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== Record Finder Table for Ohio ==
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
1. In column 1, select a research goal.  
This Record Finder table links to the Ohio topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
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3. In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.
 
4. Look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog . Some records are not at the Library.
 
5. If you do not find the desired information, see the Records Selection Table in the [[United States Record Selection Table|United States Research Page]] for more suggestions. Note: Records of previous research (under these headings: Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
 
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Other useful records:'''
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Adoptions
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*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
Court Records, Vital Records  
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| Probate Records, Census
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Cemeteries, Vital Records  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Military Records, Bible Records, Schools
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Birth date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Bible Records, Military Records (pensions)
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| Birth place  
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| Vital Records, Church Records
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| Boundaries and origins
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| Maps, Gazetteers
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
| History
|-  
|-
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| Children
 
| Census, Probate Records, Schools
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
| Vital Records, Church Records
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| City or parish of foreign birth
| Vital Records, biography
| History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records
| Biography, Minorities, Voting Registers
|-
| Death information
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Newspapers
| Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Societies
|-
| Divorce
| Divorce Records, Vital Records  
| Court Records, Newspapers, Census
|-
| Ethnic background
| Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
| Historical background
| History, Periodicals, Societies
| Gazetteers, Maps, Newspapers
|-
| Immigration date
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| Biography, History
|-
| Living relatives
| Probate Records, Directories
| Court Records, Biography, Newspapers
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Vital Records, biography
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Church Records, Military Records (pensions)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Probate Records  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Citizenship, Bible Records, Newspapers
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Naturalization
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Land and Property, Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Directories  
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
| Biography, History, Public Records
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Other family members
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Census, Probate Records, Bible Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Vital Records, Church Records, Orphans and Orphanages
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Bible Records
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Biography, Schools, Orphans and Orphanages
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Biography, History
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Maps, Gazetteers, History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Military Records, Taxation, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
| Land and Property, Emigration and Immigration, Public Records
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ohio Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Vital Records, Military Records  
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
| Biography, History
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Ohio|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Ohio|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Ohio Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
| Societies, History, Archives and Libraries
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Archives and Libraries, Periodicals
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
| Societies, Genealogy
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Vital Records  
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
| Biography, History, Cemeteries
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Biography  
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
| History, Cemeteries, Directories
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
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=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Revision as of 14:32, 22 June 2015

United StatesGotoarrow.png Ohio Gotoarrow.pngOhio Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

1. In column 1, select a research goal.

2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

3. In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.

4. Look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog . Some records are not at the Library.

5. If you do not find the desired information, see the Records Selection Table in the United States Research Page for more suggestions. Note: Records of previous research (under these headings: Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Adoptions

Court Records, Vital Records

Probate Records, Census
Age Census, Cemeteries, Vital Records Military Records, Bible Records, Schools
Birth date Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records Bible Records, Military Records (pensions)
Birth place Vital Records, Church Records Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Boundaries and origins Maps, Gazetteers History
Children Census, Probate Records, Schools Vital Records, Church Records
City or parish of foreign birth Vital Records, biography History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
Country of foreign birth Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records Biography, Minorities, Voting Registers
Death information Vital Records, Cemeteries, Newspapers Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Societies
Divorce Divorce Records, Vital Records Court Records, Newspapers, Census
Ethnic background Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
Historical background History, Periodicals, Societies Gazetteers, Maps, Newspapers
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census Biography, History
Living relatives Probate Records, Directories Court Records, Biography, Newspapers
Maiden name Vital Records, biography Church Records, Military Records (pensions)
Marriage information Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Probate Records Citizenship, Bible Records, Newspapers
Naturalization Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records Land and Property, Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
Occupations Census, Directories Biography, History, Public Records
Other family members Census, Probate Records, Bible Records Vital Records, Church Records, Orphans and Orphanages
Parents Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Bible Records Biography, Schools, Orphans and Orphanages
Physical description Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Biography, History
Place-finding aids Maps, Gazetteers, History Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
Places of residence Census, Military Records, Taxation, Naturalization and Citizenship Land and Property, Emigration and Immigration, Public Records
Place of residence when you know only the state Census, Vital Records, Military Records Biography, History
Previous research Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals Societies, History, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Periodicals Societies, Genealogy
Religion Church Records, Vital Records Biography, History, Cemeteries
Social activities Societies, Biography History, Cemeteries, Directories
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Links to Ohio-related articles
Topics
Counties
Adams · Allen · Ashland · Ashtabula · Athens · Auglaize · Belmont · Brown · Butler · Carroll · Champaign · Clark · Clermont · Clinton · Columbiana · Coshocton · Crawford · Cuyahoga · Darke · Defiance · Delaware · Erie · Fairfield · Fayette · Franklin · Fulton · Gallia · Geauga · Greene · Guernsey · Hamilton · Hancock · Hardin · Harrison · Henry · Highland · Hocking · Holmes · Huron · Jackson · Jefferson · Knox · Lake · Lawrence · Licking · Logan · Lorain · Lucas · Madison · Mahoning · Marion · Medina · Meigs · Mercer · Miami · Monroe · Montgomery · Morgan · Morrow · Muskingum · Noble · Ottawa · Paulding · Perry · Pickaway · Pike · Portage · Preble · Putnam · Richland · Ross · Sandusky · Scioto · Seneca · Shelby · Stark · Summit · Trumbull · Tuscarawas · Union · Van Wert · Vinton · Warren · Washington · Wayne · Williams · Wood · Wyandot
Extinct Areas
Major
Repositories
Allen County Public Library (Ft. Wayne, IN) · American Jewish Archives · Archdiocese of Cincinnati · Archives of Ohio United Methodists · Bowling Green State University Jerome Library · Dayton Metro Library · Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Archives · Mennonite Historical Collections · National Archives at Chicago (Chicago, IL) · National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, John Parker Library · Newberry Library (Chicago, IL) · Ohio Department of Health · Ohio Genealogical Society · Ohio History Connection · Ohio University Alden Library · Palatines to America German Genealogy Society Resource Center · Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County · Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County · Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center · State Library of Ohio · Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library · University of Cincinnati Blegen Library · Western Reserve Historical Society · Wright State University Dunbar Library
Migration
Routes
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