Carroll County, Ohio Genealogy

United States

Ohio

Carroll County

Guide to Carroll County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Ohio Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Carrollton Organized: January 1, 1833 Parent County(s): Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas Neighboring Counties Stark • Columbiana • Jefferson • Harrison • Tuscarawas See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

Carroll County was named for Charles Carroll (1737-1832) of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is located in the eastern area of the state.

Charles Carroll

County Courthouse

Carroll County Courthouse
119 South Lisbon Street
Carrollton, Ohio 44615
Phone: 330-627-4886
Carroll County Website

Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1833.
Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1909, marriage and probate records from 1833.
County Recorder has land records from 1833.
Board of Health has birth and death records from 1909.

Carroll County, Ohio Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1867	1833	1856	1867	1833	1826	1820
Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1908. General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Parent Counties: Formed from Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas counties 25 December 1832. The county was founded January 1, 1833. County Seat: Carrollton Interactive Map of Ohio County Formation History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes Ohio Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

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:

Villages
Carrollton (county seat) Dellroy Leesville	Magnolia Malvern Minerva	Sherrodsville
Unincorporated communities
Augusta Harlem Springs Kilgore Leavittsville	Lindentree Mechanicstown Morges New Harrisburg	Pattersonville Petersburg Scroggsfield Wattsville
Census-designated places
Lake Mohawk
Townships
Augusta Brown Center East Fox	Harrison Lee Loudon Monroe Orange	Perry Rose Union Washington

Resources

Bible Records

For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Carroll County, Ohio online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find A Grave Interment.net OH Tombstone Transcription Project Billion Graves Ohio Gravestones OHGenWeb Tombstone Inscriptions at Ancestry ($) Carroll County, Ohio, U.S., Veteran Grave Registrations, 1817-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($) Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947 (cemetery records), incomplete
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find A Grave FamilySearch Places
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	18,108	—
1850	17,685	−2.3%
1860	15,738	−11.0%
1870	14,491	−7.9%
1880	16,416	13.3%
1890	17,566	7.0%
1900	16,811	−4.3%
1910	15,761	−6.2%
1920	15,942	1.1%
1930	16,057	0.7%
1940	17,449	8.7%
1950	19,039	9.1%
1960	20,857	9.5%
1970	21,579	3.5%
1980	25,598	18.6%
1990	26,521	3.6%
2000	28,836	8.7%
2010	28,836	0.0%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

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.

• 1765-1947 Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
  

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Land and Property Records

After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and are where records are currently housed. More information about why to use land records and what information land records includes can be found on the Ohio Land and Property Wiki page.

Online Land Indexes and Records

• 1790-1907 Bureau of Land Management Database at OHGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

Local histories are available for this county. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Ohio Local Histories.

• McKelvey, A.T. History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio (Chicago Lewis Publishing, 1921) Digital version at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books

Maps and Gazetteers

• Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

• 1817-1980 Ohio, Carroll County, Veteran Grave Registrations, 1817-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1888-1919 Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Carroll 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 Carroll County.

- 98th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies H and I

World War I

• 1914-1918 Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1914-1919 Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1916-1920 Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

• 1800-1977 Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

Carroll County newspapers often contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.

• For more online Ohio newspapers index and images, see Ohio Newspapers.

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

Probate Records

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 Carroll County Probate Court. See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($); index and images
• 1789-1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.
• Wills at OHGenWeb Archives

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index 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 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

Ohio tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses before 1820 or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties.

Online Tax Indexes and Records

• 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($); index

Vital Records

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

• 1765-1947 Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 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 ($)
• 1821-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1841-2003 Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index
• 1918-1953 Ohio, Stillbirths, 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 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1800-1942 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1800-1958 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1803-1900 Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($)
• 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970-2003 at MyHeritage ($); index
• 1970-2007 Ohio, Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Death

• 1765-1947 Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
  
• 1833-1967 Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
• 1840-2001 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1854–1997 Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1908–1953 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
• 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1908-2007 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($); index and images
• 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($); index
• 1918-1953 Ohio, Stillbirths, 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 ($)
  

Voting Records

• 1900-Onward Ohio, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Carroll County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

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

• Canton Ohio FamilySearch Center
• Lisbon Ohio FamilySearch Center
• Wintersville Ohio FamilySearch Center
• The Carroll County Genealogical Society Library - an affiliate library
• Stark Library - an affiliate library

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Carroll County. For state-wide library facilities, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.

Carroll County District Library (Main Library)
70 Second St NE
Carrollton, OH 44615
330-627-2613
Website

Museums

Carroll County Historical Society
P.O. Box 174
Carrollton, OH 44615
E-mail:cchs@carrollcountyohio.com
Website

Societies

Listed below are societies in Carroll County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Ohio Societies.

Carroll County Historical Society
234 Autumn Road SW / P.O. Box 174
Carrollton, OH 44615
330-627-5910
Facebook
Website

The Carroll County Genealogical Society
24 Second Street NE / P.O. Box 36
Carrollton, Ohio 44615
330-627-9411
Website

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
• Carrol County OHGenWeb at OHGenWeb
• Carroll County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
• FamilySearch Catalog – 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.

This table contains the dates the local or state government began recording in the county or county equivalent. Use substitute records for earlier dates. If you believe there is an error, email us at wikisupport@familysearch.org.

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