Huron County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Huron County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Portage, Geauga, and Cuyahoga Counties in 1809 (1815).
 * County Seat: Norwalk
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Erie (north)·Richland (south)·Crawford (southwest)·Ashland (southeast)·Seneca (west)·Lorain (east)

Parent County
1815- The area was created out of both Portage County and Cuyahoga County The region was part of the Western Reserve and would later be known more specifically as the Firelands Region.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Huron County boundary changes. This area was first known as the Firelands region at is creation in 1815. The county of Huron covered up much wider area. The northern regions are now part of Erie and Ottawa counties. Ruggles township in the south is not part of Ashland County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Ashland
 * Crawford
 * Erie
 * Lorain
 * Richland
 * Sandusky
 * Seneca

Cemeteries
Ninevah Cemetery

Military

 * Civil War service men from Huron 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 with men from Huron County.


 * - 1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment.
 * - 24th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A and G
 * - 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies G and H
 * - 107th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company H
 * - 123rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B, C, and E
 * - 166th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard), Companies B, C, and H

County recorder- 12 East Main St., Norwalk, OH, First Floor 419-668-1916, Soliders' discharge- Civil War to present, Soldiers' burial- miscellaneous

Newspapers
==== Probate- All records are located at the county courthouse in Norwalk. Guardianship records- 1815 to present, Final Records- 1851 to present, Settlement records- 1815 to present, Civil Docket- 1851 to present, Court Journal- 1851 to present, Appointment of Administrator/Executor- 1815 to present, Estate packets- 1815 to present, Clergy registration- 1823 to 1976 and Doctor registration To present. ====

Vital 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.

All records are located at the Huron County Courthouse- Probate Court, 2 East Main St., Norwalk, OH 44857, 419-668-4383, General Hours- 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Closed Saturday and Sunday, Marriages- 1815 to present, Birth and Death 1867-1908, Delayed birth 1866 to present

Divorce Records are located at the Clerk of Courts same address as above. Divorce records 1900 to present. Some records are located on microfiche from 1815 to present.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Historical Societies ====


 * The Firelands Historical Society- 4 Case Ave. Norwalk, OH, This is the second oldest historical society in Ohio. Founded in 1857.
 * Laning-Young Research Center- 9 Case Ave, Norwalk, OH- firelandsmuseum.org- Currently holds over 4,000 books related to the area. Primary focus is the history and people of the Firelands.  Large local manuscript and newspaper collection.  Complete collection of Firelands Pioneer which has been printed since 1858 and deals with local history.
 * Milan Historical Musuem, Inc.- 10 Edison Dr, Milan, OH  44846, 419-499-2968
 * New London Area Historical Society, 13 Main St., New London, OH
 * Plymouth Area Historical Society, 15 Sandusky St., Willard, OH 44890, 419-687-5411
 * Ohio Genealogcial Society- Huron Chapter, PO Box 923, Norwalk, OH  44857

Huron County Libraries

 * Monroeville Public Library- 34 Monroe St., Monroveville, OH  44847, 419-465-2035, www.monroevillepubliclibrary.com
 * Norwalk Public Library- 46 W. Main St. Norwalk, OH 44857, 419-668-6063, www.norwalk.lib.oh.us
 * New London Public Library- 67 S Main St, New London, OH  44851, 419-929-3981, www.nwlondon@oplin.org
 * New London Public Library- 67 S Main St, New London, OH  44851, 419-929-3981, www.nwlondon@oplin.org

Web Sites

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