Fayette County, Ohio Genealogy

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



Description
The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834). It is located in the Midsouth-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse 110 East Court Street Washington, Ohio 43160-1355 Phone: 740-335-6371 Fayette County Website

Clerk Court has divorce records from 1853 and court records from 1828; Probate Judge has probate records; 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:

Biographies

 * Putnam, Rufus; Pioneer record and reminiscences of the early settlers and settlement of Fayette County, Ohio (Cincinnati, Ohio: Applegate, Pounsford & Co., 1872) Online at Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library, wvancestry.com

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * FamilySearch Places

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

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.

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Allen, Frank M.; History of Fayette County, Ohio: her people, industries and institutions… (Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen, 1914) Online at Google Books, Internet Archives, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Dills, R.S.; History of Fayette County together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the state of Ohio… (Dayton, Ohio: Odell & Mayer, 1881) Online at Google Books, Internet Archives, FamilySearch Digital Library

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

Civil War 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
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 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.
 * Newspaper Articles at OHGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1828-1878 Chancery and Commons Pleas Court Records, Fayette County, Ohio: 1828-1878 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Wills at OHGenWeb 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.
 * 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

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1909-1999 Fayette County Birth Index at Carnegie Public Library - index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * Fayette County Birth Records at Fayette County History & Genealogy

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; can browse images by film number at a FamilySearch Center.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1867-1908 Fayette County Archive 1867-1908 Death Index at Carnegie Public Library - index
 * 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 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
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * St. Colman Church Death Records at Carnegie Public Library - index
 * Fayette County Birth Records at Fayette County History & Genealogy

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Wilmington Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Chillicothe Ohio FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Carnegie Public Library Main Library 127 S North St Washington Court House, OH 43160 740-335-2540 Website Jeffersonville Library Branch of Carnegie Library 8 N Main St Jeffersonville, OH 43128 740-426-9292

Museums
Fayette County Historical Society Museum﻿ 517 Columbus Ave. Washington Court House, OH 43160 740-335-2953 E-Mail:[mailto:fayettecountyhistory@gmail.com fayettecountyhistory@gmail.com] Facebook

Societies
Fayette County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 342 Washington Court House, OH 43160 Website
 * Publishes quarterly newsletter.

Fayette County Historical Society 517 Columbus Ave Washington Court House, OH 43160 740-335-2953 E-Mail:[mailto:fayettecountyhistory@gmail.com fayettecountyhistory@gmail.com] Facebook

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
 * Fayette County OH Genealogy at LDSGenealogy
 * Ohio GenWeb site
 * USGW Archives Ohio
 * – 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.