Carroll County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Carroll County

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse; 119 Public Square Carrollton, OH 44615-1448 Phone: 330.627.4886  Clerk Court 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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas Counties 25 December 1832.
 * County Seat: Carrollton
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Stark (northwest)·Columbiana (northeast)·Harrison (south)·Tuscarawas (west)·Jefferson (east)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Carroll County boundary changes.

History


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

Military

 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies

 * The Carroll County, Ohio Genealogical Society

Birth

 * Ohio Deaths, 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.