Fayette County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Fayette County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Highland and Ross Counties in 1810.
 * County Seat: Washington Courthouse
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Licking (north)·Hocking (south)·Franklin and Pickaway (west)·Perry (east)

Ohio Digital Collections

County Courthouse
Click for the Fayette County Government Information Center.

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).

Parent County
1810--Fayette County was created 19 February 1810 from Ross, Highland Counties. County seat: Washington Court House

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clinton
 * Greene
 * Highland
 * Madison
 * Pickaway
 * Ross

Cemeteries

 * Interment.net
 * Tombstone Transcription Project
 * The Ohio Genealogy Guide (rootsweb)
 * Find a Grave

Libraries

 * Carnegie Public Libary

War of 1812
Gettys, Rober Clay, Fayette County Militia on the Ohio Frontier : War of 1812 (Belfast Northern Ireland, Gettys, 1985) pages 12 FHL Book 977.A1

Vital Records

 * Fayette County Births 1909-1999 Fayette County Health Department records, searchable index.  Results list includes child's name, gender, year of birth, name of father and maiden name of mother.
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.org from the Ohio Department of Health via the Ohio Historical Society. 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.
 * Fayette County Archive 1867-1908 Death Index Compiled by staff of the Carnegie Public Library, this index provides Book # and Page number information searchable by name.
 * St. Colman Church Death Records Patron-donated index of of the St. Colman Church. Searchable index. Search results include the name, address (city and state), date of death and burial, name of cemetery, name of minister.

Societies and Libraries
Fayette County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 342, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160. Publishes quarterly newsletter.

Fayette County Historical Society, 517 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.