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Guide to '''Geauga County Ohio genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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=== Historical Facts  ===
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<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
|organized= March 1, 1806
|county seat= Chardon<br>
|parent county= [[Trumbull County, Ohio Genealogy|Trumbull]]<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>
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|county1= [[Lake County, Ohio Genealogy|Lake]]
|county2= [[Ashtabula County, Ohio Genealogy|Ashtabula]]
|county3= [[Trumbull County, Ohio Genealogy|Trumbull]]
|county4= [[Portage County, Ohio Genealogy|Portage]]
|county5= [[Summit County, Ohio Genealogy|Summit]]
|county6= [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga]]</br><center>[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==


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=== Description ===
Geauga County was named with a Native American word meaning "raccoon". The county is located in the north-eastern area of the state.<ref>http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/geauga/ accessed 2/16/2017</ref>
 
=== County Courthouse ===
{{OH Courthouse Intro|Geauga}}
 
'''Geauga Ohio Courthouse'''<br>
470 Center Street<br>
Chardon, Ohio 44024<br>
Phone:  440-279-1750<br>
[https://www.co.geauga.oh.us/Contact-Us Geauga County Website]<br><br>
 
Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records; <br>County Health Department has burial records; <br>Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1850; <br>County Recorder has land 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><br><br>
 
=== Geauga County, Ohio Record Dates  ===
{{OH Record Dates Intro|Geauga}}
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| 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>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" align="center" | <center>'''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Census|Tax]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
|-
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1803</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1803
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center></center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1806
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1795<br></center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1795
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1806</center>
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1806
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1820
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Geauga County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Geauga County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Geauga County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
| colspan="7"| <center>Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1908. General compliance year is unknown.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] County 31 December 1805.<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>  
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*'''County Seat: '''Chardon<br>  
=== Boundary Changes ===
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Geauga County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geauga_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref>[[Lake County, Ohio|Lake]] (north){{·}}[[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]] (south){{·}}[[Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula]] (northeast){{·}}[[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]](southeast){{·}}[[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]] (west){{·}}[[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]] (southwest corner)
{{OH Boundary Changes Intro|Geauga}}
 
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==== Boundary Changes  ====
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For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps"] (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Trumbull County, Ohio Genealogy|Trumbull]] County 31 December 1805.<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> Organized on March 1, 1806.
 
*'''County Seat: '''Chardon<br>
==== Record Loss  ====
*[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
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For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/ohio/oh-counties.html#courthouse Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses]
=== Populated Places ===
{{OH Populated Places Intro|Geauga}}


=== Resources  ===
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://ohio.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,055,c,geauga.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Geauga County, Ohio," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geauga_County,_Ohio, accessed 11 December 2018.</ref>


==== Bible Records  ====
{{populated places
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| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chardon,_Ohio Chardon] (county seat)</div>
| cities-col2=<div></div>
| cities-col3=<div></div>
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| villages-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilla,_Ohio Aquilla]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton,_Ohio Burton]
</div>
| villages-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_Valley,_Ohio Hunting Valley]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlefield,_Ohio Middlefield]
</div>
| villages-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Russell,_Ohio South Russell]</div>
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| unincorp-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claridon,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Claridon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Claridon,_Ohio East Claridon]
</div>
| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASM_Headquarters_and_Geodesic_Dome Materials Park]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montville,_Ohio Montville]
</div>
| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty,_Ohio Novelty]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welshfield,_Ohio Welshfield]
</div>
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| census-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainbridge,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Bainbridge]
</div>
| census-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterland,_Ohio Chesterland]</div>
| census-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkman,_Ohio Parkman]</div>
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| townships-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Auburn]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainbridge_Township,_Ohio Bainbridge]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Burton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chardon_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Chardon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Chester]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claridon_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Claridon]
</div>
| townships-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambden_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Hambden]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsburg_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Huntsburg]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlefield_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Middlefield]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montville_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Montville]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munson_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Munson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Newbury]</div>
| townships-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkman_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Parkman]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Russell]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Thompson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Township,_Geauga_County,_Ohio Troy]
</div>
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}}


For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see [[Ohio Bible Records]].
=== History Timeline ===
{{OH Historical Timeline Intro|Geauga}}


==== Biography  ====
== Resources ==
{{OH Resources Intro|Geauga}}


==== Business Records and Commerce  ====
=== Bible Records ===
{{OH Bible Intro|Geauga}}


