Paulding County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for John Paulding, one of the captors of Major John André, a conspirator with Gen. Benedict Arnold in the American Revolutionary War. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Paulding County Courthouse 115 N Williams St, Room 104 Paulding, OH 45879 Phone: 419-399-8210 Paulding County Website

County Health Department has birth and death records; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; Clerk Court has divorce records; County Judge has court 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

 * Hardesty, W.S., Representative Citizens of Paulding County: Including a Complete and Graphic Narrative of the Chief Historical Events of the County, (Todedo, Ohio W.S. Hardesty, 1902). Online at FamilySearch Book; Scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then click on the camera icon on the right side of the page for images.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  images, select county, town, then parish.

Court Records

 * 1892-1997 Clerk of Courts, Record of inquests held by coroners and justices of the Peace, 1892-1997; Scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then click on the camera icon on the right side of the page for images.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Hardesty, W.S., Representative Citizens of Paulding County: Including a Complete and Graphic Narrative of the Chief Historical Events of the County, (Todedo, Ohio W.S. Hardesty, 1902). Online at FamilySearch Book; images.
 * Paulding County Retired Teachers Association, History of Paulding County Townships, (Paulding, Ohio Ohio Genealogical Society. Paulding County Chapter, 1976).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at Map of US
 * 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; index and images.

Civil War Civil War service men from Paulding 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 Paulding County.


 * - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company I

World War I
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

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.

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; index and images.
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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; index and images.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection; Index.
 * 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

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Fort Wayne Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Decatur Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Allen County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Pauling County Carnegie Library 205 S Main St Paulding, OH 45879 419-399-2032 Email:[mailto:ewilliams@mypccl.org ewilliams@mypccl.org] Website

Museums
Paulding John Historical Museum 600 Fairground Dr Paulding, OH 45879 419-399-8218 Facebook

Societies
 Paulding County OGS c/o Paulding County Carnegie Library 205 S Main St Paulding, OH 45879 Website John Paulding Historical Society Inc PO Box 93 Paulding, OH 45879-0093 419-399-8218 Email:[mailto:jphs45879@yahoo.com jphs45879@yahoo.com] Website

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
 * Paulding County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGenWeb Archives for Paulding County at USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb project for Paulding County at USGenWeb Sites. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the 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.