Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
VisualWikitext
(added link)
(→‎Obituaries: Added Obituary database)
(150 intermediate revisions by 45 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Guide to '''Crawford County Ohio genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
{{Locality
|Name=Crawford County
|ID=393222
|Level=2
|Country=United States
|CountryID=1
|Locality1=Ohio
|Locality1id=357
|Locality2=Crawford County
|Locality2id=393222
}}{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
| link2= [[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]]
| link3=
| link4=
| link5=[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]
}}


{{OHDC}}{{Infobox U.S. Co
Guide to '''Crawford County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
| county = Crawford County
| boundary_map=OH_crawford.png
| county_map =
| state = Ohio
| state_map = OH-map.png
| latd =
| longd =
| founded title=Created
| founded year= 1820
| founded date= April 1
| motto =
| seat=
| seat wl = Bucyrus
| building image = Crawford County, Ohio Courthouse.jpg
| building image size = 150px
| building address = Crawford County Courthouse<br>112 E. Mansfield St.<br>Bucyrus, Ohio 44820<br>[http://www.crawford-co.org/ Crawford County Website]
}}[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Crawford County'''  


<br>  
{| style="width:18%; float:right"
|-
|
<center><div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Ohio Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div></center>
|-
|
<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
|organized= April 1, 1826<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/OH_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Newberry]</ref>
|county seat= Bucyrus
|parent county= [[Delaware County, Ohio Genealogy|Delaware]]
|variant spellings=
|county1= [[Seneca County, Ohio Genealogy|Seneca]]
|county2= [[Huron County, Ohio Genealogy|Huron]]
|county3= [[Richland County, Ohio Genealogy|Richland]]
|county4= [[Morrow County, Ohio Genealogy|Morrow]]
|county5= [[Marion County, Ohio Genealogy|Marion]]
|county6= [[Wyandot County, Ohio Genealogy|Wyandot]]</br><center>[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
|county7=
|county8=
|county9=
|county10=
|county courthouse= [[Image:Crawford County, Ohio Courthouse.jpg|245x245px]]
|county location in state= [[Image:OH_crawford.png|185x185px]]
|adoption=
}}
|}</center>
<div style="width:17%; float:left; margin-right:4em; padding:0px">__TOC__</div>
== County Information ==


=== Historical Facts  ===
=== Description ===
Crawford County was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution. It is located in the central area of the state.<ref>http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/crawford/ accessed 2/14/2017</ref>


{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2"
=== County Courthouse ===
{{OH Courthouse Intro|Crawford}}
'''Crawford County Courthouse'''<br>112 E. Mansfield St.<br>Bucyrus, Ohio 44820<br>Phone: 419-562-5876 <br>[http://www.crawford-co.org/ Crawford County Website]<br><br>
 
City and County Health Department has birth and death records from 1908;<br> Probate Judge has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage and probate records from 1831;<br>
County recorder has land records;<br>Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1834<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 
=== Crawford County, Ohio Record Dates  ===
{{OH Record Dates Intro|Crawford}}
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
|-
| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records'''
| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
|-
|-
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" align="center" | <center>'''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Census|Tax]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
|-
|-
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1866</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1908
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1831</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1831
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1868</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1908
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center></center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1834
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1816</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1816
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1831</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1831
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1820
|-
|-
| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Crawford County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Crawford County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Crawford County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
| colspan="7"| <center>Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1908. General compliance year is unknown.</center>
|}
|}
=== Record Loss ===
{|
|-
|
'''1831'''  A courthouse fire may have damaged or destroyed some records.


*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware]] County 12 February 1820.<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>  
{{Fire+}}
*'''County Seat: '''Bucyrus  
|}
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Crawford County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_County,_Ohio (accessed 25 Jun 2013).</ref>[[Seneca County, Ohio|Seneca]](north){{·}} [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] (northeast){{·}}[[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] (east){{·}}[[Marion County, Ohio|Marion]](southwest){{·}} [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow]] (southeast){{·}}[[Wyandot County, Ohio|Wyandot]] (west)
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{OH Boundary Changes Intro|Crawford}}
{|
|-
|
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Delaware County, Ohio Genealogy|Delaware]] County 12 February 1820.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}</ref>; founded April 1, 1826.<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/OH_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Newberry]</ref>
*'''County Seat: '''Bucyrus
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/OH_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Ohio Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#OH Ohio Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes
|}


