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Guide to Fayette 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 Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who was an officer in the American Army in the Revolution. It's county seat is Washington Court House and was founded March 1, 1810. It is located in the Midsouth-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse 110 East Court Street Washington, Ohio 43160 Fayette County Website Fayette County Courthouse 110 E Court Street Washington Court House, OH 43160-1355 Phone: 614.335.5910 Clerk Court has divorce records from 1853 and court records from 1828; Probate Judge has probate records; County recorder has land records

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
Lutheran
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Good Hope, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court Records
Click for the Fayette County Government Information Center.

Land and Property Records
Fayette County was in the Virginia Military District an area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment in lieu of cash for its veterans of the American Revolutionary War. Surveys were done using the metes and bounds method used in Virginia, rather than the Public Land Survey System established by the Land Ordinance of 1785 used for most of the Northwest Territory.

Local Histories


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


 * Allen, Frank M., History of Fayette County, Ohio: her people, industries and institutions… (Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen, 1914) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archives; available on microfilm at.
 * Dills, R.S., History of Fayette County together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the state of Ohio… (Dayton, Ohio Odell &amp; Mayer, 1881) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archives; available on microfilm at.
 * Putnam, Rufus Pioneer record and reminiscences of the early settlers and settlement of Fayette County, Ohio (Cincinnati, Ohio Applegate, Pounsford &amp; Co., 1872) 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

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

Civil War service men from Fayette 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 Fayette County.

- 54th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A, C, and I

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.

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 Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives


 * 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.

Other Records
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Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.
 * 1828-1878 Chancery and Commons Pleas Court Records, Fayette County, Ohio: 1828-1878 at Ancestry.com ($) Original data
 * Various Years community contributed wills Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

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
at MyHeritage
 * 1800-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.

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
 * 1909-1999 Fayette County death index searchable online index. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * Various Years Fayette County Births Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * Various Years community contributed birth records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Marriage
at MyHeritage
 * 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.
 * Various Years community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives


 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.

Death
at MyHeritage
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county; may be alphbetical.
 * 1867-1908 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.
 * 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by year.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Various Years 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.
 * Various Years Fayette County death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb

Divorce

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

Family History Centers
Wilmington Ohio Family History Center

Libraries
Carnegie Public Library Website

Societies
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.

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