Huron County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the Huron Native American tribe who once lived in the Great Lakes region. It is located in the North-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Huron County Courthouse 2 E Main St Norwalk, OH 44857 Phone: 419-668-4383 Huron County Website

County Recorder 12 E Main St Norwalk, OH 44857 First floor Phone: 419-668-1916 Huron County Recorder

Probate Judge has birth and death records 1867-1908, Marriage and probate records from 1815 and naturalization records from 1859; City and County Health Department have Birth and death records from 1908; County Clerk has court records from 1815, divorce and naturalization records 1859; County Recorder has land records from 1808, Connecticut Fire Sufferers records 1792-1808 and military records from 1865; County Auditor has tax records from 1820; County Historical Library has infirmary records 1848-1900, Tax records 1815-1825, County Commission journals from 1815, land partition records 1815-1920; County militia lists 1864-1865 and indigent soldier burial; indigent soldier burial records 1880-1920

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

 * Williams, William W., History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers, (Cleveland, Ohio: Leader Print. Co., 1879). Online at: Google Books, Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers & Co., 1894) Volume 1 (Huron County) online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Lutheran
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Norwalk, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1845 Index to the Plat Book of ca 1845, Huron County, Ohio at OHGenWeb - surname index and images
 * Land Records at OHGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Baughman, A.J., History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, (Chicago, Illinois: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909). Volume 1 online at Google Books; Volume 2 online at Internet Archive
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

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.

Civil War
 * 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

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

 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1835-1851 Death Notices from Huron County newspapers at OHGenWeb, The Experiment and Norwalk Experiment newspapers, Norwalk, Ohio - 20 Aug 1835 - 31 Dec 1850.
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Newspaper Articles at OHGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * to 1852 Huron County wills to 1852 at Ancestry.com ($) original data
 * Wills at OHGenWeb Archives

School Records

 * Huron County Schools at Old Ohio Schools

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.

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
 * 1825 Tax Records at OHGenWeb Archives
 * 1829 1829 Taxable Property List at OHGenWeb
 * 1857 1857 Taxable Property List at OHGenWeb

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * early through 1838 Erie and Huron County Marriages through 1838 at OHGenWeb

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 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

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Sandusky Ohio Family History Center
 * The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center - an affiliate library

Libraries
Norwalk Public Library 46 W Main St Norwalk, OH 44857 419-668-6063 Email: [mailto:norwalk@norwalk.lib.oh.us norwalk@norwalk.lib.oh.us] Website New London Public Library 67 S Main St New London, OH 44851 419-929-3981 Email: [mailto:nlpl@seolibraries.org nlpl@seolibraries.org] Website Bellevue Public Library 224 E Main St Bellevue, OH 44811-1409 419-483-4769 Website Huron County Community Library 6 W Emerald St Willard, OH 44890-1498 419-933-8564 Email: [mailto:willard@oplin.org willard@oplin.org] Website Monroeville Public Library 34 Monroe St Monroeville, OH 44847-9722 419-465-2035 Website Laning-Young Research Center 9 Case Ave Norwalk, OH 44857 Website

Museums
The Huron Historical Society 333 Williams St P.O. Box 222 Huron, Oh 44839 419-433-5009 Ext. 243 Website Milan History Museum 10 Edison Dr Milan, OH 44846 419-499-2968 E-mail:[mailto:info@milanhistory.org info@milanhistory.org] Website

Societies
Western Reserve Historical Society Research Library in the History Center 10825 East Blvd Cleveland, OH 44106 216-721-5722 FamilySearch Wiki Website The Firelands Historical Society- 4 Case Ave Norwalk, OH 44857 Website New London Area Historical Society 13 Main St New London, OH 44851 Email: [mailto:nlareahistoricalsoc@outlook.com nlareahistoricalsoc@outlook.com] Facebook Plymouth Area Historical Society 15 Sandusky St Willard, OH 44890 419-687-5411 Facebook Ohio Genealogical Society- Huron Chapter PO Box 923 Norwalk, OH 44857 Website

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
 * Huron County at OHGenWeb
 * The Huron County OHGenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * OHGenWeb Archives
 * Huron County OH Genealogy at LDS 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.