Adams County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Adams County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Hamilton and Washington Counties in 1797.
 * County Seat: West Union
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Lewis County, Kentucky(south)·Scioto(east)·Pike (northeast)·Brown (west)·Mason County, Kentucky (southwest)·Highland (northwest)

County Courthouse

 * Adams County Courthouse (WikipediA)

History
A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, 1900. Link to book

Migrations
Adam County migration records

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

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

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.

Populated Places

 * Place Names

Neighboring Counties

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

Resources
See online Adams County Biographies for more information.

See Ohio Vital Records information

Cemeteries

 * The Tombstone Transcription Project (Ohio USGenWeb)
 * Digital Images of Adams County, Ohio Gravestones (Ohio Gravestone Project)
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Adams County Cemeteries (RootsWeb, some broken links but also some good info)
 * Adams County Cemeteries (web content preserved on Archive.org, volunteer transcriptions)
 * GPS Coordinates for Adams County Cemeteries (GenealogyTrails.com)
 * Adams County Cemeteries
 * Adams County Cemeteries (Ohio Gravestones Photo Project)
 * Cemeteries of Adams County (FindAGrave)
 * (See Ordering Microfilm to learn more.)

Census and Directories

 * Census Index Online
 * Census for Adams County
 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1850
 * United States Census Population Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * United States Census 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1870
 * United States Census 1880 (Index only)
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1920
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1930

Church

 * Adams County, Ohio Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Adams County, Ohio
 * Many Church Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Court

 * Adams County Ohio Court Directory
 * Many Court and Guardianship Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Homes Near Adams County, Ohio

Land

 * Many Land Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Local Histories

 * A History of Adams County, OhioFrom 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.
 * Many History Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see . 
 * Adams County Biography (WorldCat)
 * Biographical Index
 * Adams County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe 1888
 * A Book of Clevelanders

Maps

 * Adams County, Ohio 1895 U. S. Plat Map
 * Adams County, Ohio Map
 * Category: Maps of Adams County, Ohio
 * Map Showing Adams County, Ohio
 * Adams County, Ohio
 * Adams County Map
 * Many Maps for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Revolutionary War

 * Adams County Military in the Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary Veterans living in Adams County Ohio and Revolutionary Veterans Service Information

War of 1812
War of 1812 Adams County Ohio Veterans

Civil War

 * Civl War Research Database $
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

World War I

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $

World War II

 * 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.

Newspapers

 * The People's Defender
 * Obituaries and Death Notices

Probate

 * Adams County, Ohio Will Testators
 * Adams County Ohio Will Index prior to 1910
 * Many Probate Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Schools

 * Adams County Schools
 * School Records
 * Many School Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Taxation

 * Index to Tax List of 1810 Adams County
 * Tax Records 1816-1838 About this collection

Birth Records

 * Recordings of Births The Adams County, OH Courthouse was destroyed by fire on February 25,1910. All official Probate Court Birth Records were destroyed. Births may be found in the "Adams County,OH Probate Court Assessor Books," (1879 thru 1895) and the "Restored Adams County, OH Board of Health Birth Records," (1857 to 1909).

Marriage Records
MARRIAGE IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO: The first law regulating marriages in the Territory was published in the fall of 1788, at Marietta.


 * Section 1. Provided that males of the age of fourteen, and not prohibited by the laws of God, might be joined in marriages.
 * Section 2. Provided that any of the Judges of the General Court or Common Pleas or ministers of any religious society within the district in which they resided, might solemnize marriages.
 * Section 3. Provided that before being joined in marriage, the parties should give notice of their intentions by having them proclaimed the preceding Sabbath in their congregation ; or notices in writing under the hand and seal of one of the Judges before mentioned, or a Justice of the Peace of the county, and posted in some public place in the town where the parties respectively resided ; or a license might be obtained from the Governor, under his hand and seal, authorizing the marriage without the publication aforesaid.

A supplementary act was passed August I, 1792, empowering every Justice of the Peace to solemnize marriages in their respective counties, after publication aforesaid, or upon license.


 * Marriages of Adams County, Ohio and Marriage Data - Adams County Ohio 1800-1945
 * 1896 Marriage License Issued

Death Records

 * 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.
 * Adams County Death Index 1913-1937
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932-, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 $
 * Adams County Deaths 1909
 * Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County
 * Many Vital Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.
 * Adams County Social Security Index
 * Adams County Adult Deaths: 1889

Societies and Libraries

 * Adams County Genealogy Genealogical Society West Union, Ohio
 * Ohio Historical Society
 * Libraries

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Adams Ohio Family History Center (Winchester)

Web Sites

 * Adams County, Ohio Useful Addresses
 * OHGenWeb - Adams County
 * UsGenWeb - -Adams County
 * Genealogy Trails, Adams County, Ohio
 * Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Ohio Genealogy Express