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Guide to Hamilton 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 first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. It's county seat is Cincinnati and was founded January 2, 1790. It is located in the South-western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse 1000 Main Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Hamilton County Website

Hamilton County Courthouse 1000 Main St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone:513-946-5656 Probate Judge has marriage, burial and probate records; County Health Department has death records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1900; County Recorder has land records

County Recorder and Auditor Hamilton County Administration Building 138 E. Court St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1236

Recorder's Office

(513) 946-4573

''Land records 1794-present, maps, Veteran's Grave Registrations. "Easy Reference List of Documents Recorded in the Recorder's Office" gives a complete list available records.''

Auditor's Office

(513) 946-4000

''Plats 1939-present. Property search is available on their website by name or address.''

William Howard Taft Center 230 E. Ninth St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Hours and Location

Populated Places
 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:


 * List of Cincinnati neighborhoods

Directories

 * Cincinnati Society Blue Book and Family Directory, containing the names of Householders with their residences and exact numbers; the names of adult members of each family, the Ladies reception day,; Together with a complete classification by street, suburbs and neighboring towns; names of the members of clubs; plans of theatres; personnel of the press; points of etiquette. Together with other information of local interest. Published by Peter G. Thomson, 1879. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Williams' Cincinnati directory and business advertiser, for 1849-1850 Complied and Published by Williams' and Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Williams' Cincinnati directory, city guide and business mirror for the Commencing June 1, 1862. Twelve Edition. Complied and Published by Williams' and Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * The Greater Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1946. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1953. Published by Cincinnati Bell Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1956. Published by Cincinnati Bell Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1957. Published by Cincinnati Bell Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Local Histories

 * Dabne, Wendell Phillips. Cincinnati's Colored Citizens: Historical Sociological and Biographical - Cincinnati, Ohio: Dabney Pub. Co., C 1926 977.178 F2 FamilySearch
 * Cunningham, Frank. Big Dan : the story of a colorful railroader. Desert News Press, Salt Lake City, Utah 1944. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ford, Henry A, Ford, Kate B. History of Hamilton County, Ohio : with illustrations and biographical sketches. L.A. Williams & co., Cleveland, Ohio, Publisher, 1884.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Cone, Stephen Decatur. A concise history of Hamilton, Ohio; v. 02 George Mitchell Publisher, Middletown, Ohio, 1901.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * Emerson, William D. 1847 Atlas, Map of Hamilton County, Ohio. Published by C.S Williams & Sons, 1847.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
 * Civil War service men from Hamilton 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 Hamilton County.


 * 11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company K (Union Rifles)


 * Burgess, Joe H. Hamilton County and the Civil War. 1967. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Smith, William A., Smith, Ophia. Colonel A. W. Gilbert; citizen-soldier of Cincinnati Published by Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, 1934.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

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

 * 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.

Obituaries

 * 1818-1920 Cincinnati Newspapers 1818-1920 - abbreviated Index to Death Notices

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.
 * 1792-1883 Hamilton County Ohio list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.


 * Hamilton County Probate Archival Category Records: Archive Categories. Archive Search includes records of estates, wills, trusts, guardianships, marriages, minister's licenses, birth records, birth registrations and corrections, death records, naturalizations, Probate Court journal entries, and physician certificates, with all categories having widely varied time periods. The earliest records date from 1791.

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

 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

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

Marriage

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

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county; may be alphabetical.
 * 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


 * 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.

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Cincinnati Ohio Family History Center
 * Cincinnati Ohio East Family History Center (Montgomery)
 * Hamilton Ohio Family History Center

Libraries
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Website

800 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2009 (513) 369-6900

''PLCH is one of the largest genealogical libraries in the country. Very extensive Hamilton County history, genealogy and manuscript sources including a personal name card index to many local histories and manuscript materials.Online resources include: 'Catalog', 'Virtual Library', 'Newsdex'.''

Cincinnati History Library and Archives

1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 (513) 287-7030

''Large collection of manuscript and microfilm materials including deeds, photographs, directories, census, local histories and military rosters. They have a vital record card index to some of their newspaper and manuscript materials (incomplete coverage). Online resources include: Name Index to Local Histories, Digital Journals, Catalog (incomplete)'and 'Archive and Manuscript Registers (incomplete).''

University of Cincinnati Archives &amp; Rare Books LibraryWebsite

8th Floor Blegen Library P.O. Box 210113 2602 McMicken Circle Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0113 (513) 556-1959 Location and Hours

The University of Cincinnati is the Ohio Network Of American History Research Center ''for Hamilton County. They are the designated repository for government records of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and Warren Counties in Ohio. The UC Archives has numerous records including the following online indexes: Hamilton County Ohio Citizenship Records 1837-1916, Hamilton County Ohio Wills 1791-1901 and Deaths 1865-1912 (image and index, in progress).''

Societies
Hamilton County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society Website

Hamilton County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society BlogWebsite

P. O. Box 15865 Cincinnati, OH 45215-0865 (513) 956-7078

Cincinnati Newspaper Death Notice' and Hamilton County Marriage Indexes are available on their Website. HCGS has numerous publications including the "The Tracer" (journal) and "The Gazette" (newsletter).HCGS sponsors or co-sponsors numerous genealogical events.''

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
 * Hamilton County OH Genealogy
 * Hamilton County, Ohio GenWeb
 * Greater Cincinnati Memory Project
 * Virtual Library for Cincinnati and Hamilton 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.