 5741 enrolments in which just under 2000 individual vessels are named, over 6000 people were identified.
 * Family Tree Encyclopedia - Terminology &amp; Meanings of Genealogical Terms
 * Printable Genealogy Forms used in Research
 * Research in Ohio Military Records

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Ohio Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearchHistorical Records)
 * Ohio Tax Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio County Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio County Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio Cuyahoga County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio, County Naturalization Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Ohio, Stark County Coroner's Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Did you know?

 * There are more people living in the United States with British ancestry than persons presently living in Britain who have British ancestry. Ohio has one of the highest concentrations of people with Welsh ancestry.
 * The Stark County Ohio District Library has an impressive Genealogy division. Online histories, newspaper indexes, index to pedigree files, and a number of obituary indexes are available. You can also email the library for specific genealogical questions.

Obtain additional help

 * Call or chat with an experienced researcher
 * Join a Facebook Group
 * Consult a Professional Genealogist

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