Hocking County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Hocking County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Athens, Ross, and Fairfield Counties in 1818.
 * County Seat: Logan
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Fairfild (north)·Vinton (south)·Perry (northeast)·Pickaway and Ross (west)·Athens (east)

Ohio Digital Collections

County Courthouse

 * Welcome to Hocking County, Ohio
 * The Hocking County Home Page
 * Hocking County Chamber of Commerce

Parent County
1818--Hocking County was created 3 January 1818 from Athens, Ross, and Fairfield Counties. County seat: Logan

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Hocking County boundary changes.

Populated Places

 * Hocking County, Ohio Townships
 * Profile for Hocking County, Ohio
 * Histopolis for Hocking County, Ohio
 * Hocking County, Ohio, Cities, Towns and Neighborhoods
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Hocking County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Hocking County Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

 * Athens
 * Fairfield
 * Perry
 * Pickaway
 * Ross
 * Vinton

Cemeteries

 * Hocking County, Ohio Cemeteries
 * Cemetery Index
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Cemeteries In or Near Hocking County
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Hocking County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Gravestones (Hocking County)
 * Find A Grave (142 Cemeteries listed)
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * Hocking County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society
 * Many Cemeteries Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Census and Directories

 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1850 (About this Collection)
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census, 1860
 * United States Census 1860 More information.
 * 1860 United States Federal Census$
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census 1870 More information.
 * United States Census, 1880
 * United States Census 1880 More information
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * United States Census 1900 More information
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * Ohio, 1910 federal census
 * United States Census 1910 More information
 * 1920 United States Federal Census $
 * Ohio, 1920 federal census
 * United States Census 1920 More information
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * Ohio, 1930 federal census
 * United States Census 1930 More information

Church

 * Church and Family History Research Assistance for Hocking County, Ohio
 * Hocking County, Ohio Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Hocking County, Ohio

Court

 * The Records Project, Hocking County Public Record Information Online
 * Hocking County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory
 * Find County Records
 * Many Court Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.
 * Many Guardianship Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Homes in Hocking County, Ohio

Land

 * Land Patent Search
 * Land Records
 * Many Land Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Local Histories

 * History of Hocking Valley Ohio, Together with sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens...Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.. 1883.
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe Vol. 1 1888, Hocking County
 * Hocking County Ohio, Biographies
 * Hocking County, Ohio 1908 Souvenir Book (36 pages)
 * Postal History
 * History of Hocking County, Ohio
 * Hocking County Biography (WorldCat)
 * A Brief History of Hocking County
 * Hocking County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Hocking County, Ohio Timeline
 * Many History Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Maps

 * Atlas of Hocking County Ohio
 * Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
 * David Rumsey Map Collection
 * Hocking County Ohio 1895 U. S. Atlas
 * U. S. Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918, Ohio, Hocking $
 * Hocking County Map
 * Hocking County Detailed Map
 * Category: Maps of Hocking County, Ohio
 * Many Maps for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

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.
 * - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies H and I
 * - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
 * - Hocking County, Ohio Civil War
 * - Civil War Research Database $
 * - Civil War Pension Index: General Indes to Pension Files, 1861-1934 $
 * - Morgan's Raiders Ride Through Athens, Hocking and Perry Counties
 * - 58th Ohio Infantry Regiment (Union)
 * - 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment (Union)


 * World War I


 * - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918$
 * - Ohio Military Men 1917-1918 $


 * World War II


 * - U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * - Hocking County, Ohio WW II Army Enlistment Records 1838-1946
 * - Draft Registration Cards, 1942
 * - Young America Patriots 1941-1945
 * - World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing
 * - Hocking County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force


 * Many Military Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Newspapers

 * The Logan Daily News
 * Newspaper Abstracts
 * Hocking County, Ohio Newspaper Extractions
 * Logan Daily News $
 * Many Newspapers for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.
 * Many Obituaries for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Probate

 * Many Probate Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Schools

 * Benton Local High School, 1950

Taxation

 * Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838, About this Collection

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. 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.
 * Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913-1944
 * Hocking County, Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 $
 * Miscellaneous Hocking County, Ohio 1818-1829 Marriages
 * Hocking County Marriages 1818-1885
 * Hocking County, Ohio Marriages 1851-1855
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * Hocking County Vital Records
 * Many Vital Records for Hocking County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Societies and Libraries

 * Logan-Hocking County District Library
 * Hocking County, Ohio Libraries
 * Hocking County Historical Society
 * Search the Ohio Historical Society Web Site

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dust in the Attic Under History, click on Hocking County for cemeteries and other records.
 * Genealogy Trails
 * My Ohio Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List for Hocking County, Ohio
 * Cyndi's List for Hocking County, Ohio