Ashtabula County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Ashtabula County

Parent County
1807--Ashtabula County was created 10 February 1807 from Trumbull and Geauga Counties. County seat: Jefferson

Populated Places
Cities


 * Ashtabula * Conneaut * Geneva

Villages


 * Andover * Geneva-on-the-Lake * Jefferson * North Kingsville * Orwell * Roaming Shores * Rock Creek

Townships


 * Andover * Ashtabula * Austinburg * Cherry Valley * Colebrook * Denmark * Dorset * Geneva * Harpersfield * Hartsgrove * Jefferson * Kingsville * Lenox * Monroe * Morgan * New Lyme * Orwell * Pierpont * Plymouth * Richmond * Rome * Saybrook * Sheffield * Trumbull * Wayne * Williamsfield * Windsor

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford County, Pennsylvania
 * Erie County, Pennsylvania
 * Geauga
 * Lake
 * Trumbull

Cemeteries

 * Some Cemeteries in Ashtabula County with photos and transcriptions can be found on the Ashtablula County Genealogy Society's Website.


 * Austin Cemetery - Austinburg | Beal Family Farm Cemetery -Cherry Valley | Denmark Cemetery - South Denmark East Trumbull Cemetery - Trumbull Township | Hartsgrove Cemetery - South East | Hall Road - Pierpont Lake Road Cemetery -Kingsville | Maple Grove - Andover | Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Geneva Pioneer Cemetery - Windsor | Roberts Cemetery - Wayne Township | Windsor Cemetery - Windsor

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry. Company F
 * - 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company G

Newspapers
The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio 4626 Park Ave. Ashtabula, OH 44004

http://starbeacon.com/

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Ashtabula County Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ashtabula Ohio Family History Center

Web Sites

 * A great source for transcribed records pertaining to Ashtabula County, Ohio, is the Ashtabula County site at US GenWeb. The site contains a multitude of databases, including obituaries, probate, military, tax lists,marriages as early as 1811, squirrel hunter records and many more -- all searchable through the main page.


 * Another website with multiple databases of transcribed records is Genealogy Trails. The Ashtabula County section includes many marriages, births from 1867, obituaries &amp; death records. Not all databases are complete.