Geauga County, Ohio

A Part of OHGenWeb, USGenWeb Project

Welcome to Geauga County

Formed in 1806 from Trumbull County, Geauga County is rich in pioneer heritage. It is our plan to make this into a location where you can find information and resources for your genealogical research. We hope you enjoy your visit and will find something you can use. Be sure to visit us often, as we will be updating and adding to our resources. If you have any public domain records (wills, obituaries, etc.) that you are willing to donate to this page, please us.

Check the links on this page for what records are available in the Ohio Archives for Geauga County, and what others have donated to this Project.

Also listed several mailing addresses for Geauga County -- namely the Geauga chapter of the OGS, the Geauga County Courthouse, etc.

About the Ohio GenWeb Project

http://www.usgenweb.org/about/

• Geauga County Genealogical Society
  
• Geauga County Family Page
• Russell Twp. page Including an index of Russell twp. families
• Pioneer Women of Geauga County
Extracted from the 1896 publication "Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve
(This is a "works in progress" page)
• Photograph page
Photos shared by our Geauga County researchers
• More Photos
Another photo page, since there were too many to put on one page.
• Photos, page 3
• Photos, page 4
• Photos, page 5
• Cleveland Necrology File
Search this site for your Geauga County families
• Geauga County Biographies
• Geauga County Ancestor Charts
Ancestor charts from the Geauga County Genealogical Society as submitted by members of this Society
• Ames Family Reunion Page -- 1888-1903
Notes from Ames Family Reunions held in Geauga County between 1888 & 1903. Contains marriages, births & deaths of this family
• Morley Library in Painesville
Click on the "Obituary Link" button to search the obituary index at various newspaper in Geauga & Lake Counties.
• Geauga County Schools
Photos and information for many schools, past and present, in Geauga County.

• Rootsweb Message Board for Geauga County
• Geauga Co. Lookup page
• Archived Queries 1996-2008

• Diary of Abram Stafford -- 1863
• Diary of Abram Stafford -- January - June 1864
• Diary of Abram Stafford -- July - March 4, 1864
• Diary of Mary Elizabeth Churchill--1862-1863
• Diary of Mary Churchill--Jan. - June 1864
• Diary of Mary Churchill--July-Dec. 1864
• Index to Edwin L. More's Civil War Diary & Letters
• Edwin L. More's Civil War Diary
• Edwin L. More's Civil War Letters

• Index to Geauga Co. Obituary Page
• Geauga County Obituaries--A-L
• Geauga County Obituaries--M-Z
• Archives for Geauga Co.
(Includes Geauga Co. Marriages, Deaths, Cemeteries, Wills, & More)
• Vital Records from the Geauga Republic
April 1850 - April 1851
• Vital Records from the Jeffersonian Democrat
July - Dec. 1863
• Rev. Noah Barrell's Record of Marriages 1823-1874
While most of these marriages took place in NY (Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Genesee, Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne and Steuben Counties), there were some which took place in Geauga Co. Ohio. Many of our Geauga Co. ancestors migrated from these NY counties.
• Personal Property Tax List for Huntsburg (1835) and Newbury (1833)
• Newspaper Abstracts
from the Geauga Republican, for December 1914. Transcribed & donated by J. T. Elderkin
• Newspaper Abstracts from the Painesville Telegraph
Transcribed and donated by Rena Ransom
• Geauga County Wills, Probate & Court Records
Transcribed wills, probate & court records will be placed here as we receive them
• Geauga Republican Extracts
Sept. 8, 1886 edition List of Pioneers

• OHGenWeb Main Page
• Cyndi's list of Ohio Genealogy sites
• Ohio Genealogical Society
• Early Migration Page by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman
• Ohio GenWeb site for Civil War
• 60th Ohio Volunteer Web Page
• Census Online--Ohio
  Links to Ohio censuses online
• City Directorys of the United States--Ohio link
  A project to locate & list all known City Directories, whether in book, microfilm or microfiche form, etc.
• Census and County Formation Maps for Ohio
• Ohio Biographies Project
• The Ohio Family Group Sheet Project
  You can upload family group sheets for your Ohio families here
• Western Reserve Historical Society
• Historical Collections of Ohio, by Henry Howe
• Old Ohio Schools Photos and information by county for old Ohio schools

• Lake County Ohio GenWeb Page
• Portage County Ohio GenWeb Page
• Ashtabula County Ohio GenWeb Pages
• Cuyahoga County Ohio GenWeb Pages
• Trumbull County Ohio GenWeb Pages

• Bureau of Land Management Records
Be patient with this one, site is VERY busy and slow-loading, but a wealth of information when you get finally arrive.
• LDS FamilySearch Record Search
  Online records for Ohio (including Geauga County) and other states and countries, too.
• Obituary Central
Obituary archive and obituary search engine directory
• Obituary Links Page
State-by-state directory of obituary resources and archives
• GenealogyBuff.com
Surname research tool; searchable library of data files.
• The Poorhouse Story
• The Inflation Counter
Form adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 2007

December 20, 1908. For records earlier than 1908, write to the following departments at the County Courthouse (address below):

For birth, marriage & death records, write to the Probate Judge
For burial records, write to the County Health Department
For divorce and civil court records (from 1806) write to the Clerk of Court
For land records, write to the County Recorder.

Mailing Addresses for Geauga Co. Research

Anderson Allyn Room for Genealogical Research , Chardon Library
110 E. Park St.
Chardon, OH 44024
Email:raccooan@oplin.org

Geauga County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
Geauga Co. Genealogical Society Web Page
110 East Park St.
Chardon, OH 44024-1213
(440) 285-7601

Russell Historical Society
8450 Kinsman Rd.
Novelty, OH 44072
Email Peg Hetrick at Phetrick@aol.com

Geauga Co. Historical Society
14653 E. Park St.
P.O. Box 153
Burton, OH 44021

(According to one of our researchers, this is located in a historical village in Burton, and has lots of books and family files. Only open when the village is).

Geauga County Courthouse
Chardon, OH 44024

Address your request to Probate Judge or Clerk of Courts, etc., whichever applies to your request.

Note: Any letters (of a genealogical nature) to the Geauga County Probate Court are automatically forwarded to: Anderson Allyn Room for Genealogical Research, Chardon Public Library, 110 E. Park St., Chardon, OH 44024 (440-285-7601) The room is open Monday through Thursday, 9-9; Friday and Saturday 9-5. During school terms, the library is open Friday 9-6 and Sunday 1-5. There are handouts to guide the researcher through the extensive collection.

Geauga County Archives & Records Center
470 Center Street, Building 8-D
Chardon, Ohio 44024
Phone: (440) 285-2222, ext. 6277
Fax: (440) 285-8207
Email address: geaugacountyarchives@alltel.net
Web site URL http://www.geaugacountyarchives.org

Ohio State Department of Health
Division of Vital Statistics
Ohio Departments Bldg., Room G-20
65 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0333