Clinton County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Clinton County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Highland and Warren counties 19 February 1810.
 * County Seat: Wilmington
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Greene (north)·Fayette (northeast)·Brown (south)·Warren (west)·Highland (southeast) · Clermont (southwest)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clinton County boundary changes.

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

Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 46 S South Street Wilmington, Oh 45177-2214 Phone: 937.382.2103

Probate Judge has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage and probate records from 1810. County Health Office has birth and death records from 1908. County Recorder has land records from 1810. Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1810.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Wilmington Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Societies

 * Clinton County Genealogical Society
 * Clinton County Historical Society

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 Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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.