Ashland County, Ohio Genealogy


 * This article is about the north central Ohio county. For other uses, see Ashland.

United States Ohio  Ashland County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties 24 February 1846.
 * County Seat: Ashland
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Knox (southwest) · Wayne (east) · Medina (northeast) · Holmes (southeast)· Richland (west) ·  Lorain (north) ·  Huron (northwest)

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

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 1 page 97 - Cemetery on Highway 224 near Sullivan

Genealogy
Fry Family of Ashland County, Ohio

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Ashland 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 Ashland County.
 * 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Batteries C and D
 * 102nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and K
 * 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company I

Roster - Ashland County Ohio –OHGenWeb Project- Known Ashland county Veterans of the Civil War

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

Courthouse
Ashland County Courthouse 110 W 2nd Street Ashland, OH 44805 Phone: 419.289.000


 * Clerk of the Courts has divorces and court records.
 * Probate Court has marriages and probate records.
 * County Recorder has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Mansfield Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.
 * Wooster Ohio Family History Center

Libraries

 * Ashland University Library 401 College Ave Ashland, OH 44805 Telephone(419) 289-4142

Societies

 * Ashland County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records ■1821–1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings, 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 - Ohio, County Births, 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.

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records ■1789–1994 - Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses. &lt;/nowiki&gt;

■1800–1958 - Ohio, Marriages, 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 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.

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1854–1997 - Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 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 1854–1997 - Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 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 lateor later.


 * 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.

■1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - Ohio, Death Index, 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Cities
Ashland