<br>  
=== Populated Places ===
{{OH Populated Places Intro|Crawford}}
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://ohio.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,031,c,coshocton.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Coshocton County, Ohio County, Ohio," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coshocton_County,_Ohio, accessed 7 November 2018.</ref>
{{populated places
<!--cities column------------------->
| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucyrus,_Ohio Bucyrus] (county seat)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galion,_Ohio Galion]
</div>
| cities-col2=<div></div>
| cities-col3=<div></div>
<!--towns column------------------->
<!--villages column------------------->
| villages-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatfield,_Ohio Chatfield]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestline,_Ohio Crestline]
</div>
| villages-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Washington,_Ohio New Washington]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Robinson,_Ohio North Robinson]
</div>
| villages-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiro,_Ohio Tiro]</div>
<!--hamlets column------------------->
<!--unincorp column------------------->
| unincorp-col1=<div>
* Auburn Center
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton,_Ohio Benton]
* Brandywine
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokensword,_Ohio Brokensword]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeKalb,_Ohio DeKalb]
* Gardner
* Jackson</div>


==== Boundary Changes  ====
| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leesville,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Leesville]
* Lemert
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykens,_Ohio Lykens]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanicsburg,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Mechanicsburg]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middletown,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Middletown]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnett,_Ohio Monnett]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Winchester,_Ohio New Winchester]</div>


*'''1835''': Six miles on the western side was added from the Wyndot Indian Reservation.
| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olentangy,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Olentangy]
* Plankton
* Ridgeton
* Spore
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waynesburg,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Waynesburg]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Liberty,_Crawford_County,_Ohio West Liberty]
</div>
<!--native american column------------------->
<!--census column------------------->
| census-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceola,_Ohio Oceola]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur_Springs,_Ohio Sulphur Springs]
</div>
| census-col2=<div></div>
| census-col3=<div></div>
<!--townships column------------------->
| townships-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Auburn]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucyrus_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Bucyrus]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatfield_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Chatfield]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Cranberry]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Dallas]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Holmes]
</div>
| townships-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Jackson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Jefferson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Liberty]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykens_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Lykens]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Polk]
</div>
| townships-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandusky_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Sandusky]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Texas]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Tod]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Vernon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whetstone_Township,_Crawford_County,_Ohio Whetstone]
</div>
<!--ghost towns column------------------->
}}


*'''1842''': The last of the Wyandot Reservation was purchased and added to the county.
=== History Timeline ===
{{OH Historical Timeline Intro|Crawford}}


*'''1845''': Wyandot County was formed from an 18-mile strip from western Crawford County. A 4-by-20-mile strip was added on the eastern side from Richland County.<br>A 2-by-16-mile strip was added on the south from Marion County.
== Resources ==
{{OH Resources Intro|Crawford}}


*'''1848''': A 1-by-7-mile strip on the county's southeast was given to Morrow County at that county's formation.<br>This finalized the boundaries of Crawford County.&nbsp;<ref>Atlas of Crawford County Ohio 1855 (reprint) by Crawford County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society</ref>
=== Bible Records ===
{{OH Bible Intro|Crawford}}


See an interactive map of Crawford County [http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html boundary changes].  
=== Biographies  ===
{{OH Biographies Intro|Crawford}}
*''A centennial biographical history of Crawford County, Ohio'' (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1902) Online at [http://archive.org/details/centennialbiogra00lewi Internet Archives]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/83557-a-centennial-biographical-history-of-crawford-county-ohio?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].


==== Record Loss  ====
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{OH Business Records Intro|Crawford}}


=== Resources  ===
=== Cemeteries ===
{{OH Cemeteries Intro|Crawford}}


==== Bible Records  ====
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:70%;  "
 
==== Biography  ====
 
==== Business Records and Commerce  ====
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
 
