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Guide to Holmes County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

.== County Information ==

.=== Description === The county was named after Andrew Holmes, an officer killed in the War of 1812. It's county seat is Millersburg and was founded January 20, 1824. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.

.=== County Courthouse ===

Holmes County Courthouse 1 East Jackson Millesburg, Ohio 44654 Holmes County Website Holmes County Courthouse 1 East Jackson Street Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330.674.0286 Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1982, marriage and probate records from 1825 and naturalization records; Clerk Circuit has divorce and court records; County Recorder has land and military records; County Library has burial and census records

.=== Holmes County, Ohio Record Dates ===

.=== Record Loss === .=== Boundary Changes ===

.=== 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:

.=== History Timeline ===

.== Resources ==

.=== Bible Records ===

.=== Biographies ===

.=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===

.=== Cemeteries ===

.=== Census Records ===

.=== Church Records ===

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Nashville

.=== Court Records ===


 * 1825-1900 - Holmes County Civil Court index Courtesy OHGenWeb

.=== Directories ===

.=== Emigration and Immigration ===

.=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===

.=== Funeral Homes ===

.=== Genealogies ===

.=== Guardianship ===

.=== Land and Property Records ===

.=== Local Histories ===


 * Holmes County Historical Society, Holmes County Historical Sketches: Ohio Bicentennial Edition, 1803-2003, (Holmes County Historical Society, 2002).


 * Holmes County History Book Committee, Holmes County Ohio to 1985, (Salem, West Virginia: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1985).


 * Egger, Donald, Holmes County, Ohio: Flashes from the Past, (Library Archives of Holmes County, 1963).


 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

.=== Maps and Gazetteers ===


 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

.=== Migration ===

.=== Military Records ===


 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Civil War Civil War service men from Morgan 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 Morgan County.


 * - 102nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A and G
 * - 166th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard), Companies A, I and K

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

.=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===


 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.

.=== Newspapers ===

.=== Obituaries ===
 * 1793-1967+ - at History Connection — browse by Year, County, or City/Village.
 * Early to late-1900's - Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

.=== Other Records ===

.=== Periodicals ===

.=== Probate Records ===

Probate Records: Civil, Criminal, Guardianships, Probate and Wills
 * Holmes Co.- OHGenWeb
 * Select Court Indexes. There are five choices to browse: Civil, Criminal, Guardianship, Probate and Wills
 * For any Civil, Criminal or Guardianship record, as of this writing, the record must be pulled locally at the Genealogy Department of the Holmes County Library
 * For Probate and wills, you can log the information from the index and go to FamilySearch to obtain the actual record:
 * FamilySearch wiki – search ‘Holmes County’
 * Select ‘Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996’
 * Identify the category that your document is in, for example if you want will #1200, then select ‘Wills 1895-1910, no 940-1339’

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 to Browse images by county.
 * 1852-1900 - Holmes County Probate Court index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * 1825-1920s - Holmes County Will index Courtesy OhioGenWeb

.=== School Records ===

.=== Tax Records ===


 * 1800-1850 - 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

.=== Vital Records ===

.==== Birth ====


 * 1841-2003 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 Ancestry].com ($) — index

.==== Marriage ====


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll 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.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

.==== Death ====


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ancestry].com ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

.==== Divorce ====

.== Research Facilities ==

.=== Archives ===

.=== Family History Centers ===


 * Wooster Ohio Family History Center

.=== Libraries ===

.=== Museums ===

.== Societies ==

.== Websites ==

.== Research Guides ==
 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse at Ohio Memory — Select a county (or a place using alphabet bar), then browse various sections on left sidebar.
 * Holmes Co, - OHGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Holmes 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.

.== References ==