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Although Ohio had ports of entry on Lake Erie, no passenger lists for ships are available. The majority of the immigrants arrived through eastern ports (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore) and New Orleans. See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records'''.]]
Although Ohio had ports of entry on Lake Erie, no passenger lists for ships are available. The majority of the immigrants arrived through eastern ports (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore) and New Orleans. See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records'''.]]
=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_ohio-usa_38&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_ohio-usa_38&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*'''1800-1977''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/539/ohio-county-naturalization-records-1800-1977 Ohio: County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*'''1894-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1894-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*'''1929-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2139 Ohio, Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1958] at Ancestry; index & images ($)  
*'''1929-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2139 Ohio, Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1958] at Ancestry - index & images ($)  
*'''1952-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9126 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1952-1963] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1952-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9126 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1952-1963] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1952-1974''' {{RecordSearch|2421787|Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut, 1952-1974}} at FamilySearch - [[Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1952-1974''' {{RecordSearch|2421787|Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut, 1952-1974}} at FamilySearch - [[Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
====Cultural Groups====
====Cultural Groups====
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49091/ British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812], e-book
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49091/ British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812], e-book
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*[http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/themes.php The Wales-Ohio Project].
*[http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/themes.php The Wales-Ohio Project].
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio


==== Wales-Ohio Project  ====
==== Wales-Ohio Project  ====
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==== Passport Records Online  ====
==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1795-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]
*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]
==Background==
==Background==
*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=543 Pre-statehood settlers] of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.'''
*Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.'''
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=827&nm=Zanes-Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=674&nm=Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|467748|item|disp=FHL film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on Zanes's Trace, the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various canals, and Indian trails.<ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=819 The Western Reserve in northeast Ohio] was heavily settled by '''New Englanders'''.
*[https://case.edu/ech/articles/i/immigration-and-migration Immigration and Migration] at Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
*Settlers in the [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=817&nm=Virginia-Military-District Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio] were mostly from '''Virginia and Kentucky.'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ohio History of Ohio] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php '''Scotch-Irish'''] and '''Germans''' settled in the east and south part of Ohio>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Western_Reserve The Western Reserve] at Wikipedia
*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=596 '''Irish'''] most often settled in cities.
*[http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/virginiamilitaryreserve.html Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio]
*The [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=592&nm=German-Ohioans '''Germans'''] tended to choose farms in rural areas.
*The [https://ohiohillcountry.org/2018/03/17/the-irish-in-ohio/ '''Irish in Ohio''']
*Many immigrants from '''England''', [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3248 '''France'''], '''Canada, Wales, and Scotland''' moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born.
*[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape.<ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. </ref>
*Until 1914, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=599 '''Italians'''], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3284&nm=Russian-Ohioans '''Russian Jews'''], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3190&nm=Slovene-Ohioans Slovenes], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3161&nm=Hungarian-Ohioans '''Hungarians'''], and [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=618 '''Poles'''] were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio.
*Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 '''African American'''].
*[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape. </ref>''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups'' <ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. </ref>
==Immigration Records==
==Immigration Records==
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources''']].
===What can I find in them?===
===What can I find in them?===
====[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
====[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
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==In-country Migration==
==In-country Migration==
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=827&nm=Zanes-Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=674&nm=Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|467748|item|disp=FHL film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on Zanes's Trace, the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various canals, and Indian trails.<ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
===Ohio Migration Routes===
===Ohio Migration Routes===


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==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
*{{FHL|457703|subject_id|disp=United States, Ohio - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FSC|United States, Ohio - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=1364125205|disp=United States, Ohio - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FHL|1376949|subject_id|disp=United States, Ohio - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}}
*{{FSC|United States, Ohio - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=893260792|disp=United States, Ohio - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}}
*{{FHL|398376|subject_id|disp=United States, Ohio - Minorities}}
*{{FSC|United States, Ohio - Minorities|subject|subject-id=1577293352|disp=United States, Ohio - Minorities}}
*{{FHL|633920|subject_id|disp=United States, Ohio - Minorities - History}}
*{{FSC|United States, Ohio - Minorities - History|subject|subject-id=182994119|disp=United States, Ohio - Minorities - History}}
*{{FHL|653224|subject_id|disp=United States, Ohio - Minorities - Indexes}}
*{{FSC|United States, Ohio - Minorities - Indexes|subject|subject-id=833363877|disp=United States, Ohio - Minorities - Indexes}}


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