{| width="500" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|+ List and Location of Cemeteries by Townships <ref>Cemeteries of Crawford County, Vol 3, Compiled and Printed by the Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, Galion, Ohio</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Name(s)
! scope="col" | Township
! scope="col" | Location
|-
| Baseline, St.John's Reformed
| Lykens
| Rt. 14 between Gundy's Mill and Millers roads<br>
|-
| Benton, Poplar
| Texas
| <br>
|-
| Biddle, Cole, Swisher
| Sandusky
| <br>
|-
| Blowers
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Brenner
| Chatfield
| Connely and Cary roads<br>
|-
| Brillhart, North Union, Tabor
| Chatfield
| Rt. 14 and Brillhart Road<br>
|-
| Brokensword, Albright
| Holmes
| <br>
|-
| Brown, Lee
| Lykens
| <br>
|-
| Buchman
| Chatfield
| Rt. 4 south of Silver Creek<br>
|-
| Bucyrus Mausoleum
| Bucyrus City
| <br>
|-
| Burgbacher
| Chatfield
| &nbsp;?<br>
|-
| Campbell
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Chatfield Villiage
| Chatfield
| Rt. 103 west of Chatfield Villiage<br>
|-
| City Cemetery
| Bucyrus City
| <br>
|-
| Clark, Coulter
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| College Hill, Reformed
| Chatfield
| Rt. 4 and Albaugh Road<br>
|-
| Conley, Charlton
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Crall, Liberty Chapel
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Crawford Co. Mem. Gardens
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Dapper, German Lutheran
| Vernon
| <br>
|-
| Dickenson, Dekalb
| Vernon
| <br>
|-
| Durr
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Eden
| Texas
| <br>
|-
| Fairview [http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=139178 BillionGraves]
| Galion City
| <br>
|-
| Freewill Baptist
| Lykens
| <br>
|-
| Galion Mausoleum
| Galion City
| <br>
|-
| Gifford
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Gledhill
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Goodwill
| Auburn
| <br>
|-
| Hanna, Auburn
| Auburn
| <br>
|-
| Heller
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Holy Trinity
| Bucyrus City
| <br>
|-
| County Infirmary
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Kennedy
| Lykens
| <br>
|-
| Kruse
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Leesville
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Liberty
| Vernon
| <br>
|-
| Line
| Polk
| <br>
|-
| Loss Creek, Knisley
| Sandusky
| <br>
|-
| Luke
| Sandusky
| <br>
|-
| Martin Luther, Streib
| Tod
| <br>
|-
| Middletown, Miller
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Moffet, Klink
| Chatfield
| <br>
|-
| Monnett Chapel
| Bucyrus
| <br>
|-
| Mount Calvary
| Galion City
| <br>
|-
| Mount Zion
| Bucyrus
| <br>
|-
| Nature Preserve
| Texas
| <br>
|-
| Nazereth Lutheran, German Lutheran
| Chatfield
| <br>
|-
| North Auburn, Honey Creek, Our Mother of Sorrows (Catholic)
| Auburn
| <br>
|-
| Oakland, Tiro
| Auburn
| <br>
|-
| Oakwood
| Bucyrus City
| <br>
|-
| Oceola Methodist Episcopal
| Tod
| <br>
|-
| Oceola Tod Township
| Tod
| <br>
|-
|-
| Oceola United Brethern
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Crawford County, Ohio''' online and in print</center>
| Tod
| <br>
|-
|-
| Old Chatfield Lutheran
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| Chatfield
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| <br>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Crawford%2C+County%2C+Ohio%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2056 Find a Grave]
*[http://usgenwebsites.org/OHCrawford/Cemeteries.htm OH GenWeb Cemeteries]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/oh/Crawford.htm Interment]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ohio/crawford.htm OH Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Ohio&cemetery_county=Crawford&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
*[http://ohiogravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=17 Ohio Gravestones]
*{{RecordSearch|2373709|Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947 (cemetery records)}}, incomplete
|-
|-
| Old Olentangy
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
| Whetstone
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
| <br>
* {{FSC|United States, Ohio, Crawford - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=89758205|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Ohio+Crawford+County.&qt=hot_subject WorldCat]
|-
|-
| Olentangy, Kile, Dinkle
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| Whetstone
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
| <br>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Ohio/Crawford-County?id=county_2056 Find a Grave]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Crawford,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqParents=393222&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Crawford,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
|-
|-
| Park
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
| Polk
| <br>
|-
| Pletcher
| Polk
| <br>
|-
| Quaker (Friends)
| Holmes
| <br>
|-
| Remer
| Dallas
| <br>
|-
| Roop (Rupp)
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Salem, Cook, Kiess, Wagner
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Sandusky
| Sandusky
| <br>
|-
| Seery
| Lykens
| <br>
|-
| Sherer, Plains
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Shroll
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Sixteen, Sixteen English
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Smith
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Smith-Eulis, Haynes, Mays Farm
| Chatfield
| <br>
|-
| Spore, Bethel, Reiff
| Holmes
| <br>
|-
| St. Bernard (Catholic)
| Cranberry
| <br>
|-
| St. John's Lutheran
| Cranberry
| <br>
|-
| St. Paul's Lutheran, Shealy
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| St. Paul's Reformed, Lober, Bilsing
| Vernon
| <br>
|-
| Stewart
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| Stoltz
| Bucyrus
| <br>
|-
| Swabb
| Cranberry
| <br>
|-
| Swail, Cory, Hertzer, Miller
| Auburn
| <br>
|-
| Swale
| Cranberry
| <br>
|-
| Talbot, Barnes-Talbot
| Jackson
| <br>
|-
| Tiro Mausoleum
| Auburn
| <br>
|-
| Tracht
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Tustison
| Sandusky
| <br>
|-
| Union, Tiffin Street, Pioneer's
| Bucyrus City
| <br>
|-
| Union-New Washington
| Cranberry
| <br>
|-
| Union
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Whetstone
| Whetstone
| <br>
|-
| White
| Dallas
| <br>
|-
| Windfall Lutheran
| Chatfield
| <br>
|-
| Windfall, Little Windfall
| Jefferson
| <br>
|-
| Yeiter, Bittikofer, Hope
| Liberty
| <br>
|-
| Young, Shroll
| Bucyrus
| <br>
|-
| Zoar, Schneider
| Polk
| <br>
|}
|}


