Perry County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Perry County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Fairfield, Muskingum, and Washington Counties in 1818.
 * County Seat: New Lexington
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Licking (north)·Athens (south)·Fairfield (west)· Hocking (southwest)·Muskingum (northwest) · Morgan (east)

Ohio Digital Collections

County Courthouse
Perry County Courthouse.

Parent County
1817--Perry County was created 26 December 1817 from Washington, Fairfield, and Muskingum Counties. County seat: New Lexington

The County was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812. Perry County is one of the 88 counties in Ohio.

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

Populated Places

 * Perry County, Ohio. Geography, villages, townships, other communities, ghost towns.

Neighboring Counties

 * Athens
 * Fairfield
 * Hocking
 * Licking
 * Morgan
 * Muskingum

Cemeteries

 * Adcock/Cochran/Mt. Hope Cemetery, Jackson Township, Inscriptions. Compiled in 1982 by Timothy E. Fisher from graves still intact.
 * First Methodist Church, New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio Inscriptions. Compiled in the fall of 1957 by Harry O. Wright from graves then still intact. Published in "The Methodist Megaphone".
 * St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Glenford, Perry County, Ohio Inscriptions. Compiled in February 1979 by Dorothy Smith and Caral &amp; Stephen (Melchling) Bennett.
 * Perry County, Ohio Cemeteries. A listing of all of the cemeteries in Perry County, Ohio with maps, driving directions and a local area search function.

Census

 * United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records).
 * United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records).
 * United States Census 1850.
 * United States Census 1860.
 * United States Census 1870.
 * United States Census 1880.
 * United States Census 1900.

Church

 * Perry County, Ohio Churches.

Court
1818-1868 Perry County, Ohio Bond Book.

Land
Many Land records for Perry County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of thier holdings, see the from their catalog.

Local Histories
History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio... Chicago:W.H. Beers &amp; Co., 1883.

History of Perry County by Clement L. Martzolff.....Published by Ward &amp; Weiland New Lexington, Ohio..Columbus, Ohio Press of Fred J. Heer 1902.

The Book of Perry County, An Historic Industrial Portfolio, published 1909.

Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition, Copyright 1888.

Ohio Township Resource Book... Section 1: Township Level Population Characteristics and Trends 1960-2000.

Thornville's First 150 Years 1811-1961, The Sequicentennial Program, 16 pages.

The History of Thornville, Thornport and Area, Ohio Published in 1977 by "The Thornville History Committee" 72 pages.

Shawnee Souvenir Album 1953, Ohio Sesqucentennial 1853-1953, 32 pages.

Maps

 * 1846 Plat Mapsfor Jackson and Reading Townships, and for the Towns of Crossenville, New Reading, and Somerset.
 * 1859 Plat Maps.
 * 1875 Plat Mapsof Thorn, Hopewell, Madion Township.
 * 1935 Plat Maps.
 * 1974 Perry County, Ohio Plat Maps.
 * Map of Ohio highlighting Perry County.

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men from Lucas 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 Lucas County.


 * - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies F, G, and I

Roster of Ohio Soldiers 1861-1866. War of the Rebellion Volume III, 21st-36th Reg'ts. Infantry.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.

Newspapers

 * Perry County Tribune.

Probate
Many Probate records for Perry County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of thier holdings, see the from their catalog.

Taxation
Perry County, Ohio 1819 Tax Record.

1828 Perry County, Ohio Tax Duplicate.

Ohio Tax Records 1800-1850.

Vital Records
Perry County, Ohio Birth Index 1; 1867-1908.

Perry County, Ohio Birth Index 2; 1908-1950.

Perry County, Ohio Marriage Index 1; 1818-1868.

Perry County, Ohio Marriage Index 2; 1915-1986.

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at Ohio Deaths; index, 1908-1911]. 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.

Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County.

Many vital records for Perry County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of thier holdings, see the from their catalog.

Societies and Libraries
Perry County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society.

Perry County, Ohio Historical Society.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. USGenWeb for Perry County.
 * Genealogy and Historical Information for Perry County, Ohio.
 * Genealogy and Historical Information for Perry County, Ohio.