Delaware County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Delaware County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. This article is about a central county of Ohio. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)

Description
The county was named after the Delaware (Lenape) tribe. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse 91 N Sandusky St Delaware, OH 43015-1703 Phone: 740-833-2500 Delaware County Website

Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and court records from 1825; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; County Recorder has land records

Populated Places
 Populated Places 

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. Hometown Locator The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline

 * 1807 County established.
 * 1808 County Seat was Berkshire until 1808.
 * 1815 Courthouse was built in Delaware.
 * 1848 Gave up land for the formation of Morrow County

Biographies

 * Biographical Index of Delaware County, Ohio at Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Ohio Biographies, Delaware
 * Perrin, W.H., Battle, J.H. History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio, from it's earliest settlement to the present time, embracing it's topography, geological, physical and climatically features; it's agricultural, stock growing, railroad interest, etc., A history of Delaware County, given an account of its aboriginal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer incidents, it's growth, it's improvements, organization of the county, its judicial and political history, its business and industries, church's, schools, etc., Biographical sketches; Portraits of some of the early settlers, and Prominent Men. O.L. Baskin & Company, Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1880.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Census Records

 * 1820 1820 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1830 1830 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840 1840 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1850-1885 U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850- 1885 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1860 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1860 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 1880 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1890 1890 Veterans Schedule at Ancestry ($)
 * 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1910 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1930 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Church Records

 * Churches near Delaware County, Ohio at Google Maps
 * Delaware County, Ohio Churches at OH Hometown Locator

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * The Welsh Ohio Project Digitizing the Archives of the Welsh in Ohio. By WebArchives.

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Homes near Delaware County, Ohio at Google Maps

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1790-1907 Bureau of Land Management database at OHGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Perrin, W.H., Battle, J.H. History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio, from it's earliest settlement to the present time, embracing it's topography, geological, physical and climatically features; it's agricultural, stock growing, railroad interest, etc., A history of Delaware County, given an account of its aboriginal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer incidents, it's growth, it's improvements, organization of the county, its judicial and political history, its business and industries, church's, schools, etc., Biographical sketches; Portraits of some of the early settlers, and Prominent Men. (O.L. Baskin & Company, Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1880).  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;Google Books, Internet Archives.
 * Lytle, James Robert; 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio and representative citizens (Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1908) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archives.
 * Howe, Henry; Historical collections of Ohio in two volumes : an encyclopedia of the state, history both general and local, geography with descriptions of its counties, cities and villages, its agricultural, manufacturing, mining and business development, Contrasting the Ohio of 1846 and 1890. Vol. 1 (Cincinnati, OH: C.J. Krehbiel and Co., 1886) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 1; FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 2;Internet Archives
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * Delaware County Maps &amp; Atlas Links at OHGenWeb
 * Ohio Migration Trails at Rootsweb.com
 * Ohio Atlas Maps at Color Landform Atlas of the United States
 * Delaware County at David Rumsey Map Collection

Military Records

 * 1861-1917 United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection
 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * War Veteran/History Links at OHGenWeb

Civil War
 * Delaware County Burials of Civil War Soldiers at Rootsweb.com

Civil War service men from Delaware 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 Delaware County.
 * -4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company C (also known as Delaware Guards) and Company I (also known as Olentangy Guards)
 * -48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
 * -The American Civil War - Roster of the 96th O. V. I.
 * -96th Ohio Infantry
 * -96th Regiment
 * Company F, roster
 * Company G, roster

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * World War I Photos at Sheila's Corner

World War II
 * 1938-1946 U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1821-1918 Delaware County Newspaper Abstracts at Delaware County Historical Society
 * Early-late 1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Newspaper Excerpts at Ohio Genealogy Express
 * The Delaware Gazette

Obituaries

 * 29 August 2008 to present The Delaware Gazette Obituaries at Delaware Gazette
 * Obituary Index at Rootsweb.com
 * Ancestry's Obituary Collection at Ancestry ($)

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.
 * 1812-1825 Will abstracts at OHGenWeb Archives
 * Prior to 1850 Delaware County Estate Records (Prior to 1850) Index only at Delaware Ohio History
 * Wills at Ohio Genealogy Express

School Records

 * Delaware County Schools at Old Ohio Schools
 * 1844-1894 50 Years of History of the Ohio Wesleyan University (Cleveland printing and publishing Company, 1895); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books
 * 1844-1894 50 Years of History of the Ohio Wesleyan University (Cleveland printing and publishing Company, 1895); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books

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
 * 1800-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1810 Index to Tax List of Ohio for 1810 at Genealogy Trails

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

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

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 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 ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1937 Ohio Deaths Index at Ohio History Connection ($)
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * Deaths at OHGenWeb Archives

Divorce

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

Archives
Delaware County Records Center & Archives 2079 US Rte 23 North PO Box 8006 Delaware, OH 43015 740-833-2140 Record Schedules Facebook Website

Family History Centers

 * Columbus Ohio North Family History Center
 * New Albany Ohio Family History Center
 * Marysville Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
DCHS-DCGS Library Holdings Delaware County Historical Society 157 East William St Delaware, OH 43015-0317 Website
 * Publications from DCHS-DCGS Website

Delaware County District Library 84 East Winter St Delaware, OH 43015 740-362-3861 Email: [mailto:askus@delawarelibrary.org askus@delawarelibrary.org] Website Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Spiegel Grove Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-2081 Website Libraries of Delaware County, Ohio Website Community Library PO Box 239 Sunbury, OH 43074 Email: [mailto:ask@yourcl.org ask@yourcl.org] Website

Museums
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUMS Spiegel Grove Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-2081 Website

Societies
Delaware County, Ohio Historical Society and Genealogical Society 84 East Winter St Delaware, OH 43015 740-369-4375 Email: [mailto:genie@delawareohiohistory.com genie@delawareohiohistory.com] Website Big Walnut Area Historical Society P.O. Box 362 Sunbury, OH 43074 Website Powell Liberty Historical Society 103 E Olentangy St (Rt 750) Powell, OH 43065 614-848-6210 Email: [mailto:info@powellhistory.org info@powellhistory.org] Facebook Website  Radnor Heritage Society Old Town Hall 4425 St (Rt 203) Radnor, OH 740-595-3398 Email:[mailto:chumphreys@midohio.net chumphreys@midohio.net] 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
 * Delaware County OHGenWeb
 * Delaware County Markers at The Historical Marker Database
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.
 * History of Delaware County at Ohio History Central
 * Delaware County, Ohio USA
 * Delaware County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * Delaware County Memory
 * Ohio Genealogy Express
 * – 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.