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

Description
The county was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. It's county seat is Hamilton and was founded January 1, 1833. It is located in the Eastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 119 South Lisbon Street Carrollton, Ohio 44615 Carroll County Website Phone: 330.627.4886 Carroll County Courthouse 119 Public Square Carrollton, OH 44615-1448 Phone: 330.627.4886

Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1833. Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1909, marriage and probate records from 1833. County Recorder has land records from 1833. Board of Health has birth and death records from 1909.

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:

History Timeline
Additional Information

The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records of Carroll County, Ohio, Obituary Index 1858-2012at Ancestry

Local Histories

 * McKelvey, A.T. History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio (Chicago Lewis Publishing, 1921) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library;


 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Civil War Civil War service men from Carroll 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 Carroll County.


 * 98th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies H and I

World War I
 * 1914-1919 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; images.
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, images.
 * 1916-1920 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; images.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.

Newspapers

 * various years - community contributed newspaper articles Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives


 * 1793-1967+ - at History Connection — browse by Year, County, or City/Village.
 * Early to late-1900's - Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Other Records
Land Property
 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management index Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

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Probate Records
Online Probate 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; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * various years - community contributed wills Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Tax Records

 * 1800-1850 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1841-2003 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1908-1953 - Ohio Births, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 Ancestry].com ($) — index
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1970-2007 Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1854–1997 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.
 * 1908-2007 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ancestry].com ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)

Family History Centers

 * Carroll County Public Library Family History Center
 * Stark County District Library Family History Center

Societies
The Carroll County, Ohio Genealogical SocietyWebsite
 * The Carroll County Genealogical Library 24 2nd St. NE, Carrollton, Ohio Phone: 330-627-9411 [mailto:carollco@yahoo.com carollco@yahoo.com]

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse at Ohio Memory — Select a county (or a place using alphabet bar), then browse various sections on left sidebar.
 * Carrol County OHGenWeb
 * Carroll County OH Genealogy
 * – 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.