Summit County, Ohio Genealogy

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Parent County
1840--Summit County was created 3 March 1840 from Portage, Stark and Medina Counties. County seat: Akron

Populated Places

 * Akron
 * The Cities of Summit County

Neighboring Counties

 * Cuyahoga
 * Geauga
 * Medina
 * Portage
 * Stark
 * Wayne

Cemeteries

 * Summit County, Ohio Cemeteries
 * Summit County Cemeteries
 * Bath Township Cemeteries
 * Find A Grave (126) listed for Summit County
 * Forest Grove Cemetery
 * Hudson Ohio Cemeteries
 * Maple Lawn Cemetery in Stow, Ohio
 * Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio
 * Northampton Harrington Cemetery Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
 * O'Brien Cemetery Hudson, Ohio
 * Ohio Gravestones
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * Summit County Cemeteries
 * (Epodunk) Summit County Cemeteries
 * The Political Graveyard
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project

Census and Directories

 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census, 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1870
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1880
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1920
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * U. S. City Directories for Akron 1889-1899, 1938-1939 $
 * U. S. City Directories for Akron; Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, 1938-1939 $
 * U. S. City Directories in Akron, Portage Lake; Barberton: 1941 $
 * Historic Akron City Directories

Church

 * LDS Ward and Branch Records
 * Akron
 * Tallmadge Church (dedicated in 1825)
 * Barberton Churches

Court

 * The Records Project, Summit County Public Record Information Online
 * Summit County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory

Ethnic Groups

 * Jewish Community Board

Land

 * Summit County, Ohio, Land Patents
 * Land Patent Search
 * U. S. General Land Office Records, 1797-1907, Ohio, Summit$

Local Histories

 * The Formation of Summit County, Ohio
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe Vol. II 1888
 * Fifty Yeas and Over of Akron and Summit County
 * Summit County History and Information
 * Akron Women's History
 * Cuyahoga Falls History
 * Discover the Heritage of Summit County, Ohio
 * Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1908)
 * Summit Co., Ohio Biographies
 * Summit County, Ohio Biography (WorldCat)
 * History of Summit County, With an outline sketch of Ohio, 1881
 * Summit County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Histories of Specific Towns and Townships

Maps

 * Summit County Map 1856
 * 1872 Topographical Atlas
 * Combination Atlas Map of Summit County, 1874
 * Summit and Surrounding County Map
 * Akron
 * 1895 Map of Summit County, Ohio
 * Atlas and Industrial Geography of Summit County, 1910
 * Akron Plat Map, 1915
 * Plat Book of Akron, 1921

Military

 * Soldiers of the American Revolution, buried in or said to be buried in Summit County, Ohio
 * Civl War Pension Index Cards
 * Civil War Soldiers Buried in Summit County
 * Civil War(scanned documents, photos)
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 in Summit County
 * Soldiers buried in Unmarked Graves in Summit County
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $
 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
 * World War II Casualties

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * The Summit County Clerk of Courts has placed online an index and actual images of 1850 - 1991 Naturalization Records

Newspapers

 * Summit County, Ohio Newspapers
 * Obituares Akron Beacon Journal (only 1 year of past obituaries held online)
 * Aurora Advocate
 * Bedford Times-Register
 * Cuyahoga Falls News-Press
 * Gateway News
 * Hudson Hub Times
 * Mapel Heights Press
 * The News Leader
 * The Record Courier
 * Stow Sentry
 * The Tallmadge Express
 * Twinsburg Bulletin

Schools

 * Barberton, Ohio Central High School, 1919

Vital Records

 * Birth Records (1938-Current)
 * Death Records (1938-Current)
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $


 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Summit County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
 * Libraries
 * The Genealogical History of Richfield, Summit County, Ohio
 * The Historical Society of Olde Northfield
 * Peninsula Library &amp; Historical Society
 * Hudson Genealogical Study Group
 * Hudson Library &amp; Historical Society
 * Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society
 * Akron-Summit County Public Library Digital Library
 * Libraries, Museums, Archives

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Records and Research Facilities Summit County, Ohio
 * UsGenWeb
 * Genealogy Trails, Summit County, Ohio
 * Cindy's List for Summit County, Ohio
 * Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy and History