Champaign County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named from the French word for "open level country". It is located in the West Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Champaign County Courthouse 200 N. Main Street Urbana, Ohio 43078 Phone: 937-484-1047 Champaign County Website

Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records. County Health Department has death records. County Auditor has burial records. County Recorder has land records. County Clerk has divorce and court records.

Populated Places
 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:

Biographies

 * A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign County, Ohio (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publish Company, 1902) Online at Google Books; Internet Archive; FamilySearch Digital Books.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * FamilySearch Places


 * St. John's Lutheran Church records at OH GenWeb Archives

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1790-1907 Bureau of Land Management index at OhioGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * History of Champaign County Ohio: its people, industries and institutions. By Evan P. Middleton. (Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen, 1917) Volume 1 Online at Google Books; Volume 2 Online at Internet Archive.
 * The history of Champaign and Logan Counties, from their first settlement. By Joshua Antrim. (Bellefontaine, Ohio Press Print. Co., 1872) Online at Google Books; Internet Archive; FamilySearch Digital Books.
 * A history of Champaign County. By Urbana Area Chamber of Commerce and Champaign County Historical Society. (FamilySearch International) Online at FamilySearch Digital Books

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * 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
 * Champaign County, Ohio cemetery plates, veterans' graves registration, works projects administration Urbana, Ohio : Ohio Genealogical Society. Champaign County Chapter, 198-? FS Library Digital Images

Civil War, 1861-1865 Civil War service men from Champaign 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 Champaign County.
 * Roster of Soldiers who enlisted from Champaign County, Ohio. List courtesy of Champaign County Historical Society at Rootsweb.
 * - 113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E and K

Reportedly 3,235 men from Champaign County participated in the Civil War in some way.

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.

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.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1822-2020 Historical Champaign County Newspapers at the Champaign County Library — browse by newspaper or date; search by keyword or name.
 * Early to late-1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Champaign County newspapers at USGenWeb
 * Newspaper Articles 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.
 * Probate Records at OhioGenWeb Archives

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, can browse images by film number at a FamilySearch Center.
 * 1803-1900 Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($) — Index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1970-2007 Ohio, Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1854–1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908–1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Columbus Ohio North FamilySearch Center
 * Dayton Ohio East FamilySearch Center
 * Champaign County Library - an affiliate library
 * Marysville Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Piqua Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Champaign County Library 1060 Scioto Street Urbana, OH 43078-2228 937-653-3811 Website

Museums
Champaign Historical Society Museum 809 E Lawn Ave Urbana, OH 43078 937-653-6721 E-mail:[mailto:champhistmus@ctcn.net champhistmus@ctcn.net] Website

Societies
Champaign County Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 682 Urbana, OH 43078 Facebook

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
 * Champaign County at OHGenWeb
 * Champaign County OH Genealogy at LDSGenealogy
 * – 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.