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Guide to '''Fairfield County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | |||
:''This article is about a county in Ohio. For other uses, see [[Fairfield (disambiguation)|Fairfield (disambiguation)]].'' | :''This article is about a county in Ohio. For other uses, see [[Fairfield (disambiguation)|Fairfield (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
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=== | === Historical Facts === | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records''' | ||
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| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" align="center" | <center>'''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Taxation|Tax]]'''</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Probate|Probate]]'''</center> | ||
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| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1803</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center></center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1801<br></center> | ||
| width=" | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1803</center> | ||
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| colspan=" | | width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Fairfield County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] | [[Fairfield County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] | [[Fairfield County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' | ||
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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Ross County, Ohio Genealogy|Ross]] and [[Washington County, Ohio Genealogy|Washington]] Counties in 9 December 1800.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref> | |||
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Ross County, Ohio Genealogy|Ross]] and [[Washington County, Ohio Genealogy|Washington]] Counties in 9 December 1800.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America | |||
*'''County Seat: '''Lancaster | *'''County Seat: '''Lancaster | ||
=== Populated Places === | ==== Description ==== | ||
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The county was named for a reference to the Fairfield area of the original Lancaster.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield_County,_Ohio accessed 2/16/2017</ref> | |||
It's county seat is Lancaster and was founded December 9, 1800. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.<ref>http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/fairfield/ accessed 2/16/2017</ref> | |||
=== Places/Localities === | |||
==== Populated Places ==== | |||
==== Neighboring Counties ==== | |||
[[Licking County, Ohio Genealogy|Licking County]] {{•}} [[Perry County, Ohio Genealogy|Perry County]] {{•}} [[Hocking County, Ohio Genealogy|Hocking County]] {{•}} [[Pickaway County, Ohio Genealogy|Pickaway County]] {{•}} [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]] | |||
==== Boundary Changes ==== | |||
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps"] (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. | |||
==== Record Loss ==== | |||
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. | |||
=== | === Resources === | ||
== | ==== Bible Records ==== | ||
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see [[Ohio Bible Records]]. | |||
=== | ==== Biography ==== | ||
=== Business | ==== Business Records and Commerce ==== | ||
=== Cemeteries === | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information. | |||
{| | {| width="75%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" border="1" | ||
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| | | width="31%" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | '''Online Grave Transcripts''' | ||
| width="31%" bgcolor="#dbbff7" align="center" | '''Published Grave Transcripts''' | |||
| bgcolor="#dbeadc" align="center" | '''County Cemetery Directories''' | |||
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|bgcolor="# | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com] | ||
| bgcolor="#eddffb" | {{FHL|367245|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} | |||
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[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Ohio/Fairfield-County?id=county_2062 Findagrave.com] | |||
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|bgcolor="# | [http://www.interment.net/us/oh/Fairfield.htm Interment.net] | ||
| bgcolor="#eddffb" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Ohio+Fairfield+County.&qt=hot_subject WorldCat] | |||
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[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx Names in Stone] | |||
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|bgcolor="# | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ohio/fairfield.htm USGW Tombstones] | ||
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[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves] | |||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves] | ||
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[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=16688&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=49&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/tombpics/fairfield/fairfieldco.htm OHGenWeb] | |||
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[http://ohiogravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=23 Ohio Gravestones] | |||
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Ohio Cemeteries| Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information. | |||