==== Cemeteries ====
=== Biographies ===
{{OH Biographies Intro|Geauga}}


Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.  
*Riddle, Albert Gallation; ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its pioneers and most prominent men'' (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1878) Online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z302AQAAMAAJ Google Books], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/529115-history-of-geauga-and-lake-counties-ohio-with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketches-of-its-pioneers-and-most-prominent-men?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*''Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake: ...'' (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893) online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/543908-biographical-history-of-northeastern-ohio-embracing-the-counties-of-ashtabula-geauga-and-lake-containing-portraits-of-all-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-with-a-biography-of-each-together-with-portraits-and-biographies-of-joshua-r-gi?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]


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=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
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{{OH Business Records Intro|Geauga}}
| width="31%" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | '''Online Grave Transcripts'''
| width="31%" bgcolor="#dbbff7" align="center" | '''Published Grave Transcripts'''
| bgcolor="#dbeadc" align="center" | '''County Cemetery Directories'''
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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CScnty=2067 Findagrave.com]


| bgcolor="#eddffb" | {{FHL|371810|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}  
=== Cemeteries ===
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{{OH Cemeteries Intro|Geauga}}
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CScnty=2067 Findagrave.com]


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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Geauga County, Ohio''' online and in print</center>
[http://www.interment.net/us/oh/Geauga.htm Interment.net]
 
| bgcolor="#eddffb" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Ohio+Geauga+County.&qt=hot_subject WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |  
[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx Names in Stone]
 
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ohio/Geauga.htm USGenWeb]  
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Geauga%2C+County%2C+Ohio%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2067 Find a Grave]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/oh/Geauga.htm Interment.net]
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*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ohio/geauga.htm Ohio Tombstone Transcription Project]
[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Ohio&county=Geauga&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billion Graves]  
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Ohio&cemetery_county=Geauga&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
 
* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/tombpics/geauga/geaugaco.htm OHGenWeb Tombstone Photos]
*[http://ohiogravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=28 Ohio Gravestones]
*{{RecordSearch|2373709|Ohio, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1765-1947 (cemetery records)}}, incomplete
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#cemetery Billion Graves]
| 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>
| bgcolor="#eddffb" |  
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |  
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" |  
* {{FSC|United States, Ohio, Geauga - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1006878001|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=16760&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=49&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk]  
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Ohio+Geauga+County.&qt=hot_subject WorldCat]
 
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
[http://ohiogravestones.org/search.php?cid=56&lm=s&last=&fm=s&first= Ohio Gravestones]
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
 
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Ohio/Geauga-County?id=county_2067 Find a Grave]
| bgcolor="#eddffb" |
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Geauga,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqParents=393208&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Geauga,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx#results Names in Stone]
 
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See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.
=== Census Records ===
{{OH Census Intro|Geauga}}


==== Census ====
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geauga_County,_Ohio#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1810 |2917
|1820 |7791
|1830 |15813
|1840 |16297
|1850 |17827
|1860 |15817
|1870 |14190
|1880 |14251
|1890 |13489
|1900 |14744
|1910 |14670
|1920 |15036
|1930 |15414
|1940 |19430
|1950 |26646
|1960 |47573
|1970 |62977
|1980 |74474
|1990 |81129
|2000 |90895
|2010 |93389
}}


==== Church Records ====
=== Church Records ===
{{OH Church Intro|Geauga}}<br>
*'''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=Geauga,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqParents=393208&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Geauga,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


{{OH Church Intro}}  
=== Court Records ===
{{OH Court Intro|Geauga}}


{{Template:OH Church Records Repositories|Geauga|521594}}  
=== Directories ===
{{OH Directories Intro|Geauga}}


==== Court Records ====
*'''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


==== Emigration and Immigration  ====
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{OH Emigration Intro|Geauga}}


==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups ====
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{OH Ethnic Groups Intro|Geauga}}