<br>
=== Census Records ===
 
{{OH Census Intro|Crawford}}
<br> Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
 
{| width="85%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
|-
| 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'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CScnty=2056 Findagrave.com]


| bgcolor="#eddffb" | {{FHL|366053|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
{{Historical populations
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |
|type = USA
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CScnty=2056 Findagrave.com]  
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_County,_Ohio#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1830 |4791
|1840 |13152
|1850 |18177
|1860 |23881
|1870 |25556
|1880 |30583
|1890 |31927
|1900 |33915
|1910 |34036
|1920 |36054
|1930 |35345
|1940 |35571
|1950 |38738
|1960 |46775
|1970 |50364
|1980 |50075
|1990 |47870
|2000 |46966
|2010 |43784
}}


|-
=== Church Records ===
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
{{OH Church Intro|Crawford}}<br>
[http://www.interment.net/us/oh/Crawford.htm Interment.net]  
*'''1765-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2373709|Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Crawford,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqParents=393222&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Crawford,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
*'''1853-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62160/ Crawford County, Ohio, U.S., Church Records 1853-2007] at Ancestry - images ($)<br>
'''''Catholic'''''<br>
*'''1796-2004''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1494476 Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004] at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
'''''Episcopal'''''
*'''1880-1980''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62159/ Crawford County, Ohio, U.S., Grace Episcopal Church Records, 1880-1980] at Ancestry - images ($)


| bgcolor="#eddffb" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Ohio+Crawford+County.&qt=hot_subject WorldCat]
=== Court Records ===
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |
{{OH Court Intro|Crawford}}
[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx Names in Stone]


|-
=== Directories ===
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
{{OH Directories Intro|Crawford}}
[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ohio/Crawford.htm USGenWeb]


| bgcolor="#eddffb" |  
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |
[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Ohio&county=Crawford&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billion Graves]  


|-
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#cemetery Billion Graves]
{{OH Emigration Intro|Crawford}}
| bgcolor="#eddffb" |
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |
[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=16573&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=49&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk]


|-
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
{{OH Ethnic Groups Intro|Crawford}}
[http://ohiogravestones.org/search.php?cid=56&lm=s&last=&fm=s&first= Ohio Gravestones]


| bgcolor="#eddffb" |  
=== Funeral Homes  ===
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |
{{OH Funeral Homes Intro|Crawford}}
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
|
[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx#results Names in Stone]  
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
 
<li>[https://www.masfh.com/ Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Home] in Crestline</li>
| bgcolor="#eddffb" |
<li>[https://www.masfh.com/ Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Home] in Galion</li>
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |
<li>[https://www.munzpirnstill.com/ Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home] in Bucyrus</li>
<li>[https://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/ Snyder Funeral Homes] in Galion</li>
<li>[https://www.wisefuneral.com/ Wise Funeral Service] in Bucyrus</li>
</ul>
|}
|}


See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.
=== Genealogies ===
 
{{OH Genealogies Intro|Crawford}}
==== Census  ====
 
==== Church Records ====
 
{{OH Church Intro}}
 
===== Catholic  =====
 
:*'''1796–2004''' {{RecordSearch|1494476|Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection includes images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and death in the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), Roman Catholic Church. These records are accessed by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images by county. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes miscellaneous cemetery records, Books of the Elect, Professions of Faith, Sick Call registers, etc.<br>
 
