Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy
Guide to Geauga County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Geauga County, Ohio | |
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 Location in the state of Ohio | |
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| Address | Geauga County Courthouse Chardon, Ohio 44024 Geauga County Website |
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United States
Ohio Geauga County
Historical Facts
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- Parent Counties: Formed from Trumbull County 31 December 1805.[1]
- County Seat: Chardon
- Neighboring Counties: Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]Lake (north) · Portage (south) · Ashtabula (northeast) · Trumbull(southeast) · Cuyahoga (west) · Summit (southwest corner)
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Geauga County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Resources
Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.
Biography
Business Records and Commerce
Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
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| WorldCat | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.
Census
Church Records
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.
Court Records
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Local histories are available for Geauga 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 History
- 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) Digital version at Google Books; also available on microfilm at FHL film 924926 Item 2.
- 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) Digital version at Google Books; also available on microfilm at FHL film 496899 Item 3.
Land and Property
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.
- various years - Community contributed deeds Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Maps
Military
- Civil War
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.
- - 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Batteries B and C
- - 11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company E
- - 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and G
- - 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B, C, E, F, and I
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Geauga 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
- July 1906 - newspaper extracts from the Painsville Telegraph Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- December 1914 - newspaper extracts from the Geauga Republican Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 8 September 1886 - Geauga County Pioneers list of pioneers printed in the Geauga Republican Courtesy OhioGenWeb
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate
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.
- through 1917 - Probate index from microfilm records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- various years - Community contributed wills Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- various years - will index and transcripts Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 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
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Geauga 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
Repositories
Geauga County Courthouse
231 Main Street
Chardon, OH 44024-1243
Phone: 216.285.2222
Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records;
County Health Department has burial records; Clerk Court has
divorce and court records from 1806; County Recorder has land records[1]
Courthouse
Family History Centers
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 Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy is the
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Taxation
- 1835 - Huntsburg Township personal property tax list Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1833 - Newbury Township personal property tax list Courtesy OhioGenWeb
Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Geauga 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
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
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- 1867-1907 - Geauga County birth records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- 1850-1851 - vital records from the Geauga Republic Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1806-1919 - Geauga County marriages and licenses Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- 1823-1874 - list of marriages solomized by Noah Barrell Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1850-1851 - vital records from the Geauga Republic Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- July through December 1863 - vital records from the Jeffersonian Democrat Courtesy OhioGenWeb
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
- 1850-1851 - vital records from the Geauga Republic Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- July through December 1863 - Vital records from the Jeffersonian Democrat Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1867-1907 - Geauga County death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- 1908-1953 - 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.
Original Death Records on Microfilm
Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Geauga 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
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
Places
Populated Places
References
- ↑ 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, "Geauga County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geauga_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).