Sandusky County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the Wyandot word meaning "water". It is located in the Northcentral area of the state.

County Courthouse
Sandusky County Courthouse 100 N Park Ave Fremont, OH 43420-2473 Phone: 419-334-6106 Sandusky County Website

County Health Department has burial, death and burial records; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; Clerk Court has divorce records from 1820 and court records; County Recorder has land records from 1822

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:

Biographies

 * Sandusky History Blog A blog dedicated to the discussion of topics relating to the history of Sandusky and Erie County, Ohio, the Lake Erie Islands, and nearby communities; inspired by the collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center and Follett House Museum.
 * Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers and Company, 1896). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($) Indexed.

Church Records

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images, select county, town, then parish.

Lutheran
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Sandusky County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Everett, Homer, History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers, (Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William &amp; Bro., 1882). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * Meek, Basil, Twentieth Century of History of Sandusky County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, (Chicago, Illinois: Richmond-Arnold, 1909). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books.
 * Frohman, Charles E., A History of Sandusky and Erie County, (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1965).
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Civil War Civil War service men from Sandusky 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 Sandusky County.


 * - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company K
 * - 111th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A and G


 * Manion, Richard L. Sandusky County, Ohio, Civil War Soldiers. (Fremont, Ohio Sandusky County Kin Hunters, 1992)., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums Soldiers from Sandusky County

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection; Index.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Sandusky Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center - an affiliate library

Libraries
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library Spiegel Grove Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-2081 Website Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County Main Branch 423 Croghan St Fremont, OH 43420-2447 419-334-7101 Website Clyde Public Library 222 W Buckeye St Clyde, OH 43410-1996 419-547-7174 Website

Museums
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Museums Spiegel Grove Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-2081 Website Sandusky County Historical Society Museum 514 Birchard Ave Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-0303 Website Clyde Heritage League Museum 124 W Buckeye St PO Box 97 Clyde, OH 43410 419-547-7946 E-mail:[mailto:curator@clydemuseum.org curator@clydemuseum.org] Website

Societies
Sandusky County Historical Society 514 Birchard Ave Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-0303 Website Kin Hunters of Sandusky County, Inc. Spiegel Grove Fremont, OH 43420-2796 E-mail:[mailto:information@kinhunters.org information@kinhunters.org] Website Woodville Historical Society 107 E Main St Woodville, OH 43469 419-849-2349 E-mail:[mailto:m.k.o@embarqmail.com m.k.o@embarqmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Sandusky County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGenWeb Archives Sandusky
 * OHGenWeb at USGenWeb project
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.