{{Template:OH Church Records Repositories|Crawford|493601}}  
 
==== Court Records  ====
 
==== Emigration and Immigration  ====
 
==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ====
 
==== Gazetteers  ====
 
==== Genealogy  ====
 
==== History  ====
 
{{OH History}}
 
===== Local History  =====
 
:*Perrin, William Henry, ''History of Crawford County and Ohio: containing a history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time'' (Chicago&nbsp;: Baskin ; Battey, 1881) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=a-MyAQAAMAAJ Google Books]; [http://archive.org/details/historyofcrawfor00per Internet Archives]; on microfilm at {{FHL|107866|item|disp=FHL film 962586}}.
:*Hopley, John E. ''History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens'' (Chicago&nbsp;: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1912) Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924012523464 Internet Archives]; book available at {{FHL|94224|item|disp=FHL book 977.127 H2h v.1 & v.2}}.
:*''A centennial biographical history of Crawford County, Ohio'' (Chicago&nbsp;: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1902) Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/centennialbiogra00lewi Internet Archives].
 
==== Land and Property  ====
 
{{OH Land}} {{Template:OH Land and Property Other Repositories|Crawford|380391}}
 
==== Maps  ====
 
==== Military  ====


*'''Civil War'''<br>Civil War servicemen from Crawford 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 Crawford County.
=== Guardianship ===
{{OH Guardianship Intro|Crawford}}
*'''1826-1940 '''{{FSC|958085|item|disp=Index to Guardianships and Trusteeships, 1826-1940; Index to Assignments and Miscellaneous}}(*); Probate Court, Crawford County at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1831-1969 '''{{FSC|274052|item|disp=Probate Records, 1831-1932; Index, 1834-1969}}(*); Probate Court, Crawford County at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1853-1931 '''{{FSC|1025569|item|disp=Records of Guardians' Accounts, 1853-1931}}(*); Probate Court, Crawford County at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


:- [[1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery|1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery]]&nbsp;(a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment)
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{OH Land Intro|Crawford}}


==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1790-1907''' [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/crawford/land-index.html Bureau of Land Management database] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net OHGenWeb Archives]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohcrawfo/LandRecords.htm Land Records] at [http://sites.rootsweb.com OHGenWeb]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Newspapers  ====
=== Local Histories ===
{{OH Histories Intro|Crawford}}


{{OHnewspaper abstracts|Crawford}} '''Online Newspapers'''<br> '''Online Newspaper Abstracts'''<br> '''Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form'''<br>
*''History of Crawford County and Ohio: containing a history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time''. By William Henry Perrin.  (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881) Online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=a-MyAQAAMAAJ Google Books]; [http://archive.org/details/historyofcrawfor00per Internet Archives]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/164859-history-of-crawford-county-and-ohio-containing-a-history-of-the-state-of-ohio-from-its-earliest-settlement-to-the-present-time-a-history-of-crawford-county-biographical-sketches-portraits-of-some-of-the-early-settlers-and-prominent-men-e?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*''History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens''. By John E. Hopley. (Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1912) Online at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924012523464 Internet Archives]; Part 1 available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/466621-history-of-crawford-county-ohio-and-representative-citizens?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; Part 2 available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/448029-history-of-crawford-county-ohio-and-representative-citizens?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]


<br> '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{OH Maps Intro|Crawford}}


[[Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
{{OH Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{OH Crawford County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)] at [http://www.mapofus.org MapofUS.org]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Crawford,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqParents=393222&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Crawford,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


==== Obituaries  ====
=== Migration ===
{{OH Migration Intro|Crawford}}


==== Periodicals  ====
=== Military Records ===
{{OH Military Intro|Crawford}}


==== Probate  ====
*''Honored and remembered : veterans and servicemen/women of Crawford County, Ohio'', Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Mansfield, Ohio : Bookmasters, 2004 {{FSC|1203478|item|disp=FS Library book 977.127 D3h}}


{{OH Probate Records intro}}  
*'''1888-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2139859|Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio,_Soldier_Home_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]].


*'''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]. <br>
'''''Civil War'''''<br>
Civil War servicemen from Crawford 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 Crawford County.


