Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Hamilton County 6 December 1800.
 * County Seat: Batavia

Description
The county was named for the Clermont Province of France, the home of Vercingetorix, and means "clear mount." It's county seat is Batavia and was founded December 6, 1800. It is located in the West Central 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
Hamilton County •  Warren County  •  Clinton County  •  Brown County  •  Bracken County, Kentucky  •  Pendleton County, Kentucky  •  Campbell County, Kentucky

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) 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
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

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

Church Records
Finding Church Records at Other Repositories

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Clermont County, Ohio Church Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Local History

 * Williams, Byron, History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio (Milford, Ohio : Hobart Publishing Company, 1913) Digital version at Google Books; ;.
 * History of Clermont County, Ohio : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia, Pa. : L.H. Everts, 1880) Digital version at ; ;.

Land and Property

 * various years - community contributed deeds Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Civil War service men from Clermont 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 Clermont County.


 * - 1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

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.
 * various years - community contributed probate transcripts Courtesy of OhioGenWeb

Courthouse
Clermont County Courthouse 212 E Main Street Batavia, OH 45103 Phone: 513.732.7308

Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1950, marriage and probate records from 1800 and naturalization records from 1860’s. Court Clerk has divorce records from 1861 and court records from 1803.

Family History Centers
Cherry Grove/ Eastgate Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.


 * Cincinnati Ohio 5th & 7th Family History Center

Societies

 * Clermont County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 394 Batavia, Ohio 45103-0394 Voice Mail 513-723-3423 [mailto:clermontgenealogy@hotmail.com clermontgenealogy@hotmail.com]


 * Clermont County Genealogical Society Doris Wood Memorial Batavia Library, 180 S. 3rd Street, Batavia, Ohio 45103 phone (513) 723-3423 [mailto:clermontgenealogy@hotmail.com clermontgenealogy@hotmail.com]
 * Clermont County Chapter, OGS P.O. Box 394 Batavia, OH 45103-0394 [mailto:vgeesner@aol.com vgeesner@aol.com]

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

Birth

 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1856–1909 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - Community contributed births Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and some FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1800-1850 - Marriage Records of Clermont County, Ohio, 1800-1850 at Ancestry.com ($) Book transcription.
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - Community contributed marriages Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1854–1997 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates.
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - Community contributed deaths Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 - Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)


 * Clermont County Public Library Family History Center

Websites

 * Clermont County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Clermont County OH Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook