Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy

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County Courthouse
"Where Government Works" 373 South High Street, 23rd Floor Columbus, OH 43215

History

 * Named for Benjamin Franklin.
 * The county was created just 2 months after Ohio became a state.
 * The county originally extended all the way to Lake Erie before the divisions.

Parent County
1800--Franklin County was created 9 December 1800 from Ross County. County seat: Columbus

Boundary Changes

 * Parts set off in a series of divisions:
 * Champaign 20 Febrary 1805
 * Delaware 10 Febrary 1808
 * Pickaway 12 January 1810
 * Madison 16 Febrary 1810
 * Union 10 January 1820

Populated Places

 * Cities: Bexley . Columbus . Dublin . Gahanna . Grandview Heights . Grove City . Hilliard . Pickerington . Reynoldsburg . Upper Arlington . Westerville . Whitehall . Worthington
 * Villages: Brice . Canal Winchester . Groveport . Harrisburg . Lockbourne . Marble Cliff . Minerva Park . New Albany . Obetz . Riverlea . Urbancrest . Valleyview
 * Townships: Blendon . Brown . Clinton . Franklin . Hamilton . Jackson . Jefferson . Madison . Mifflin . Norwich . Perry . Plain . Pleasant . Prairie . Sharon . Truro . Washington
 * Communities: Amlin . Blacklick . Blacklick Estates .Darbydale . Galloway . Georgesville . Huber Ridge . Lake Darby . Lincoln Village . New Rome

Neighboring Counties

 * Delaware
 * Fairfield
 * Licking
 * Madison
 * Pickaway
 * Union

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Columbus

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.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Franklin County OH GenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County.
 * Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus Metropolitan Library has one of the leading genealogy collections in Ohio.  Added to the library's collection were the genealogy collections of the State Library of Ohio, National Palatines To America, and the Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society.