Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Geauga County

Parent County
1805--Geauga County was created 31 December 1805 from Trumbull County. County seat: Chardon

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Ashtabula
 * Cuyahoga
 * Lake
 * Portage
 * Summit
 * Trumbull

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Geauga 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 Geauga County.
 * 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Batteries B and C
 * 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and G
 * 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B, C, E, F, and I

Vital Records

 * Geauga County Birth, Marriage &amp; Death 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.