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The Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has published readings of all of the cemeteries in Fairfield County. A [http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/research/cem.html surname index] is available on their website. | |||
=== Census | ==== Census ==== | ||
==== Church Records ==== | |||
{{OH Church Intro}} | |||
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{{Template:OH Church Records Repositories|Fairfield|377539}} | |||
{{OH Church | |||
=== Court Records === | ==== Court Records ==== | ||
=== | ==== Emigration and Immigration ==== | ||
==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups ==== | |||
=== | ==== Gazetteers ==== | ||
=== | ==== Genealogy ==== | ||
=== | ==== History ==== | ||
{{OH History}} | |||
{{OH | |||
=== | ===== Local Histories ===== | ||
=== | :*Scott, Hervey, ''A complete history of Fairfield County, Ohio, 1795-1876'' (Cleveland, Ohio : Siebert & Lilley, 1877) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Tj9AAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; [http://archive.org/details/cu31924028848483 Internet Archives]; available on microfilm at {{FHL|18098|item|disp=FHL film 962275 Item 1}}; indexed in Bischoff, Richard, ''Index to a complete history of Fairfield County, Ohio, 1795-1876'' (Columbus, Ohio : Maxwell Publications, c1976) {{FHL|393442|item|disp=FHL book 977.158 H2s index}}. | ||
{{ | :*''A biographical record of Fairfield County, Ohio, illustrated'' (New York : S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1902) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=_BIVAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; [http://archive.org/details/biographicalreco00clarke Internet Archives]. | ||
:*Wiseman, Charles M. L., ''Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield County, Ohio'' (Columbus, Ohio : Heer, 1901) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=LG0dAAAAMAAJ Google Books]; {{FSbook|83586}}; available on microfilm at {{FHL|333007|item|disp=FHL film 2409073 Item 2}} . | |||
==== Land and Property ==== | |||
{{OH Land}} | |||
{{OH | |||
* | :*'''1790-1907''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/land-index.html Bureau of Land Management database] | ||
* | :*'''1801-1899''' - [https://www.uslandrecords.com/ohlr3/controller;jsessionid=F2E83699F39287E75AFE3B43E27AE1B4 Fairfield County Recorder] Grantor/Grantee Index | ||
* | :*'''1996-2016''' - [https://www.uslandrecords.com/ohlr3/controller;jsessionid=F2E83699F39287E75AFE3B43E27AE1B4 Fairfield County Recorder] Leases, Liens & Misc, Mortgages, Deeds | ||
{{Template:OH Land and Property Other Repositories|Fairfield|512084}} | |||
=== Maps | ==== Maps ==== | ||
[[Image:Ohfairfield.jpg|400px|Ohfairfield.jpg]] | |||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) | *[http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)] | ||
=== | ==== Military ==== | ||
{{ | *'''1888-1919''' - {{RecordSearch|2139859|Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
=== | =====Civil War===== | ||
Civil War service men from Fairfield 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 Fairfield County. | |||
Civil War service men from Fairfield 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 Fairfield County. | |||
:- [[1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry|1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry]], Company F | :- [[1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry|1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry]], Company F | ||
:- [[114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies C, H, and K | :- [[114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies C, H, and K | ||
''''' | ==== Naturalization and Citizenship ==== | ||
*'''1800-1977''' - {{RecordSearch|1987615|Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | |||
*''' | |||
*''' | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
{{OHnewspapers|Fairfield}} | |||
==== Original & Microfilm:==== | |||
Ohio History Connection Archives Library, 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 43211 | |||
[http://catalog.ohiohistory.org/Presto/home/home.aspx Ohio History] | |||
*American Lancaster gazette - American Lancaster gazette [npdb]. Lancaster, Ohio : Tom S. Slaughter, 1855-1860. | |||
*Baltimore Fairfield County News (Fairfield) - Baltimore Fairfield County News (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1889-1897 | |||
*Baltimore Fairfield Leader (Fairfield) - Baltimore Fairfield Leader (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1977-1988 | |||
*Baltimore Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield) - Baltimore Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1970-1974 | |||
*Baltimore News (Fairfield) - Baltimore News (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1962-1969 | |||
*Baltimore News Recorder (Fairfield) - Baltimore News Recorder (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1968-1969 | |||
*Baltimore Twin City News (Fairfield) - Baltimore Twin City News (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1897-1960 | |||
*Bremen Derrick (Fairfield) - Bremen Derrick (Fairfield) [npdb] Bremen 1911-1977 | |||
*The Buckeye news - The Buckeye news [npdb]. Canal Winchester, Ohio : O.P. Gayman | |||
*Canal Winchester times - Canal Winchester times [npdb]. Canal Winchester, Franklin Co., Ohio : C.M. Gould<br><br> | |||
'''Online Newspapers'''<br> '''Online Newspaper Abstracts''' | |||
*[https://www.newspapers.com/title_3984/lancaster_gazette/ Lancaster Gazette] Search and browse historical pages from the Lancaster Gazette newspaper. The Lancaster Gazette was published in Lancaster, Ohio and with 650 searchable pages from 1936. | |||
*[https://www.newspapers.com/title_859/lancaster_eaglegazette/ Lancaster Eagle-Gazette] Search and browse historical pages from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette newspaper. The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette was published in Lancaster, Ohio and with 74,488 searchable pages from 1915 – 2016. | |||