==== Gazetteers  ====
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{OH Funeral Homes Intro|Geauga}}
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
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<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
<li>[https://www.bestfunerals.com/ Best Funeral Home, LLC] in Middlefield</li>
<li>[https://www.burrservice.com/ Burr Funeral Home] in Chardon</li>
<li>[https://www.dejohnfuneral.com/ DeJohn Funeral Homes & Crematory] in Chardon</li>
<li>[https://www.dejohnfuneral.com/ DeJohn Funeral Homes & Crematory] in Chesterland</li>
<li>[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/ohio/chesterland/gattozzi-son-funeral-home/1730?utm_source=google_my_business&utm_medium=organic Gattozzi & Son Funeral Home] in Chesterland</li>
<li>[https://www.marcfburrfuneralhome.com/ Potti & Marc F. Burr Funeral Homes] in Chardon</li>
<li>[https://www.slyffh.com/ Sly Family Funeral Home] in Middlefield</li>
</ul>
|}


==== Genealogy ====
=== Genealogies ===
{{OH Genealogies Intro|Geauga}}


==== History  ====
=== Guardianship ===
{{OH Guardianship Intro|Geauga}}
*'''1806-1941 '''{{FSC|260858|item|disp=Probate Records, 1806-1941}}(*); Probate Court, Geauga County at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1871-1887 '''{{FSC|360542|item|disp=Administration Bonds and Letters, 1871-1887}}(*); Probate Court, Geauga County at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


{{OH History}}  
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{OH Land Intro|Geauga}}


===== Local History  =====
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/deeds-index.html Deeds] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net OHGenWeb Archives]
*[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]


:*''Pioneer and general history of Geauga County: with sketches of some of the pioneers and prominent men'' ([S.I.]&nbsp;: Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Eu0uAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; also available on microfilm at {{FHL|191751|item|disp=FHL film 924926 Item 2}}.
=== Local Histories ===
:*Riddle, Albert Gallation, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its pioneers and most prominent men'' (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania&nbsp;: Williams Bros., 1878) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z302AQAAMAAJ Google Books]; also available on microfilm at {{FHL|95529|item|disp=FHL film 496899 Item 3}}.
{{OH Histories Intro|Geauga}}


==== Land and Property  ====
*''Pioneer and general history of Geauga County: with sketches of some of the pioneers and prominent men'' ([S.I.] Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880) Online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Eu0uAAAAYAAJ Google Books], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/346494-pioneer-and-general-history-of-geauga-county-with-sketches-of-some-of-the-pioneers-and-prominent-men?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*Howe, Henry; ''History of Geauga County, Ohio, 1805-1889 (excepted from 1898 Edition of Howe's Historical Collection of Ohio)'' (Knightstown, Ind.: The Bookmark, 1977) Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/340919-history-of-geauga-county-ohio-1805-1889?viewer=1&offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]


{{OH Land}}  
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{OH Maps Intro|Geauga}}


:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/deeds-index.html Community contributed deeds] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
{{OH Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{OH Geauga County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)] at [http://www.mapofus.org MapofUS.org]
*[https://gce-tax-map-research-geauga.hub.arcgis.com/ Tax Maps, 1820 to present] at Geauga County Engineer's Tax Map Research Hub
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Geauga,%20Ohio,%20United%20States&reqParents=393208&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Geauga,%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]]


{{Template:OH Land and Property Other Repositories|Geauga|382774}}  
=== Migration ===
{{OH Migration Intro|Geauga}}


==== Maps  ====
=== Military Records ===
{{OH Military Intro|Geauga}}


[[Image:Ohgeauga.jpg|400px|Ohgeauga.jpg]]  
*'''1888-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2139859|Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio,_Soldier_Home_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]].


==== Military  ====
'''''Civil War'''''<br>
Civil War service men from Geauga 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 Geauga County.


*'''Civil War'''<br>Civil War service men from Geauga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment)&nbsp;that&nbsp;originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Geauga County.
:- [[1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery|1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery]], Batteries B and C
:- [[1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery|1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery]], Batteries B and C  
:- [[11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Company E
:- [[11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Company E
:- [[41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry|41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies B and G  
:- [[41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry|41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies B and G
:- [[105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies B, C, E, F, and I
:- [[105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies B, C, E, F, and I


==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
'''''World War I'''''<br>
 
*'''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]].
==== Newspapers  ====
*'''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]].
 
