Madison County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Madison 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 James Madison. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse 1 N Main St London, OH 43140 Phone: 740-852-9776 Madison County Website

Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage and probate records from 1810 and naturalization records; County Health Department has birth records from 1908; County Recorder has land and military records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records

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

 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Fayette, Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio: containing biographical sketches . . . (Chicago: Chapman Bros.; 1892) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Internet Archive
 * Madison County Biographies at OHGenWeb

Census Records

 * 1850 Madison County Census Info at OHGebWeb
 * 1860 Madison County Mortality Schedules at OHGenWeb

Church Records

 * 1762-2008 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Directories

 * Business Directories at OHGenWeb

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1810-1955 Deeds, 1810-1922; index to deeds, 1810-1955 at FamilySearch.
 * 1852-1964 Land Records, 1852-1964 at FamilySearch.

Local Histories

 * Brown, Robert Charles; The History of Madison County, Ohio: containing a history of the county; . . . (Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co.; 1883) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 2 online at Google Books
 * Bryan, Chester E.; History of Madison County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, (Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen and Company, Inc.; 1915). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books
 * Howe, Henry; History of Madison County, Ohio, 1810-1889: excerpted from 1898 edition of Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio (Kingston, Indiana: The Bookmark; Reprint 1977) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * Maps of Madison County at OHGenWeb
 * Cring, Henry C.E.; Caldwell's Atlas of Madison Co., Ohio; (Condit, Ohio: J.A. Caldwell; 1875) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust

Military Records

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

Civil War Civil War service men from Madison 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 Madison County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company K
 * - 113th Regiment, Companies A and G

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 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Newspaper Clippings at OHGenWeb

Obituaries

 * Madison County Obituaries at OHGenWeb

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.
 * Madison County Wills at OHGenWeb

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
 * 1800-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — 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.
 * 1810-1899 Madison County Marriage Records, 1810-1899 at OHGenWeb
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 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.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and image.
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Columbus Ohio Family History Center
 * Columbus Ohio North Family History Center
 * Columbus Metropolitan Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library 270 Lilly Chapel Rd West Jefferson, OH 43162-1202 614-879-8448 Website London Public Library 20 E First St London, OH 43140-1200 740-852-9543 Website Mount Sterling Public Library 60 W Columbus St Mt. Sterling, OH 43143-1236 740-869-2430 Email: [mailto:sterlinglibrary60@yahoo.com sterlinglibrary60@yahoo.com] Website Plain City Public Library 305 W Main St Plain City, OH 43064-1148 614-873-4912 Website

Museums
Madison County Historical Society 260 E High St London, OH 43140 740-852-2977 Website

Societies
 Madison County Genealogical Society 20 South Walnut Street, Room #9 P.O. Box 102 London, Ohio 43140-0102 740-852-0232 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
 * Madison County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * OHGenWeb
 * – 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.