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/lancaster/lancaster-daily-eagle/ Lancaster Daily Eagle] (Various years between 1915 - 1963) | |||
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/lancaster/lancaster-daily-gazette/ Lancaster Daily Gazette] (1915, 1916, 1926, 1929) | |||
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/lancaster/lancaster-eagle-gazette/ Lancaster Eagle Gazette] (1927-1928, 1936, 1958-1960, 1962-1963, 1973-1974) | |||
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/lancaster/lancaster-gazette/ Lancaster Gazette] (1936) | |||
*[http://www.genealogybank.com Political Observatory, and Fairfield Register] (09/08/1810 – 09/15/1810) | |||
*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/news-index.html community contributed newspaper articles] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives | |||
<br> '''Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form'''<br> | |||
==== Obituaries ==== | |||
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/ Pickerington Times-Sun] (Pickerington, Fairfield County, Ohio) (09/18/2007 – 04/16/2012) | |||
==== Periodicals ==== | |||
==== Probate ==== | |||
{{OH Probate Intro}} | |||
'''Online Probate Records''' | |||
*'''1786 - 1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8801 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | |||
*'''1789 - 1996''' {{RecordSearch|1992421|Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — images | |||
*'''1790–1967''' - {{RecordSearch|1992421|Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Record Description page]. | |||
*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/wills.htm community contributed wills] | |||
{{Template:OH Probate Repositories|Fairfield|383261}} | |||
==== Public Records ==== | |||
=== | ==== Repositories ==== | ||
=== | ===== Courthouse ===== | ||
[http://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/ Fairfield County Courthouse]<br> 224 E Main Street PO Box 370<br> Lancaster, OH 43130-3842<br>Phone: 740.687.7030 <br><br>County Judge has birth records 1803-1907, marriage, death <br>and probate records; Clerk Court has divorce records from <br>1860 and court records from 1800; County Recorder has <br>land records from 1803<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fairfield County, Ohio. Page 541 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |||
=== | ===== Family History Centers ===== | ||
{{ | |||
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}} | |||
[[Sandusky Ohio Family History Center]] | |||
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [http://www.familysearch.org/locations FHC directory]. Put your town name in the top search box. | |||
===== Libraries ===== | |||
:Fairfield Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society | |||
:503 Linwood Dr | |||
:Lancaster, Ohio, 43130 | |||
:740-653-2573 | |||
:Wonderful resources, much more so than the Public Library | |||
:See [http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfieldgenealogy.org] | |||
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:[http://www.fcdlibrary.org/ Fairfield County District Library] | |||
===== Museums ===== | |||
=== | ===== Societies ===== | ||
[http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society] | |||
=== | ====== Online Genealogy Research Groups ====== | ||
*<br> | |||
* | *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1473896099560205/ U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community] - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group | ||
* | *[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000Lgd2SAC/ohio-ancestors Ohio Ancestors] - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join | ||
*[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LfVkSAK/us-and-canada-genealogy-research U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research] - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join | |||
*[https:// | |||
=== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
:*'''1806''' - [http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/tax/taxlist1806.txt Fairfield County 1806 tax list] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives | |||
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{{Template:OH Tax Records Repositories|Fairfield|484685}} | |||
{{OH Tax | |||
==== Vital Records ==== | |||
{{OH Vital Intro}} | |||
{{OH Vital Intro | |||
==== Birth ==== | ===== Birth ===== | ||
''Online Birth Indexes and Records'' | |||
:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/vitals-index.html community contributed birth records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives | |||
<br> ''Original Birth Records on Microfilm'' | |||
==== | ===== Marriage ===== | ||
''Online Marriage Indexes and Records'' | |||
*''' | :*'''1789-2013''' - {{RecordSearch|1614804|Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013}} at [https://familysearch.org FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
:*'''1800-1958''' - {{RecordSearch|1681001|Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958}} at [http://familysearch.org/ 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 some 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. | |||
:*'''1800-1942''' - {{RecordSearch|2367319|Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index | |||
:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/vitals-index.html community contributed marriage records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives | |||
''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm'' | |||
=== | ===== Death ===== | ||
''Online Death Indexes and Records''<br> | |||
*[https:// | :*'''1840-2001''' - {{RecordSearch|2128172|Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
