Mahoning County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Mahoning 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 from the Mahoning river, which in turn was named from a Native American word meaning "salt lick". It is located in the North-Eastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Mahoning County Courthouse 120 Market St Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: 330–740–2104 Mahoning County Website

County marriage records; Births and Deaths 1864–1908; Guardianship; Will and estates (Wills are on film–original case packets are at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.), Land and deeds; grave registrations; soldier's discharges after 1864. Mark the envelope of your requests with Probate Office or Recorder's Office Original civil court packets/files 1871-1901 are housed at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.

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, H.Z. and Bro. History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties: with illustrations and biographical sketches. (Cleveland: H.Z. Williams and Bro., 1882) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books, Ancestry ($). Index of names at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Census Records

 * 1850-1885 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at Ancestry ($) - images and index.

Church Records

 * 1762-2008 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Mahoning Valley Historical Society has a variety of collections of original church records including but not limited to Lutheran and Reformed congregations within the county.

Lutheran
 * Records of Woodland Avenue Lutheran Church, Youngstown, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Society of Friends
 * 1828-1926 Church Records - Society of Friends, Damascus, New Garden and Springfield Quarterly Meetings..

Court Records
See Ohio Court Records for more information about using these records.


 * 1847-1867 Civil Records.
 * 1848-1851 Court Records.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Quaker
 * Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. IV: (Ohio Monthly Meetings) at Ancestry ($) - including West and East Goshen Monthly Meetings.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1796–1907 U.S. General Land Office Records at Ancestry ($)
 * Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search at Bureau of Land Management. See Ohio Land and Property for more information about this database.
 * Ohio, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 at Ancestry ($) This database contains over 100,000 Ohio land patents.
 * Land Records at US GenWeb Archives

Local Histories
Online Databases and Digital Books:
 * Butler, Joseph Green, History of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley, Ohio (Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, c1921) Volume 1 available online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books; Volume 2 available online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Hathitrust; Volume 3 available online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust.
 * Sanderson, Thomas W. 20th Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox Co., 1974) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Internet Archive.
 * Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Historical collections of the Mahoning Valley: containing an account of the two pioneer reunions; ... (Mahoning Valley Historical Society, 1876) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Other Resources:
 * 1805-1955 Columbiana Sesquicentennial Official Historical Program

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * Map of Mahoning County, Ohio at Library of Congress showing the original lots and farm
 * Mahoning County Township Map at USGenWeb Project with a detailed map of each section.

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Civil War Civil War service men from Mahoning 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 Mahoning County.


 * - 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company F
 * - 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A 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
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1807-1984 Youngstown Vindicator (Apr–Aug) Issues intermittent at Google News Archive
 * 1869-1875 The Mahoning Vindicator (Jun–July) at Google News Archive
 * 1875-1877 The Mahoning Valley Vindicator (July–July) at Google News Archive
 * 1891-1893 Youngstown Evening Vindicator (Mar-May) at Google News Archive
 * 1896-1928 The Sunday Vindicator (Jun–Oct) at Google News Archive
 * 1899-1890 The Evening Vindicator (Sept 23–Jun 23) at Google News Archives
 * Early-late 1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * 1981-2009 The Vindicator (Oct–Jun) at Google News Archive
 * Newspaper Articles at USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Obituary Database at Ohio Genealogical Society ($)

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.org — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1846-1899 Original Mahoning County Probate Estate Case Packets housed at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society Archive. These packets contain the original documents, with actual signatures; wills, administration applications, bonds, inventories, receipts, affidavits, and any other record needed to settle an estate. These packets are the originals.
 * ca. 1870-1905 Original Mahoning County Probate Civil Case packets housed at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society's Archival Library. These cases include but are not limited to: civil cases, divorces, guardianships, inquests of lunacy, applications for the Worthy Blind (1904-1905), judgements, land transfers resulting from estate files, legal name changes, adoptions, etc. These are original documents with actual signatures.

School Records

 * 1935 Chaney High School, Youngstown, Ohio 1935 Basketball Team, with names on photo. Family Old Photos

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
 * Original county tax lists are available 1846, and parts of the county for 1859 at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.

Vital Records
See Ohio Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Ohio.

Birth

 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1821-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — 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.
 * 1803-1900 Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($) — Index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1970-2007 Ohio, Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1854-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1904-1963 Death Certificates at Ohio History Connection – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus.
 * 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 ($) — index and images
 * 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Youngstown Ohio Family History Center
 * Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County - an affiliate library

Libraries
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Main Library 305 Wick Ave Youngstown, OH 44503 330–744–8636 Website

Museums
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor 151 W Wood St Youngstown OH 44501–0533 330–743-5934 Website Mahoning Valley Historical Society 648 Wick Ave Youngstown, OH 44502 330-743-2589 Email:[mailto:mvhs@mahoninghistory.org mvhs@mahoninghistory.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

Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 9333 Youngstown, OH 44513-9333 E-mail: [mailto:MCCOGS@zoominternet.net MCCOGS@zoominternet.net] Facebook

Mahoning Valley Historical Society 648 Wick Ave Youngstown, OH 44502-1289 330–743-2589 Email:[mailto:mvhs@mahoninghistory.org archives@mahoninghistory.org] Website
 * Genealogical collections: The MVHS Archival Library. Original probate and civil court records 1846–1900 for Mahoning County. The collection includes diaries, Bibles, photographs, fraktur, manuscripts, deeds, wills, maps, architectural and mechanical drawings, ledgers, county and local government records, and church records in addition to other collections.

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
 * Mahoning County USGenWeb
 * USGW Archives Mahoning
 * Mahoning 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.