Fayette County, Ohio Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Click for the Fayette County Government Information Center.

Libraries

 * Normal Memorial Library
 * Carnegie Public Libary

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History


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

Parent County
1810--Fayette County was created 19 February 1810 from Ross, Highland Counties. County seat: Washington

Neighboring Counties

 * Clinton
 * Greene
 * Highland
 * Madison
 * Pickaway
 * Ross

Cemeteries

 * Interment.net
 * Tombstone Transcription Project
 * The Ohio Genealogy Guide (rootsweb)
 * Find a Grave

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men from Lucas 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 Lucas County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company A, also known as "Pope's Escort"
 * - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and D

Vital Records

 * 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.

Web Sites

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