Hamilton County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. It is located in the South-western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse 1000 Main St Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-946-5656 Hamilton County Website

County Recorder and Auditor 138 E Court St Cincinnati, OH 45202-1236 Phone: 513-946-4000 Recorder and Auditor

Probate Court 230 E Ninth St Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-946-3600 Probate Office

Probate Judge has marriage, burial and probate records; County Health Department has death records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1900; County Recorder has land records Land records 1794-present, maps, Veteran's Grave Registrations. "Easy Reference List of Documents Recorded in the Recorder's Office" gives a complete list of available records. Plats 1939-present. Property search is available on their website by name or address.

Populated Places
 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:


 * List of Cincinnati neighborhoods

Biographies

 * Cunningham, Frank. Big Dan: the story of a colorful railroader. (Desert News Press, Salt Lake City, Utah 1944) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ford, Henry A, Ford, Kate B. History of Hamilton County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches. (Cleveland, Ohio: L.A. Williams & Co, 1884.  Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive.

Church Records

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1749-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cincinnati Society Blue Book and Family Directory, containing the names of Householders with their residences and exact numbers; the names of adult members of each family, the Ladies reception day,; Together with a complete classification by street, suburbs and neighboring towns; names of the members of clubs; plans of theatres; personnel of the press; points of etiquette. Together with other information of local interest. (Peter G. Thomson, 1879). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Williams' Cincinnati directory and business advertiser, for 1849-1850 (Cincinnati, Ohio: Williams' and Company, 1849). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Williams' Cincinnati directory, city guide and business mirror for the Commencing June 1, 1862. Twelve Edition. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Williams' and Company, 1862). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Greater Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1946. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1953. Published by Cincinnati Bell Inc. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1956. Published by Cincinnati Bell Inc. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Cincinnati Telephone Directory - Summer 1957. Published by Cincinnati Bell Inc. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * Dabne, Wendell Phillips. Cincinnati's Colored Citizens: Historical Sociological and Biographical (Cincinnati, Ohio: Dabney Pub. Co., C 1926) 977.178 F2 FamilySearch

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Ford, Henry A, Ford, Kate B. History of Hamilton County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches. (Cleveland, Ohio: L.A. Williams & Co, 1884).  Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive.
 * Cone, Stephen Decatur. A concise history of Hamilton, Ohio; v. 02 (George Mitchell Publisher, Middletown, Ohio, 1901)  Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS org
 * Emerson, William D. 1847 Atlas, Map of Hamilton County, Ohio (C.S Williams & Sons, 1847)  Online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War Civil War service men from Hamilton 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 Hamilton County.


 * -11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company K (Union Rifles)


 * Burgess, Joe H. Hamilton County and the Civil War (1967) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Smith, William A., Smith, Ophia. Colonel A. W. Gilbert; citizen-soldier of Cincinnati (Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, 1934)  Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

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

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

Newspapers

 * 1793-1796 Centinel of the North-Western Territory'' (Ohio) at  Google News]
 * 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.

Obituaries

 * 1818-1920 Death Notices and Obituaries, 1818-1920 at Hamilton County Genealogical Society

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.
 * 1791-1994  at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1792-1883 Hamilton County Ohio Wills Records at SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1791-1994 Hamilton County Probate Archival Category Records at Hamilton County Probate Court. Archive Search includes records of estates, wills, trusts, guardianships, marriages, minister's licenses, birth records, birth registrations and corrections, death records, naturalizations, Probate Court journal entries, and physician certificates, with all categories having widely varied time periods.

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

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 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.
 * 1791-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection; Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 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

 * Cherry Grove/ Eastgate Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Cincinnati Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Cincinnati Ohio East FamilySearch Center
 * Fairfield/Hamilton Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Libraries
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County 800 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202-2009 513-369-6900 Website Cincinnati History Library and Archives 1301 Western Ave Cincinnati, OH 45203 513-287-7030 Website University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library 8th Floor Blegen Library PO Box 210113 2602 McMicken Circle Cincinnati, OH 45221-0113 (513) 556-1959 Website

Museums
Heritage Village Museum 11450 Lebanon Rd Sharonville, OH 45241 513-563-9484 Website Cincinnati Museum Center 1301 Western Ave Cincinnati, OH 45203 513-287-7000/800733-2077 E-mail:[mailto:information@cincymuseum.org information@cincymuseum.org] Website

Societies
Hamilton County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 15865 Cincinnati, OH 45215-0865 513-956-7078 Website The Cincinnati Historical Society 800 E 17th Ave Columbus OH 43211 614-297-2300/800-686-6124 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
 * Hamilton County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * Hamilton County, Ohio GenWeb at OHGenWeb
 * Greater Cincinnati Memory Project at The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton 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.