{{Template:OH Probate Repositories|Crawford|382967}}
:- [[1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery|1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery]] (a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment)
:- [[57th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|57th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Company I


==== Public Records  ====
:- {{FSC|700130|item|disp=Crawford County. Auditor. Civil war bounties, 1861-1862}}


==== Repositories  ====
'''''World War I'''''<br>
*'''1914-1919''' {{RecordSearch|3010045|Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1914-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3029263|Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1916-1920''' {{RecordSearch|3039663|Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].


===== Courthouse  =====
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{OH Naturalization Intro|Crawford}}


[http://www.crawford-co.org/ Crawford County Courthouse]<br>112 E Mansfield Street<br>Bucyrus, OH 44820<br>Phone: 419.562.2766&nbsp;<br><br>City and County Health Department has birth and <br>death records from 1908; Probate Judge has birth <br>and death&nbsp;records 1867-1908, marriage and probate <br>records&nbsp;from 1831; County recorder has land records;<br>Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1834<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Crawford County, Ohio. Page 541 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1800-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1987615|Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].


===== Family History Centers  =====
=== Newspapers ===
{{OH Newspapers Intro|Crawford}}


{{OH fhc}}
*'''1793-late 1900s''' [https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/newspapers Newspapers] at Ohio History Connection —  Select county.
*'''1793-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10604/ohio-newspapers-1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50066/ Ohio, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


[[Clear Fork Ohio Family History Center|Clear Fork Ohio Family History Center]]
=== Obituaries ===
{{OH Obituaries Intro|Crawford}}


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.&nbsp;
*'''1657-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20485/ohio-obituaries?s=275764761 Ohio Obituaries] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1860-2004''' {{RecordSearch|1384728|Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


===== Libraries  =====
=== Other Records ===
{{OH Other Records Intro|Crawford}}


===== Museums  =====
=== Periodicals ===
{{OH Periodicals Intro|Crawford}}


===== Societies  =====
=== Probate Records ===
{{OH Probate Intro|Crawford}}


[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohccgs/ Crawford county Chapter OGS]<br>P.O. Box 1033 Bucyrus, Ohio 4482
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1786-1998''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8801 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998] at Ancestry ($) — index & images.
*'''1789-1996''' {{RecordSearch|1992421|Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — [[Ohio Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records |How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1826-1940 '''{{FSC|958085|item|disp=Index to Guardianships and Trusteeships, 1826-1940; Index to Assignments and Miscellaneous}}(*); Probate Court, Crawford County at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/crawford/probate-index.html Court and Probate Records] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net OHGenWeb Archives]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Taxation  ====
=== School Records ===
{{OH Schools Intro|Crawford}}


{{OH Tax Intro}}  
=== Social Security Records ===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


{{Template:OH Tax Records Repositories|Crawford|493455}}  
=== Tax Records ===
{{OH Tax Intro|Crawford}}


==== Vital Records ====
''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1800-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473259|Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio Tax Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1800-1850''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30045/ohio-tax-records-1800-1850?s=275764761 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1825-1836''' [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohcrawfo/TaxRecords.htm Township tax lists] at [http://sites.rootsweb.com OHGenWeb Archives]


{{OH Vital Intro}}  
=== Vital Records ===
{{OH Vital Intro|Crawford}}
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/crawford/vitals-index.html Vital Records] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net OHGenWeb Archives]


===== Birth =====
==== Birth ====
{{OH Birth Intro|Crawford}}


''Online Birth Indexes and Records''  
*'''1765-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2373709|Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
*'''1841-2003''' {{RecordSearch|1932106|Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1908-1998''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3146/ Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998] at Ancestry ($) — Index
*'''1918-1953''' {{RecordSearch|5000024|Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Stillbirths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1959-1998''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10943/ohio-birth-index-1959-1998?s=275764761 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998] at MyHeritage - index ($)


:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/crawford/vitals-index.html community contributed births] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
==== Marriage ====
{{OH Marriage Intro|Crawford}}


''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''
*'''1789-2013''' {{RecordSearch|1614804|Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1789-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20618/ohio-marriages?s=275764761 Ohio Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1800-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2367319|Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1800-1958''' {{RecordSearch|1681001|Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1970-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10212/ohio-marriages-1970-2003?s=275764761 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003] at MyHeritage ($) — index


===== Marriage  =====
==== Death ====
{{OH Death Intro|Crawford}}


''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''  
*'''1765-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2373709|Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
*'''1833-1967''' {{RecordSearch|2373723|Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1840-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2128172|Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1860-2004''' [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohcrawfo/Obituaries.htm Obituaries from the Crawford County Genealogical Society] at [http://sites.rootsweb.com OHGenWeb]
*'''1908-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1307272|Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1908-1932, 1938-2018''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5763/ Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018] at Ancestry ($) — index & images
*'''1913-1944, 1954-1963''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10692/ohio-death-index-1913-1944-1954-1963?s=275764761 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1918-1953''' {{RecordSearch|5000024|Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Stillbirths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
==== Divorce ====
{{OH Divorce Intro|Crawford}}


