Carroll County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas counties 25 December 1832.
 * County Seat: Carrollton

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.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Stark County •  Columbiana County  •  Jefferson County  •  Harrison County  •  Tuscarawas County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.


 * Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records of Carroll County, Ohio, Obituary Index 1858-2012at Ancestry.com ($)


 * 1817-1980 - at FamilySearch — index

History


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

Local History

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

Land Property

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

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military

 * 1817-1980 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — 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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

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

Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1790–1967 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
 * various years - community contributed wills Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Courthouse
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.

Family History Centers

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

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Societies

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

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Taxation

 * 1800–1850 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index of tax records as recorded with the County Auditor of each county. Entries are recorded in voucher books, one person per page. The majority of the tax records in this collection are for the years 1816 through 1838. Currently (September 2012) this collection is 17% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1856–1909 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.
 * 1908-1953 - Ohio Births, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and some FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1854–1997 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates.
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

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

Websites

 * Carrol County OHGenWeb
 * Carroll County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Carroll County OH Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook