Warren County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Warren County, Ohio Record Dates

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Hamilton and County in 1803.
 * County Seat: Lebanon

Description
The county was named for Dr. Joseph Warren, a hero of the Revolution who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride and who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It's county seat is Lebanon and was founded May 1, 1803. It is located in the Southwest area of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Montgomery County • Greene County • Clinton County • Brown County • Clermont County • Hamilton County • Butler County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1940) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Bible Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society holds the family pages (or copies) of many Bibles that have been submitted to the Genealogical Society.
 * Some have been microfilmed and are available from your local family history center.

Biography

 * Everhart, Mary. Warren County, Ohio Revolutionary War Soliders Who Lived and/or Died in Warren County... Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002. [Short biographical sketches of Revolutionary War Veterans.]
 * Phillips, Hazel Spencer. Genealogy. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 1998. [Collection of biographical sketches published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from May 24, 1978 - August 1, 1979.]
 * Snyder, Marion. Memory Lane. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2004. [Collection of local history articles and biographical sketches published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from 1976 - 1985.]

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.


 * The Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project (a project of the Warren County Genealogical Society) is an endeavor to catalog, digitize, and make available information on every cemetery in Warren County. Included in the project is a complete list of every cemetery. Check out the site here.
 * located in the Historical Museum at Lebanon, OH (including cards, notebooks, newspaper clippings, etc.) have been microfilmed and are available from your local family history center.

Church Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has a list of current (and some former) churches along with addresses and phone numbers.
 * Hess, Phyllis Lafferty. History of the First United Methodist Church of Warren, Ohio.Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1999.

Court Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has information about various courts and court records in Warren County as well as indexes to various court records.
 * The Court of Common Pleas, whose records start in 1803, hold a variety of records. A listing of available records can be found on the Warren County Genealogical Web site.
 * The Warren County Supreme Court (1803-1851) became the District Court (1852-1883) which became the Circuit Court (1883-1912) which became the Court of Appeals (1912-present). Further information can be found at the Warren County Genealogy Society Web site.

Funeral Home Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexes to some funeral home records as well as addresses for all local funeral homes.

Genealogy

 * Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Warren County.

Local Histories

 * Check out the Warren County Genealogical Society's local history page for historical information about the county.


 * Morrow, Josiah, The History of Warren County, Ohio, (Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1882). Digital copy at


 * McKay, Will S., The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio, (Ohio: Centennial Atlas Assn., 1903).


 * Hale, Harry L., The Colorful Story of Lebanon and Warren County, Ohio, (Lebanon, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society. Warren County Chapter, 1998.


 * Pauwels, Cynthia L., Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History, (San Antonio, Texas: Historical Publishing Network, 2009). Digital copy at Google Books


 * Howe, Henry, History of Warren County, Ohio, 1803-1889, (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1977).

Land and Property
Land in Warren County was originally surveyed under two different systems. Clear Creak, Deerfield, Franklin Turtlecreek and Wayne townships were surveyed as part of the Symmes Purchase. The Symmes Purchase covered land located between the Miami Rivers (the resulting survey was sometimes referred to as the Miami River Survey or the Survey between the Miamim Rivers) and was surveyed according the Northwest Ordinance of 1785. According to the 1785 act, section one was located in the southeast corner of the township. Section two was then located directly north of section one with section three just north of two and so forth through section six. Section seven was located just west of section one and sections eight through twelve to the north of section seven. Sections were numbered in this manner through section thirty-six, which was located in the northwest section of the township. Meanwhile Hamilton, Harland, Salem, and Washington Townships were originally part of the Virginia Military District lands and divided using Military District numbers. Military Districts were not numbered according to a standard so it will be necessary to locate a plat map of Warren County to locate a specific Military District number.


 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexed the deeds from 1799-1832.

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has a variety of maps including township formattion maps, the 1875 county Atlas, and the 1867 Wall Map of Warren County (hosted at the Warren County GenWeb Project)
 * Check out a 1914 map of Warren County hosted by the Ohio GenWeb Project.

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Revolutionary War

 * Everhart, Mary. Warren County, Ohio Revolutionary War Soliders Who Lived and/or Died in Warren County... Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002. [Short biographical sketches of Revolutionary War Veterans.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company G


 * Bogan, Dallas R. Warren County's Involvement in the Civil War. Franklin, OH: D.R. Boga, 1991.


 * Frary, Sue. Civil War Soldiers Buried in Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, OH: Warren County

World War I

 * 1914-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1916-1920 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexes to Naturalization Records from 1821-1925. Naturalizations after 1925 were filed with the Federal Court in Hamilton County.

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form


 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has information on local newspapers including newspaper titles and years of publications.

Obituaries

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexes to obituaries published in local newspapers covering years from 1810-2009. Indexes are organized by year and decade. If an ancestor is found in the obituary index, copies of the obitary can be ordered from the genealogy society.

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1790–1967 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
 * 1803-1835 - Probate records of Warren County 1803-1835 at Ancestry.com ($) original data

 The Warren County Genealogical Society has information on and an index to Will and Estate Records from 1803-1888 with later years coming soon.  The Warren County Genealogical Society has an every name index to Guardianship records from 1803-1916.  The Warren County Genealogical Society has an index to lunacy records from 1904-1913. 

Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 500 Justice Dr; PO Box 238 Lebanon, OH 45036 Phone: 513.695.1120 Probate Judge has birth and death records from 1867, marriage and probate records from 1803; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; County Recorder has land records

Family History Centers

 * Middletown Ohio Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Taxation

 * 1800-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * The Warren County Genealogical Societys has indexes for the tax lists for 1810, 1827, 1830, 1832, 1840, and 1842 and is in process of indexing the teax lists for 1816-1826 and 1828.

Websites

 * Warren County OHGenWeb
 * Warren County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Warren County OH Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.