*'''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]].
{{OHnewspapers|Geauga}}
 
'''Online Newspapers'''  
 
<br> '''Online Newspaper Abstracts'''
 
:*'''July 1906''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcotelegraph.htm newspaper extracts from the ''Painsville Telegraph'']&nbsp;Courtesy OhioGenWeb
:*'''December 1914''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gconews.htm newspaper extracts from the ''Geauga Republican''] Courtesy OhioGenWeb
:*'''8 September 1886''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcorep.htm Geauga County Pioneers] list of pioneers printed in the ''Geauga Republican'' Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 
<br> '''Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form'''<br>
 
==== Obituaries  ====
 
==== Periodicals  ====
 
==== Probate  ====
 
{{OH Probate Intro}}  


:*'''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>
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
:*'''through 1917''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/probate-index.html Probate index from microfilm records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
{{OH Naturalization Intro|Geauga}}
:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/wills-index.html Community contributed wills] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
:*'''various years''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcowills.htm will index and transcripts] Courtesy OhioGenWeb


{{Template:OH Probate Repositories|Geauga382746}}  
''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]].


==== Public Records  ====
=== Newspapers ===
{{OH Newspapers Intro|Geauga}}


==== Repositories ====
*'''1793-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10604/ohio-newspapers-1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1800s-late 1900s''' [https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/newspapers Newspapers] at Ohio History Connection — Select county.
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50066/ Ohio, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1886''' [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohgeauga/gcorep.htm Geauga County Pioneers] list of pioneers printed in the ''Geauga Republican'' at 
*'''Various''' [https://geauga.ohgenweb.org/ Geauga County Newspaper Extracts] at OHGenWeb


[http://www.co.geauga.oh.us/ Geauga County Courthouse]<br> 231 Main Street<br> Chardon, OH 44024-1243<br> Phone: 216.285.2222&nbsp;<br><br>Probate &nbsp;Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records; <br>County Health Department has burial records; Clerk Court has <br>divorce and court records&nbsp;from 1806; County Recorder has land records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Geauga County, Ohio. Page 542 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
=== Obituaries ===
{{OH Obituaries Intro|Geauga}}


===== Courthouse  =====
*'''1657-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20485/ohio-obituaries?s=275764761 Ohio Obituaries] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*[https://www.rbhayes.org/main/ohio-obituary-index/ Ohio Obituary Index] at [http://www.rbhayes.org/ Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]


===== Family History Centers  =====
=== Other Records ===
{{OH Other Records Intro|Geauga}}


{{OH fhc}}  
=== Periodicals ===
{{OH Periodicals Intro|Geauga}}


*[[Kirtland Ohio Family History Center|Kirtland Ohio Family History Center]]
=== Probate Records ===
{{OH Probate Intro|Geauga}}


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.  
''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]].
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/probate-index.html Probate Records] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net OHGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/wills-index.html Wills] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net OHGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.usgenwebsites.org/OHGeauga/gcowills.htm Wills, Probate, and Court Records] at [http://usgenwebsites.org/OHGeauga OHGenWeb]
*[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]


===== Libraries  =====
=== School Records ===
{{OH Schools Intro|Geauga}}


===== Museums  =====
=== 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


===== Societies  =====
=== Tax Records ===
{{OH Tax Intro|Geauga}}


==== Taxation  ====
''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1800-1850''' {{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
*[http://www.usgenwebsites.org/OHGeauga/gcopp.htm Township Personal Property Listings] at [http://usgenwebsites.org/OHGeauga OHGenWeb] - scroll down for various townships.


:*'''1835''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcopp.htm Huntsburg Township personal property tax list] Courtesy OhioGenWeb
=== Vital Records ===
:*'''1833''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcopp.htm Newbury Township personal property tax list] Courtesy OhioGenWeb
{{OH Vital Intro|Geauga}}
   
==== Birth ====
{{OH Birth Intro|Geauga}}


{{Template:OH Tax Records Repositories|Geauga|382775}}  
*'''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 ($) — Index
*'''1918-1953''' {{RecordSearch|5000024|Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio, Stillbirths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1959-1998''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10943/ohio-birth-index-1959-1998?s=275764761 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998] at MyHeritage - index ($)


==== Vital Records  ====
==== Marriage ====
{{OH Marriage Intro|Geauga}}


{{OH Vital Intro}}  
*'''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 ($)
*'''1800-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2367319|Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1800-1958''' {{RecordSearch|1681001|Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958}} at FamilySearch — [[Ohio Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
*'''1823-1874''' [https://www.cayugagenealogy.org/church/barrell.htm Rev. Noah Barrell’s Record of Marriages, 1823-1874] at [http://usgenwebsites.org/OHGeauga OHGenWeb]       
*'''1970-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10212/ohio-marriages-1970-2003?s=275764761 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003] at MyHeritage ($) — index


