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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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. | |||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/ohio/oh-counties.html#courthouse Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses] | |||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | ||
*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Greene|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | *{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Greene|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
*[http://www.familytree101.com/ohio/greene-county.html Greene County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101) | |||
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Revision as of 12:30, 18 February 2014
Guide to Greene County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Greene County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Ohio in the U.S. | |
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| Address | Greene County Courthouse 45 N. Detroit Street Xenia, Ohio 45385 Greene County Website |
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United States
Ohio Greene County
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
| Beginning dates for major county records | |||||
| *For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | |||||
- Parent Counties: Formed from Hamilton and Ross Counties 24 March 1803.[1]
- County Seat: Xenia
- Neighboring Counties: Greene County, Ohio Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]Clark (north) · Clinton (south) · Warren (southwest) · Madison (northeast) · Fayette (east) · Montgomery (west) · Miami (northwest)
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Online Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Greene, Ohio Records
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
| Family History Library | ||
| WorldCat | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.
Census[edit | edit source]
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.
- various years - Churches of Early Greene County Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - Community contributed church record extracts Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Greene County.
History[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Greene County, Ohio Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Ohio Local Histories.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Greene County Home Coming Association, Greene County, 1803-1908, (Xenia, Ohio: Aldine Publishing House, 1908). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive FamilySearch Digital Library Ancestry ($)(Indexed) FHL film 599117 Item 2; book 977.174 H2g
- Kilner, Arthur R., Greene County, Ohio, Past and Present, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1997). FHL book 977.174 H2k
- Dills, R.S., History of Greene County, (Dayton, Ohio: Odeli and Mayer, 1881). Digital copy at Google Books FamilySearch Digital Library FHL film 924476 Item 1; book 977.174 H2d
- Robinson, George F., History of Greene County, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1902). Digital copy at Internet Archive FamilySearch Digital Library FHL film 1000316 Item 1
- Broadstone, M.A., History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, (Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen and Co., 1918). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive FamilySearch Digital Library FHL book 977.174 H2hg v.1-2
- Howe, Henry, History of Greene County, Ohio, 1803-1889, excerpt from Historical Collections of Ohio, (Columbus, Ohio: Howe, 1898). FHL film 1597817 Item 5; book 977.174 H2h
- Mills, William, Centennial Historical Address: Greene County, Ohio; Delivered 4 July 1876, (Xenia, Ohio: Gazette Steam Print, 1876). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Ohio Land and Property for additional information about early Ohio land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
- 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- various years - Community contributed deeds Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Greene County, Ohio Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, college or university libraries, the Library of Congress, Google News, or the Ohio Memory. The Ohio Genealogical Society Obituary Database is another source of newspaper information.
For more Ohio newspaper information see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Ohio Newspapers. Online Newspapers
Online Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate[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 {{{1}}} County Probate Court. See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
- 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at 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 browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
- 1796-1976 - Greene County probate records Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - community contributed wills Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at 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 browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
Finding More Probate Records[edit source]
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Greene County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Greene County Courthouse
45 N Detroit Street
Xenia, OH 45385
Phone: 937.376.5290
Probate Judge has birth records 1869-1908,
marriage and probate records from 1803;
Clerk Court has divorce and court records
from 1802; County Recorder has land records
from 1803; County Auditor has tax records
from 1803; County Health Department has birth
records from 1908[1]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Centers are branches of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
The main FamilySearch Center for Greene County, Ohio Genealogy is the
- Dayton Ohio East Family History Center (Fairborn)
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Greene County, Ohio Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
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]
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- before 1909 - Greene County birth index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - Community contributed birth records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1803-1922 - marriage and divorce records Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - Community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death[edit | edit source]
Online Death Indexes and Records
- 1908-1853 - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at 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.
- 1913-2000 - Geauga County death record databases Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - Community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- Vital Records prior to 1909 are located at the Greene County Records Center and Archives.
Original Death Records on Microfilm
Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Greene County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Greene County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
Places[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Cedarville | Wilberforce | Yellow Springs
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002]. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "HBG" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greene County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County,_Ohio (accessed 26 June 2013).