''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''  
*'''1962-2007''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2026 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/Search/ Ancestry] ($) <br>


===== Death  =====
===Voting Records===
*'''1900-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20383/ohio-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Ohio, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($)
== Research Facilities ==
{{OH Research Facilities Intro|Crawford}}


''Online Death Indexes and Records''
=== Archives ===
{{OH Archives Intro|Crawford}}


:*'''1908-1953''' - [[Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953]]&nbsp;Free name indexes and images at [[Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]. Records include such information as birthdate 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; and occupation of deceased.
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/crawford/vitals-index.html community contributed death records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


''Original Death Records on Microfilm''
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/oh/galion/250-south-street-road Clear Fork Ohio FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/oh/marion/1725-marion-edison-road Marion Ohio FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.ogs.org Ohio Genealogical Society] - an affiliate library


===== Divorce =====
=== Libraries ===
{{OH Libraries Intro|Crawford}}


{{Template:OH Vitals Repositories|Crawford|347933}}
'''Bucyrus Public Library'''<br>200 E Mansfield St<br>Bucyrus, OH 44820-2381<br>419-562-7327<br>[http://bucyruslibrary.org/resources/local-historygenealogy Website]<br><br>


=== Web Sites  ===
'''Crestline Public Library'''<br>324 N Thoman St<br>Crestline, OH 44827-1410<br>419-683-3909<br>[http://www.crestlinepubliclibrary.org Website]<br><br>


*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Crawford|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
'''New Washington Branch'''<br>Crestline Public Library<br>106 W Mansfield St<br>P.O. Box 250<br>New Washington, OH 44854<br>419-492-2881<br>[https://www.youseemore.com/crestline/contentpages.asp?loc=37 Website]<br><br>


<br>  
'''Galion Public Library Association'''<br>123 N Market St<br>Galion, OH 44833-1979<br>419-468-3203<br>Email: [mailto:galion@galionlibrary.org galion@galionlibrary.org]<br>[http://www.galionlibrary.org Website]<br><br>


=== Places  ===
'''Mohawk Community Library'''<br>200 S Sycamore Ave<br>P.O. Box 9<br>Sycamore, OH 44882-0009<br>419-927-2407<br>Email: [mailto:susan.runion@mohawkcl.org susan.runion@mohawkcl.org]<br>[http://www.mohawkcl.org Website]


==== Populated Places  ====
=== Museums ===
{{OH Museums Intro|Crawford}}


*Bucyrus  
'''The Bucyrus Historical Society and Museum'''<br>P.O. Box 493<br>202 S Walnut St<br>Bucyrus, OH 44820<br>419-562-6386<br>E-mai:[mailto:Curator@bucyrushistoricalsociety.org Curator@bucyrushistoricalsociety.org]<br>[https://www.bucyrushistoricalsociety.org Website]
*Galion
*Crestline
*New Washington
*Leesville
*Oceola
*New Winchester
*Tiro
*North Robinson
*Sulphur Springs
*Broken Sword
*Chatfield
*Lykens


<br>
== Societies ==
{{OH Societies Intro|Crawford}}


==== Townships (Current) [[Image:Downloaded633961178614216871 crawford townships tn.gif|frame|right|508x526px]]<br> ====
'''Crawford County Chapter OGS'''<br>P.O. Box 1033 <br>Bucyrus, OH 4482<br>[https://crawfordcountyohiogenealogy.org/?fbclid=IwAR2fdpuhfFQNPewr_5kJKIEOE5ZngJSVkNvR099xJF2UryCfRRL9lZynndc Website]


*Auburn
== Websites ==
*Bucyrus
{{OH Websites Intro|Crawford}}
*Chatfield
*Cranberry
*Dallas
*Holmes
*Jackson
*Jefferson
*Liberty
*Lykens
*Polk
*Sandusky
*Texas
*Tod
*Vernon
*Whetstone <br>


