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=== Statewide List  ===
=== Statewide List  ===


For a statewide list of Ohio naturalization records, see:
*Schaefer, Christina K. ''Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States.'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997.){{FHL|788457|item|disp=FHL book FHL|973 P4s.}} A statewide list of Ohio naturalization records.
:For each county, this book describes the court; the years the records exist; where the originals are housed; and the Family History Library film numbers, if they have been microfilmed. This book was published in 1997, so the Family History Library has acquired additional records since then. Always search the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]] for naturalization information in the county. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record.


*''Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States.'' <ref>Schaefer, Christina K. ''Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997. (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 P4s|disp=973 P4s}}.)</ref>
=== U.S. District Court Records ===


For each county, this book describes the court; the years the records exist; where the originals are housed; and the Family History Library film numbers, if they have been microfilmed. This book was&nbsp;published in 1997, so the Family History Library has acquired additional records since then. Always search the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]] for naturalization information in the county. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record.
*United States. District Court (Ohio: Southern District), ''Naturalization Index, 1852-1991''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992.) {{FHL|560791|item|disp=FHL film 1819410 (first of 16 films).}} An index to the records for the court at Cincinnati. There are three indexes in this set: 1852 to 1892; 1906 to 1986; and 1917 to 1991. The original records are at the U.S. District Court, Cincinnati.
 
An index to the records for the court at Cincinnati is:
 
*''Naturalization Index, 1852-1991'' <ref>United States. District Court (Ohio: Southern District). ''Naturalization Index, 1852-1991''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. (On 16 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|560791|title-id|disp=1819410}}.) </ref>There are three indexes in this set: 1852 to 1892; 1906 to 1986; and 1917 to 1991. The original records are at the U.S. District Court, Cincinnati.
 
=== U.S. District Court Records  ===


The [[Family History Library]] also has the U.S. District Court records which have been microfilmed for the Ohio Southern District Courts held at Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati and the Ohio Northern District Courts, Eastern Division held in Cleveland. Mostly for the period 1916 to 1931, the records include petitions, declarations of intention, and military petitions for naturalization. They are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
*The [[Family History Library]] also has the U.S. District Court records which have been microfilmed for the Ohio Southern District Courts held at Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati and the Ohio Northern District Courts, Eastern Division held in Cleveland. Mostly for the period 1916 to 1931, the records include petitions, declarations of intention, and military petitions for naturalization. They are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  


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:{{FHL|650234|subject-id|disp=OHIO NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP}}  
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The [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] has many naturalization records that have not been microfilmed. These include:  
*The [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] has many naturalization records that have not been microfilmed. These include:  


:U.S. District Court, Ohio Northern District, Eastern Division, Cleveland. Naturalizations, 1855-1943.  
:U.S. District Court, Ohio Northern District, Eastern Division, Cleveland. Naturalizations, 1855-1943.  
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:U.S. District Court, Ohio Southern District, Western Division, Dayton. Naturalizations, 1906-30.
:U.S. District Court, Ohio Southern District, Western Division, Dayton. Naturalizations, 1906-30.


Available on microfilm, but not at the [[Family History Library]], is:  
*Available on microfilm, but not at the [[Family History Library]], is:  


:U.S. Circuit Court, Ohio Southern District, Western Division. Naturalization Records, 1852-1905.
:U.S. Circuit Court, Ohio Southern District, Western Division. Naturalization Records, 1852-1905.
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==== Locating the Correct District Court  ====
==== Locating the Correct District Court  ====


To determine the district court your ancestor lived in, click on [[United States District Court Jurisdictions|United States District Court Jurisdictions]]. You must know the county your ancestor resided in.  
To determine the district court your ancestor lived in, click on [[United States District Court Jurisdictions|United States District Court Jurisdictions]]. You must know the county your ancestor resided in.


== Post 1906 Records  ==
== Post 1906 Records  ==
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