Adams County, Ohio Genealogy


 * This article is about a southern Ohio county. For other uses, see Adams.

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Parent County
1797--Adams County was created 10 July 1797 from Hamilton County. County seat: West Union

Record Loss
There was a courthouse fire in 1910, resulting in the loss of most of the will books and other probate files, as well as some other records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Highland
 * Lewis County, Kentucky
 * Mason County, Kentucky
 * Pike
 * Scioto

Resources
See Online Rescources for many helpful links and information.

Census and Directories

 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * United States Census, 1860
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
 * United States Census, 1900
 * United States Census, 1920

Local Histories

 * A History of Adams County, Ohio From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, including, Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the County's Growth. By Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers is available online.

Military

 * Civl War Research Database $
 * 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 Collection Description: Images of cards for men, age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), included in the fourth draft conducted on Arpil 27, 1942.

Taxation

 * Ohio Tax Records About this collection

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932-, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 $
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $

Societies and Libraries

 * Adams County Genealogy Genealogical Society West Union, Ohio

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog