Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Clermont 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 Clermont Province of France, the home of Vercingetorix, and means "clear mount." It is located in the West Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clermont County Courthouse 4430 State Route 222 Batavia, Ohio 45103 Phone: 513-732-7950 Clermont County Website

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.

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:

Biographies

 * History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio. By Byron Williams. (Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company, 1913) Volume 2 Biographical online at Google Books

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Deeds at OhioGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * History of Clermont County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia, PA: L.H. Everts, 1880) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 *  1863-1893 County Recorder. Soldier's discharge records, vol. 1-3, 1863-1893

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.

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.

 Vietnam War 
 * Gary L. Knepp. Beyond the names : a tribute to Clermont County, Ohio Vietnam War dead. Milford, Ohio : Little Miami Pub. Co, ©2009. FS Library 977.1 M2kg

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

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early to late-1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

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.
 * Wills and Probate at OhioGenWeb

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
 * 1800-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1816-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Birth

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1821-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; can browse images by film number at a FamilySearch Center.
 * 1803-1900 Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($) — Index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970-2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1970-2007 Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at Ancestry ($)

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.
 * 1854-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Archives
Clermont County Records Management Division 2425 Clermont Center Drive Batavia, OH 45103 513-735-8660 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cherry Grove/ Eastgate Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Cincinnati Ohio East FamilySearch Center
 * Clermont County Public Library - an affiliate library
 * National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - an affiliate library

Libraries
Clermont County Public Libraries Administration Office 5920 Buckwheat Road Milford, OH 45150 513-732-2736 Email: [mailto:info@clermontlibrary.org info@clermontlibrary.org] Website

Museums
Clermont County Historical Society Mailing Address: PO Box 14 Batavia, Ohio 45103 Office/Museum/Archrives: 3rd & Willow Streets Williamsburg, Ohio 45176 E-mail: [mailto:clermonths@aol.com clermonths@aol.com] 513-753-8672 Website

Societies
Clermont County Genealogical Society Doris Wood Memorial Batavia Library 180 S 3rd Street P.O. Box 394 Batavia, Ohio 45103 513-723-3423 Email: [mailto:clermontgenealogy@hotmail.com clermontgenealogy@hotmail.com] Website
 * Member of Clermont County Chapter, OGS

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
 * Clermont County OH Genealogy at LDSGenealogy
 * OH GenWeg
 * USGW Archives
 * – 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.