Hocking County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Hocking County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Athens, Ross, and Fairfield Counties 3 January 1818.
 * County Seat: Logan

Description
The county was named from the Hocking River, the origins of which are disputed but is said to be a Delaware Indian word meaning "bottle river". It's county seat is Logan and was founded 3 January 1818. It is located in the South-central area of the state.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Pickaway County •  Ross County  •  Vinton County  •  Athens County  •  Perry County  •  Fairfield County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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


 * Hocking County, Ohio Cemeteries
 * Cemetery Index
 * Hocking County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * Hocking County Cemeteries
 * Many Cemeteries Records for Hocking 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.

Census and Directories

 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1850(About this Collection)
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census, 1860
 * United States Census 1860 More information.
 * 1860 United States Federal Census$
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census 1870 More information.
 * United States Census, 1880
 * United States Census 1880 More information
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * United States Census 1900 More information
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * Ohio, 1910 federal census
 * United States Census 1910 More information
 * 1920 United States Federal Census $
 * Ohio, 1920 federal census
 * United States Census 1920 More information
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * Ohio, 1930 federal census
 * United States Census 1930 More information

Church Records

 * Church and Family History Research Assistance for Hocking County, Ohio
 * Hocking County, Ohio Churches


 * Topographic Map Church Features in Hocking County, Ohio

Finding Church Records at Other Repositories

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Hocking County, Ohio Church Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Court Records

 * The Records Project, Hocking County Public Record Information Online
 * Hocking County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory
 * Find County Records
 * Many Court Records for Hocking 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.
 * Many Guardianship Records for Hocking 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.

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Homes in Hocking County, Ohio

Local Histories

 * History of Hocking Valley, Ohio: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships, etc., (Chicago, Illinois: Interstate Pub. Co., 1883). Digital copy at Google Books


 * Maniskas, Judith S., Logan and Hocking County, (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2011). Digital copy at Google Books


 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe Vol. 1 1888, Hocking County
 * Hocking County Ohio, Biographies
 * Hocking County, Ohio 1908 Souvenir Book (36 pages)
 * Postal History
 * History of Hocking County, Ohio
 * Hocking County Biography (WorldCat)
 * A Brief History of Hocking County
 * Hocking County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Hocking County, Ohio Timeline

Land and Property

 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
 * various years - community contributed deeds Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives


 * Many Land Records for Hocking 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.

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * Atlas of Hocking County Ohio
 * Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
 * David Rumsey Map Collection
 * Hocking County Ohio 1895 U. S. Atlas
 * U. S. Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918, Ohio, Hocking $
 * Hocking County Map
 * Hocking County Detailed Map
 * Category: Maps of Hocking County, Ohio
 * Many Maps for Hocking 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.

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * Civil War


 * - Civil War service men from Lucas 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 Lucas County.
 * - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies H and I
 * - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
 * - Hocking County, Ohio Civil War
 * - Civil War Research Database $
 * - Civil War Pension Index: General Indes to Pension Files, 1861-1934 $
 * - Morgan's Raiders Ride Through Athens, Hocking and Perry Counties
 * - 58th Ohio Infantry Regiment (Union)
 * - 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment (Union)


 * World War I


 * - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918$
 * - Ohio Military Men 1917-1918 $


 * World War II


 * - U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * - Hocking County, Ohio WW II Army Enlistment Records 1838-1946
 * - Draft Registration Cards, 1942
 * - Young America Patriots 1941-1945
 * - World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing
 * - Hocking County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force


 * Many Military Records for Hocking 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.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Hocking 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.

Newspapers
Online Newspapers


 * The Logan Daily News

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * Hocking County, Ohio Newspaper Extractions
 * Logan Daily News at Ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - contributed newspaper articles Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
 * various years - Hocking County newspaper abstracts Courtesy OhioGenWeb

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form


 * Many Newspapers for Hocking 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.
 * Many Obituaries for Hocking 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.

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1819-1894 Hocking County Ohio list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 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.
 * various years - community contributed wills Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
 * Many Probate Records for Hocking 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.

Courthouse
Hocking County Courthouse 1 East Main Street Logan, OH 43138-1207 Phone:740.385.3022 Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records; County Health Depart has death records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1873; County Recorder has land records


 * Welcome to Hocking County, Ohio
 * The Hocking County Home Page
 * Hocking County Chamber of Commerce

Family History Centers

 * Athens Ohio Family History Center

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

Libraries

 * Logan-Hocking County District Library
 * Hocking County, Ohio Libraries

Societies

 * Hocking County Historical Society
 * Search the Ohio Historical Society Web Site

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Schools

 * Benton Local High School, 1950

Taxation

 * 1816-1838 - Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838, About this Collection

Vital Records

 * Hocking County Vital Records
 * Many Vital Records for Hocking 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.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * various years - community contributed birth records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch — free; Index.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages at Ancestry.com $
 * 1818-1829 - Miscellaneous Hocking County, Ohio Marriages Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
 * 1818-1885 - Hocking County Marriages 1818-1885
 * 1851-1855 - Hocking County, Ohio Marriages 1851-1855

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1908-1953 - 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.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 - Hocking County, Ohio Deaths
 * 1913-1944 - Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913-1944 Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2007 - Ohio Deaths at Ancestry.com ($)

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Websites

 * Hocking County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Hocking County OH Genealogy
 * Dust in the Attic Under History, click on Hocking County for cemeteries and other records.
 * Genealogy Trails
 * My Ohio Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List for Hocking County, Ohio
 * Cyndi's List for Hocking County, Ohio