*[ | :*'''1908-1953''' - [[Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953]] Free name indexes and images at [[Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|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. | ||
:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/fairfield/vitals-index.html community contributed death records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives | |||
''Original Death Records on Microfilm'' | |||
{{Template:OH Vitals Repositories|Fairfield|367878}} | |||
=== | ===== Divorce ===== | ||
== | === Websites === | ||
*[http://www.usgenwebsites.org/OHFairfield/ USGenWeb for Fairfield County, Ohio] | |||
*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Fairfield|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} | |||
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/ohio/fairfield-county/ Fairfield County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] | |||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/OH/Fairfield-County.htm Fairfield County OH Genealogy] | |||
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102354897055084945585 Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+] | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/219410844759934/ Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook] | |||
== Websites == | ==== City Websites: ==== | ||
*[http://www.villageofamanda.com/ Amanda] | |||
*[http://www.baltimoreohio.org/ Baltimore] | |||
*[http://www.bremenvillage.com/ Bremen] | |||
*[http://www.canalwinchester.org/ Canal Winchester] | |||
*[http://www.ci.carroll.oh.us/ Carroll] | |||
*[http://www.ci.lancaster.oh.us/ Lancaster] | |||
*[http://www.millersportohio.com/ Millersport] | |||
*[http://www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/ Pickerington] | |||
*[http://www.thurstonohio.com/ Thurston] | |||
*[ | ==== Township Websites ==== | ||
*[ | *[http://www.bloomtwp.org/ Bloom Township] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.greenfieldtwp.org/ Greenfield Township] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.hockingtownship.org/ Hocking Township] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.fairfieldcountyohio-libertytownship.org/ Liberty Township] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.pleasanttownship.org/ Pleasant Township] | ||
* | *[http://www.richlandtownship.net/ Pleasant Township] | ||
*[http://www.rushcreektwp.org/ Rushcreek Township] | |||
*[http://www.violet.oh.us/ Violet Township] | |||
*[http://www.walnuttwp.com/ Walnut Township] | |||
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Revision as of 13:49, 9 November 2018
Guide to Fairfield County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
- This article is about a county in Ohio. For other uses, see Fairfield (disambiguation).
| Fairfield County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Ohio in the U.S. | |
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| Address | Fairfield County Courthouse 224 East Main Street Lancaster, Ohio 43130 Fairfield County Website |
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Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
| Beginning dates for major county records | |||||
| *For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | |||||
- Parent Counties: Formed from Ross and Washington Counties in 9 December 1800.[1]
- County Seat: Lancaster
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for a reference to the Fairfield area of the original Lancaster.[2] It's county seat is Lancaster and was founded December 9, 1800. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.[3]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Licking County • Perry County • Hocking County • Pickaway County • Franklin County
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
| Family History Library | ||
| WorldCat | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| OHGenWeb | ||
| See Ohio Cemeteries for more information. | ||
The Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has published readings of all of the cemeteries in Fairfield County. A surname index is available on their website.
Census[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Ohio denominations, see Ohio Church Records.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Ohio Local Histories.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Scott, Hervey, A complete history of Fairfield County, Ohio, 1795-1876 (Cleveland, Ohio : Siebert & Lilley, 1877) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archives; available on microfilm at FHL film 962275 Item 1; indexed in Bischoff, Richard, Index to a complete history of Fairfield County, Ohio, 1795-1876 (Columbus, Ohio : Maxwell Publications, c1976) FHL book 977.158 H2s index.
- A biographical record of Fairfield County, Ohio, illustrated (New York : S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1902) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archives.
- Wiseman, Charles M. L., Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield County, Ohio (Columbus, Ohio : Heer, 1901) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library; available on microfilm at FHL film 2409073 Item 2 .
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Ohio Land and Property for additional information about early Ohio land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
- 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database
- 1801-1899 - Fairfield County Recorder Grantor/Grantee Index
- 1996-2016 - Fairfield County Recorder Leases, Liens & Misc, Mortgages, Deeds
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1888-1919 - Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Civil War service men from Fairfield 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 Fairfield County.
- - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company F
- - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies C, H, and K
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1977 - Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, college or university libraries, the Library of Congress, Google News, or the Ohio Memory. The Ohio Genealogical Society Obituary Database is another source of newspaper information.
For more Ohio newspaper information see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Ohio Newspapers.
Original & Microfilm:[edit | edit source]
Ohio History Connection Archives Library, 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 43211 Ohio History
- American Lancaster gazette - American Lancaster gazette [npdb]. Lancaster, Ohio : Tom S. Slaughter, 1855-1860.
- Baltimore Fairfield County News (Fairfield) - Baltimore Fairfield County News (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1889-1897
- Baltimore Fairfield Leader (Fairfield) - Baltimore Fairfield Leader (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1977-1988
- Baltimore Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield) - Baltimore Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1970-1974
- Baltimore News (Fairfield) - Baltimore News (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1962-1969
- Baltimore News Recorder (Fairfield) - Baltimore News Recorder (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1968-1969
- Baltimore Twin City News (Fairfield) - Baltimore Twin City News (Fairfield) [npdb] Baltimore 1897-1960
- Bremen Derrick (Fairfield) - Bremen Derrick (Fairfield) [npdb] Bremen 1911-1977
- The Buckeye news - The Buckeye news [npdb]. Canal Winchester, Ohio : O.P. Gayman
- Canal Winchester times - Canal Winchester times [npdb]. Canal Winchester, Franklin Co., Ohio : C.M. Gould
Online Newspapers
Online Newspaper Abstracts
- Lancaster Gazette Search and browse historical pages from the Lancaster Gazette newspaper. The Lancaster Gazette was published in Lancaster, Ohio and with 650 searchable pages from 1936.
- Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Search and browse historical pages from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette newspaper. The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette was published in Lancaster, Ohio and with 74,488 searchable pages from 1915 – 2016.
- Lancaster Daily Eagle (Various years between 1915 - 1963)
- Lancaster Daily Gazette (1915, 1916, 1926, 1929)
- Lancaster Eagle Gazette (1927-1928, 1936, 1958-1960, 1962-1963, 1973-1974)
- Lancaster Gazette (1936)
- Political Observatory, and Fairfield Register (09/08/1810 – 09/15/1810)
- various years - community contributed newspaper articles Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- Pickerington Times-Sun (Pickerington, Fairfield County, Ohio) (09/18/2007 – 04/16/2012)
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the {{{1}}} County Probate Court. See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records. Online Probate Records
- 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1789 - 1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
- 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
- various years - community contributed wills
Finding More Probate Records[edit source]
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Fairfield County Courthouse
224 E Main Street PO Box 370
Lancaster, OH 43130-3842
Phone: 740.687.7030
County Judge has birth records 1803-1907, marriage, death
and probate records; Clerk Court has divorce records from
1860 and court records from 1800; County Recorder has
land records from 1803[4]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Sandusky Ohio Family History Center
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Fairfield Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
- 503 Linwood Dr
- Lancaster, Ohio, 43130
- 740-653-2573
- Wonderful resources, much more so than the Public Library
- See Fairfieldgenealogy.org
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
Online Genealogy Research Groups[edit | edit source]
- U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
- Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
- U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
Taxation[edit | edit source]
- 1806 - Fairfield County 1806 tax list Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Marriages were usually recorded from the formation of the county and are held at the office of the County Probate Court. Divorce records are located with the county Clerk of Courts.
Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954, while the Ohio History Connection houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- various years - community contributed birth records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1789-2013 - Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 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 some 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.
- 1800-1942 - Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — index
- various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death[edit | edit source]
Online Death Indexes and Records
- 1840-2001 - Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1908-1953 - 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.
- various years - community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Death Records on Microfilm
Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb for Fairfield County, Ohio
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Fairfield County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Fairfield County OH Genealogy
- Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
City Websites:[edit | edit source]
Township Websites[edit | edit source]
- Bloom Township
- Greenfield Township
- Hocking Township
- Liberty Township
- Pleasant Township
- Pleasant Township
- Rushcreek Township
- Violet Township
- Walnut Township
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield_County,_Ohio accessed 2/16/2017
- ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/fairfield/ accessed 2/16/2017
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fairfield County, Ohio. Page 541 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.