===== Birth  =====
==== Death ====
{{OH Death Intro|Geauga}}


''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>
*'''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]].
*'''1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007''' {{RecordSearch|1949341|Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007}} at FamilySearch – [[Ohio Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] – Index
*'''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|Geauga}}


:*'''1867-1907''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/vitals-index.html Geauga County birth records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
*'''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>
:*'''1850-1851''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcovitl2.html vital records from the ''Geauga Republic''] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives


<br> ''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''  
===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|Geauga}}


===== Marriage  =====
=== Archives ===
{{OH Archives Intro|Geauga}}


''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''  
'''Geauga County Archives & Records Center'''<br>470 Center St<br>Building 8D<br>Chardon, OH 44024<br>440-279-1770<br>Email: [mailto:geaugacountyarchives@co.geauga.oh.us geaugacountyarchives@co.geauga.oh.us]<br>[http://co.geauga.oh.us/Departments/Archives Website]


:*'''1806-1919''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/vitals-index.html Geauga County marriages and licenses] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
:*'''1823-1874''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycayuga/church/barrell.htm list of marriages solomized by Noah Barrell] Courtesy OhioGenWeb
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
:*'''1850-1851''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcovitl2.html vital records from the ''Geauga Republic''] Courtesy OhioGenWeb&nbsp;
:*'''July through December 1863''' - v[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcovitl3.html ital records from the ''Jeffersonian Democrat''] Courtesy OhioGenWeb


<br> ''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''
* [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/oh/kirtland/8751-kirtland-road Kirtland Ohio FamilySearch Center]
* [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/oh/solon/5825-liberty-road Solon Ohio FamilySearch Center]
* [https://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Society] - an affiliate library


===== Death  =====
=== Libraries ===
{{OH Libraries Intro|Geauga}}


''Online Death Indexes and Records''  
'''Geauga County Public Library'''<br>12701 Ravenwood Dr<br>Chardon, OH 44024-1336<br>440-286-6811<br>[http://www.geaugalibrary.net Website]


:*'''1850-1851''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcovitl2.html vital records from the ''Geauga Republic''] Courtesy OhioGenWeb
=== Museums ===
:*'''July through December 1863''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/gcovitl3.html Vital records from the ''Jeffersonian Democrat''] Courtesy OhioGenWeb
{{OH Museums Intro|Geauga}}
:*'''1867-1907''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/vitals-index.html Geauga County death records] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
:*'''1908-1953''' - [[Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953]] Free name indexes and images at [[Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.


''Original Death Records on Microfilm''  
'''Century Village Museum'''<br>​14653 E Park St<br>Burton, OH 44021<br>440-834-1492<br>Email:[mailto:​info@geaugahistorical.org ​info@geaugahistorical.org]<br>[http://www.centuryvillagemuseum.org/ Website]


{{Template:OH Vitals Repositories|Geauga|368391}}


===== Divorce  =====
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=== Web Sites  ===
== Societies ==
{{OH Societies Intro|Geauga}}


*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
'''Western Reserve Historical Society'''<br>10825 East Blvd<br>Cleveland, OH 44106<br>216-721-5722<br>[[Western Reserve Historical Society|Website]]<br>
*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Geauga|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
::The Connecticut Western Reserve was a part of northeast Ohio originally intended for settlement by Revolutionary War refugees from Connecticut. The former Connecticut Western Reserve lands were in the modern counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Trumbull fully, but also in parts of Ashland, Mahoning, Ottawa, Summit, and Wayne counties in Ohio.<br><br>
*[http://www.familytree101.com/ohio/geauga-county.html Geauga County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101)
'''Geauga County Genealogical Society of Ohio, Inc.'''<br>c/o Geauga County Public Library<br> 110 E Park St<br>Chardon OH 44024<br>[https://www.gcgsoh.org Website]


=== Places  ===
== Websites ==
{{OH Websites Intro|Geauga}}


==== Populated Places  ====
*[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/OHGeauga/ Geauga County, Ohio OHGenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga.htm WSGW Archives]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/OH/Geauga-County.htm Geauga County OH Genealogy] at [http://ldsgenealogy.com LDS Genealogy]
*{{FSC Place IDNum|786|Ohio|Geauga}} – 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|Geauga}}


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