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Guide to Erie 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 the Erie tribe, whose name was their word for "wildcat". It's county seat is Sandusky and was founded March 15, 1838. It is located in the North-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Erie County Courthouse 323 Columbus Avenue Sandusky, OH 44870 Phone: 419.627.7705 County Health Department has birth  records from 1908, death and burial records; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1870; County Recorder has land records

Clerk of Courts Marriage &amp; Probate Records 323 Columbus Avenue Sandusky, OH 44870 Phone: (419) 627-7705

Erie County Recorder's Office Land Records 247 Columbus Avenue; Suite 225 Sandusky, OH 44870 Phone: (419) 627-7686

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Populated Places
 Populated Places  For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. Hometown Locator The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

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

Church Records
Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; to Browse images, select county, then town, then parish.

Local Histories

 * Peeke, Hewson Lindsley, A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio: An authentic Narrative of the Past… (Chicago Lewis Pub. Co., 1916) Digital version at Google Books; digital version of volume 2 only at Internet Archives; available on microfilm at.
 * 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, 1879) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archives; available on microfilm at ; indexed in Index to history of the Fire lands volume 1 Erie County only.
 * Aldrich, Lewis Cass, History of Erie County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers (Syracuse, N.Y. D. Mason, 1889) Digital version at Google Books; available on microfilm at.


 * 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 or scroll to Browse by Admission Number and Year Range

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

War of 1812
 * Civil War service men from Erie 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 Erie County.
 * 107th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company F
 * 123rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies G and K

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


 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county to Browse.
 * Early- late 1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

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 down to Browse images by county.
 * Various Years community contributed wills

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

 * 1800-1950 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

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * Various Years community contributed birth records Courtesy OhioGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down 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; can browse images by film number at a Family History Center.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * Various Years community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county; may be alphbetical.
 * 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
 * Various Years community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb


 * 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.com.

Divorce

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

Family History Centers
Sandusky Ohio Family History Center

Societies
The Connecticut Western Reserve  was a part of northeast Ohio originally intended for settlement by Revolutionary War refugees from Connecticut. The former Connecticut Western Reserve  lands were in the modern counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Trumbull fully, but also in parts of Ashland, Mahoning, Ottawa, Summit, and Wayne counties in Ohio.

The Research Library at the Western Reserve Historical Society History Center  is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and Connecticut Western Reserve history material. One of the principal strengths is its manuscript collections. The WRHS collection has original land records, genealogies of New England, New York, and Pennsylvania, biographies, histories, and family Bibles.

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
 * Erie 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.