Warren County, Ohio Genealogy

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Located in the southwest corner of Ohio, Warren County was formed by one of the first acts of the new state of Ohio in 1803.

History
On March 24, 1803, Warren County was created from Hamilton County.

1 Jan 1815 -- Northwest corner of present day Warren gained from Butler County.

Facts

 * The land in Warren County was originally surveyed under two different land survey systems
 * Clear Creek, Deerfield, Franklin, Turtlecreek, and Wayne townships were originally part of the Symmes Purchase (sometimes called the Miami River Survey or survey between the Miami Rivers). Townships are numbered east from the Miami River and ranges are numbered north from the Ohio River. Sections in the Miami River Survey were numbered according to Northwest Ordinance of 1785 and therefore vary from most other federal land states. Section 1 is located in the southeast corner of the township and the section numbers then proceed north to section 6. Section 7 is located to the west of section 1 and again proceeds north to section 12 and so forth.
 * Hamilton, Harlan, Salem, and Washington townships were originally part of the Virginia Military District lands. As such, they do not use sections numbers according to the federal land system but use Military District Numbers instead.

Populated Places
County Seat:Lebanon

Towns/Villages: Blanchester | Butlerville | Carlisle | Chautauqua | Corwin | Franklin | Harveysburg | Loveland | Maineville | Mason | Middletown | Monroe | Morrow | Oxford | Pleasant Plain | Red Lion | Ridgeville | Springboro | South Lebanon | Union | Waynesville | Youngstown

Townships :

Clear Creek: Formed October 17, 1815 from Franklin and Wayne Townships, Clear Creek is located in the northern part of Warren County. Clear Creek is named for the water running through it and covers parts of four original surveyed townships T2E R5N, T3E R5N, T3E R4N, and T4E R4N of the Miami River Survey.

Deerfield: One of the county's original townships, Deerfield...

Franklin (formed 1803)

Hamilton (formed 1803)

Harlan

Massie

Salem (formed 1813 from Hamilton)

Turtlecreek: Organized August 15, 1804, Turtlecreek Township was formed from Franklin, Wayne, and Deercreek townships and originally contained parts of Union and Salem townships. Turtlecreek is the largest township in Warren County and covers the center and western portions of the county. Turtlecreek township covers parts of T2E R4N, T3E R4N, T4E R4N, T3E R3N, T4E R3N, T5E R3N of the Miami River Survey.

Union (formed 1815 from Turtle Creek and Deerfield)

Washington

Wayne (formed 1803)

Bible Records

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society holds the family pages (or copies of the family pages) of many Bibles that have been submitted to the Genealogy Society.
 * Some of the Bible records for Warren County have been microfilmed and are available from your local Family History Center.

Biographies

 * Phillips, Hazel Spencer. Genealogy. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 1998. [Collection of biographical sketches published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from May 24, 1978 - August 1, 1979.]

Cemeteries

 * The Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project (sponsored by the Warren County Genealogy Society) is an endeavor to catalog, digitize, and make available information on every cemetery in Warren County. Included in the project is a complete list of every cemetery. Check out the site here.

Church

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has a list of current (and some former) churches along with addresses and phone numbers.
 * Hess, Phyllis Lafferty. History of the First United Methodist Church of Warren, Ohio.Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1999.

Court

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has information about various courts and court records in Warren County as well as indexes to various court records.
 * The Court of Common Pleas, whose records start in 1803, hold a variety of records. A listing of available records can be found on the Warren County Genealogy Web site.
 * The Warren County Supreme Court (1803-1851) became the District Court (1852-1883) which became the Circuit Court (1883-1912) which became the Court of Appeals (1912-present). Further information can be found at the Warren County Genealogy Society Web site.

Funeral Home Records

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has indexes to some funeral home records as well as addresses for all local funeral homes.

Genealogy

 * Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Warren County.

Land

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has indexed the deeds from 1799-1832.

Local Histories

 * Check out the Warren County Genealogy's local history page for historical information about the county.
 * The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County...Constitution of the United States. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1882. [Reprinted several times, also available from the Warren County GenWeb Project.]

Maps

 * The Warren County Genealog has a variety of maps including township formattion maps, the 1875 county Atlas, and the 1867 Wall Map of Warren County (hosted at the Warren County GenWeb Project)
 * Check out a 1914 map of Warren County hosted by the Ohio GenWeb Project.

Naturalization

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has indexes to Naturalization Records from 1821-1925. Naturalizations after 1925 were filed with the Federal Court in Hamilton County.

Newspapers

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has information on local newspapers including newspaper titles and years of publications.

Obituaries

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has indexes to obituaries published in local newspapers covering years from 1810-2009. Indexes are organized by year and decade. If an ancestor is found in the obituary index, copies of the obitary can be ordered from the genealogy society.

Probate

 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has information on and an index to Will and Estate Records from 1803-1888 with later years coming soon.
 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has an every name index to Guardianship records from 1803-1916.
 * The Warren County Genealogy Society has an index to lunacy records from 1904-1913.

Taxation

 * The Warren County Genealogy Societys has indexes for the tax lists for 1810, 1827, 1830, 1832, 1840, and 1842 and is in process of indexing the teax lists for 1816-1826 and 1828.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog