Greene County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Greene County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Hamilton and Ross Counties 24 March 1803.
 * County Seat: Xenia
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Clark (north)·Clinton and Warren (south)·Madison (northeast)·Fayette (east)·Montgomery (west)

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

Cemeteries
Online Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Green, Ohio Records

Genealogy
Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Greene County.

Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse 45 N Detroit Street Xenia, OH 45385 Phone: 937.376.5290 Probate Judge has birth records 1869-1908, marriage and probate records from 1803; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1802; County Recorder has land records from 1803; County Auditor has tax records from 1803; County Health Department has birth records from 1908

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Dayton Ohio East Family History Center (Fairborn)

Death

 * 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.
 * Vital Records prior to 1909 are located at the Greene County Records Center and Archives.

Web Sites

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

Populated Places
Cedarville | Wilberforce | Yellow Springs