Licking County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named after the salt licks in the area. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Licking County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Newark, OH 43055 Phone: 740-670-5791 Licking County Website

Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records; County Health Department has death records; Clerk Court has divorce records from 1876 and court records from 1872; County recorder has land 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:


 * Lima Township (defunct - merged in 1996 with Pataskala)

Biographies

 * Brister, E.M.P., Ohio Genealogical Society (Licking County Chapter), Centennial history of the City of Newark and Licking County (Chicago-Columbus: The S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1909) Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Memorial Record of Licking County, Ohio: containing biographical sketches ... (Chicago: Record Publishing Company, 1894) online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Smucker, Isaac and Springer, Mrs. C., Our pioneers: being biographical sketches of Capt. Elias Hughes, John Ratliff, Benjamin Green, Richard Pitzer, John Van Buskirk, Issac and John Stadden and Capt. Samuel Elliott; with brief notices of the pioneers of 1801 and 1802 (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, A Xerox Company, 1973) online at FamilySearch Digital Library

Cemeteries

 * 1881-1962 at FamilySearch — index and images. Burial records and cemetery deeds from Croton, Ohio; Also at Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Fleming and Tharp, Robert, A Bicentennial History of Licking County, Ohio: 1808-2008, (Licking County Bicentennial Commission, 2008).
 * Brister, E.M.P., Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909). Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Hill, Norman Newell, History of Licking County, Ohio, Its Past and Present, (Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham &amp; Co., 1881). Online at Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Smucker, Isaac, Centennial History of Licking County, Ohio, (Newark, Ohio: Clark and Underwood, 1876). Online at Google Books, Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary War Veterans at Licking County Genealogical Society

Civil War


 * Miller, Charles D. Report of the great re-union of the veteran soldiers and sailors of Ohio held at Newark, July 22, 1878, under "the auspices of the Society of the soldiers and sailors of Licking County, Ohio" (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International - Books on Demand, 1972) online at FamilySearch Digital Library

Civil War service men from Licking County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Licking County.
 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Companies D and F
 * - 113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies D and F

World War I
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1918 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.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

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.
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * 1890-1959 Jacksontown Alumni at Licking Township. Digitized book which includes the history of the school and numerous class 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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

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

Birth

 * 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.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 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 ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Divorce

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

Archives
Licking County Records and Archives Department 61 E Main St Newark, OH 43055 740-670-5121 Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Zanesville Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Columbus Ohio South FamilySearch Center
 * Columbus Metropolitan Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Licking County Library 101 W Main St Newark, OH 43055-5054 740-349-5500 Email: [mailto:info@lickingcountylibrary.org info@lickingcountylibrary.org] Website Alexandria Public Library 10 Maple Dr PO Box 67 Alexandria, OH 43001 740-924-3561 Website Granville Public Library 217 E Broadway Granville, OH 43023-1398 740-587-0196 Website Homer Public Library 385 South Street NW Homer, OH 43027 740-892-2020 Website Pataskala Public Library 101 S Vine St Pataskala, OH 43062-9210 740-927-9986 Website

Museums
Licking County Historical Society PO Box 785 5 N 6th Street Newark, OH 43055-0785 740-345-4898 E-mail:[mailto:lchs@alink.com lchs@alink.com] Website Flint Ridge State Memorial Ohio Historical Society 15300 Flint Ridge Rd Glenford, OH 43739 740-787-2476 E-mail:[mailto:tjordan@ohiohistory.org tjordan@ohiohistory.org] Website Licking Valley Heritage Society 71 Hilltop Dr NE Newark, OH 43055 740-763-3506 E-mail:[mailto:lvheritagesociety@gmail.com lvheritagesociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Societies
Licking County Genealogical Society Licking County Library 101 W Main St Newark, OH 43055-5054 Phone: 740-349-5510 Facebook 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
 * Licking 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.
 * – 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.