Warren County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Dr. Joseph Warren, a hero of the Revolution who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride and who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is located in the Southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 822 Memorial Dr Lebanon, OH 45036 Phone: 513-695-1370 Warren County Website

Probate Judge has birth and death records from 1867, marriage and probate records from 1803; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; County Recorder has land records

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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records with Warren County Connections at Internet Archive and Warren County Genealogical Society.

Biographies

 * Phillips, Hazel Spencer. Genealogy. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 1998. First published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from May 24, 1978 - August 1, 1979. Online at FamilySearch Catalog at FamilySearch
 * Snyder, Marion. Memory Lane. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2004. First published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from 1976 - 1985. FamilySearch Catalog at FamilySearch
 * Biographies of Warren County at Warren County Genealogical Society

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Church Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society has a list of current and former churches along with addresses and phone numbers.

First United Methodist Church


 * Hess, Phyllis Lafferty. History of the First United Methodist Church of Warren, Ohio. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1999. Online at Open Library; FamilySearch Catalog.

Court Records

 * 1856-1938 Adoptions at Warren County Genealogical Society
 * Court Records at Warren County Genealogical Society. Information about various courts and records in Warren County, as well as indexes to various court records.
 * The Court of Common Pleas at Warren County Genealogical Society starts in 1803 and holds a variety of records.
 * The Supreme Court (1803-1851) at Warren County Genealogical Society became the District Court (1852-1883) which became the Circuit Court (1883-1912) which became the Court of Appeals (1912-present).

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Home Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society has records as well as addresses for all local funeral homes.

Genealogies

 * Miami Valley Genealogy Index at Preble County District Library is an Index to more than a half-million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Warren County.

Guardianship

 * 1803-1916 Guardian Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society has an every name.

Land and Property Records
Land in Warren County was originally surveyed under two different systems. Clear Creek, Deerfield, Franklin Turtlecreek and Wayne townships were surveyed as part of the Symmes Purchase. The Symmes Purchase covered land located between the Miami Rivers (the resulting survey was sometimes referred to as the Miami River Survey or the Survey between the Miamim Rivers) and was surveyed according the Northwest Ordinance of 1785. According to the 1785 act, section one was located in the southeast corner of the township. Section two was then located directly north of section one with section three just north of two and so forth through section six. Section seven was located just west of section one and sections eight through twelve to the north of section seven. Sections were numbered in this manner through section thirty-six, which was located in the northwest section of the township. Meanwhile Hamilton, Harland, Salem, and Washington Townships were originally part of the Virginia Military District lands and divided using Military District numbers. Military Districts were not numbered according to a standard so it will be necessary to locate a plat map of Warren County to locate a specific Military District number.

Online Land Indexes and Records


 * 1799-1832 Deed Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society.

Online Histories

 * Excerpts from History of Warren County, Ohio, 1803-1889. By Henry Howe. (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1977). FamilySearch Digital Library; another copy at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * The History of Warren County, Ohio By H.W. Beers & Co. (Chicago: H.W. Beers & Co., 1882). Online at: Internet Archive
 * The History of Warren County, Ohio. By Josiah Morrow. (Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1882). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust.
 * Memory Lane - Articles by Marion Snyder at Warren County Genealogical Society - local history articles and biographical sketches in 3 volumes.

Published Histories

 * Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History. By Cynthia L. Pauwels. (San Antonio, Texas: Historical Publishing Network, 2009).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * Township Maps at The Warren County Genealogical Society
 * 1914 County Map of Clinton - Greene - Warren at Ohio GenWeb Project.
 * McKay, Will S., The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio, (Ohio: Centennial Atlas Assn., 1903).
 * 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.

Revolutionary War


 * Everhart, Mary. Warren County, Ohio Revolutionary War Soldiers Who Lived and/or Died in Warren County... Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002. Short biographical sketches of Revolutionary War Veterans. Index available at Warren County Genealogical Society.

Civil War Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company G


 * Bogan, Dallas R. Warren County's Involvement in the Civil War. Franklin, OH: D.R. Boga, 1991.
 * Frary, Sue. Civil War Soldiers Buried in Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, OH: Warren 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
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1821-1925 Naturalizations at The Warren County Genealogical Society. Naturalizations after 1925 were filed with the Federal Court in Hamilton County.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio 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.

Obituaries

 * 1810-2014 Obituaries at The Warren County Genealogical Society. Indexes are organized by year and decade. If an ancestor is found in the obituary index, copies of the obituary can be ordered from the genealogy society.
 * Obituaries at USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1803-1835 Probate records of Warren County 1803-1835 at Ancestry.com ($) original data
 * 1803-1888 Will and Estate Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society
 * 1904-1913 Lunacy Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society

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.

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
 * 1816-1828 Tax Lists at The Warren County Genealogical Society

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How  to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1867-1908 Birth Records at Warren County Genealogical Society
 * 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.
 * 1803-1907 Online Indexes 1803-1907 (Warren County Genealogical Society)
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1953 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

Divorce

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

Archives
Warren County Records Center & Archives 406 Justice Dr, Room #052 Lebanon, OH 45036 513-695-1815 Record Schedules Facebook Blog Website

Family History Centers

 * Middletown Ohio Family History Center
 * West Chester Ohio Family History Center (Liberty Township)

Libraries
Franklin-Springboro Public Libraries 44 E 4th St Franklin, OH 45005-2494 937-746-2665 Website Lebanon Public Library 101 S Broadway St Lebanon, OH 45036 513-932-2665 Website Mary L Cook Public Library 381 Old Stage Rd Waynesville, OH 45068 513-897-4826 Website Mason Public Library 200 Reading Rd Mason, OH 45040-1694 513-398-2711 Website Salem Township Public Library 535 W Pike St Morrow, OH 45152-1093 513-899-2588 Website

Museums
Warren County Historical Society Museums: Harmon Museum 105 S Broadway Lebanon, OH 45036 513-932-1817 Website Glendower Historic Mansion 105 Cincinnati Ave Lebanon, OH 45036 513-932-1817 Website Beedle Log Cabin Turtlecreek Township Website

Societies
Warren County Genealogical Society 406 Justice Dr Lebanon, OH 45036 513-695-1144 E-mail:[mailto:wcgsoh@gmail.com wcgsoh@gmail.com] Website Warren County Historical Society 105 South Broadway Lebanon, OH 45036 513-932-1817 E-mail:[mailto:wchs@wchsmuseum.org wchs@wchsmuseum.org] Website

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
 * Warren County OHGenWeb
 * Warren County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGenWeb Archives for Warren County.
 * – 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.