=== References ===
*[https://ohiomemory.org/digital/custom/browse?field=place Custom Browse of Historical Collections] at [https://ohiomemory.org/digital/ Ohio Memory] — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
*[https://www.ogs.org/ Ohio Genealogical Society] ($) - online databases
*[http://usgenwebsites.org/OHCrawford/ Crawford County OHGenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/crawford/crawford.htm USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/OH/Crawford-County.htm Crawford County OH Genealogy] at [http://ldsgenealogy.com LDSGenealogy]
*{{FSC Place IDNum|775|Ohio|Crawford}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


<references />
== Research Guides ==
{{OH Research Guides Intro|Crawford}}


{{Ohio|Ohio}}
== References ==
<references />


[[Category:Crawford_County,_Ohio]]
{{Ohio|Ohio}}
[[Category:Crawford County, Ohio]][[Category:Ohio Counties]]

Revision as of 12:31, 21 May 2025


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

County Facts
County seat: Bucyrus
Organized: April 1, 1826[1]
Parent County(s): Delaware
Neighboring Counties
Seneca • Huron • Richland • Morrow • Marion • Wyandot
See County Maps
Courthouse
Crawford County, Ohio Courthouse.jpg
Location Map
OH crawford.png

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Crawford County was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution. It is located in the central area of the state.[2]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Crawford County Courthouse
112 E. Mansfield St.
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
Phone: 419-562-5876
Crawford County Website

City and County Health Department has birth and death records from 1908;
Probate Judge has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage and probate records from 1831;
County recorder has land records;
Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1834[3]

Crawford County, Ohio Record Dates[edit | edit source]

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[4]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1908 1831 1908 1834 1816 1831 1820
Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1908. General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1831 A courthouse fire may have damaged or destroyed some records.

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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:[7]

Cities
Villages
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places
Townships


History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

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

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Crawford County, Ohio online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1830 4,791 —
1840 13,152 174.5%
1850 18,177 38.2%
1860 23,881 31.4%
1870 25,556 7.0%
1880 30,583 19.7%
1890 31,927 4.4%
1900 33,915 6.2%
1910 34,036 0.4%
1920 36,054 5.9%
1930 35,345 −2.0%
1940 35,571 0.6%
1950 38,738 8.9%
1960 46,775 20.7%
1970 50,364 7.7%
1980 50,075 −0.6%
1990 47,870 −4.4%
2000 46,966 −1.9%
2010 43,784 −6.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

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.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Catholic

Episcopal

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

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

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

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.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Seneca CountyHuron CountyWyandot CountyMarion CountyMorrow CountyRichland CountyOH CRAWFORD.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

  • Honored and remembered : veterans and servicemen/women of Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Mansfield, Ohio : Bookmasters, 2004 FS Library book 977.127 D3h

Civil War
Civil War servicemen from Crawford 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 Crawford County.

- 1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment)
- 57th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company I
- Crawford County. Auditor. Civil war bounties, 1861-1862

World War I

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Crawford 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.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

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

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

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

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]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Voting Records[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

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

FamilySearch 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

Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

Bucyrus Public Library
200 E Mansfield St
Bucyrus, OH 44820-2381
419-562-7327
Website

Crestline Public Library
324 N Thoman St
Crestline, OH 44827-1410
419-683-3909
Website

New Washington Branch
Crestline Public Library
106 W Mansfield St
P.O. Box 250
New Washington, OH 44854
419-492-2881
Website

Galion Public Library Association
123 N Market St
Galion, OH 44833-1979
419-468-3203
Email: galion@galionlibrary.org
Website

Mohawk Community Library
200 S Sycamore Ave
P.O. Box 9
Sycamore, OH 44882-0009
419-927-2407
Email: susan.runion@mohawkcl.org
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

The Bucyrus Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 493
202 S Walnut St
Bucyrus, OH 44820
419-562-6386
E-mai:Curator@bucyrushistoricalsociety.org
Website

Societies[edit | edit source]

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

Crawford County Chapter OGS
P.O. Box 1033
Bucyrus, OH 4482
Website

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Newberry
  2. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/crawford/ accessed 2/14/2017
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002
  6. ↑ Newberry
  7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Coshocton County, Ohio County, Ohio," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coshocton_County,_Ohio, accessed 7 November 2018.
v • d• e
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

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.

County boundary maps are currently unavailable. Download information instead.

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

Users should verify which locations and dates are included in this collection.

Due to contractual agreements, some images and/or databases on FamilySearch.org may only be viewed at a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.

“Current” indicates records are available as recently as privacy laws allow. This date can change from year to year. To determine the exact dates available, contact the respective organization/repository.

FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Crawford_County,_Ohio_Genealogy&oldid=6309467"