Adams County, Ohio Genealogy


 * This article is about a southern Ohio county. For other uses, see Adams.

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Parent County
1797--Adams County was created 10 July 1797 from Hamilton County. County seat: West Union

Record Loss
There was a courthouse fire in 1910, resulting in the loss of most of the will books and other probate files, as well as some other records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Highland
 * Lewis County, Kentucky
 * Mason County, Kentucky
 * Pike
 * Scioto

Resources
See Online Rescources for many helpful links and information.

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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Adams County Genealogy Genealogical Society West Union, Ohio

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog