Welcome to Geauga County
My name is Alice Allen, and I'll be your guide through Geauga County here in Ohio. While I am not in Geauga County, I hope I can still help you locate your ancestors who lived here.
Please Note: You may find some broken links on this page. Please be patient as I locate and correct them. Recently many locations of the Project moved to other servers. It may take a few days to find and correct all the links, thanks for your patience.
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 contact me at dcaallen@pacifier.com. Please note: I do not live in Ohio, and do not have any better access to Geauga County records than you do. 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. I have also listed several mailing addresses for Geauga County -- namely the Geauga chapter of the OGS, the Geauga County Courthouse, etc. You might also want to join the OHGEAUGA-L mailing list, as some of the listmembers own Geauga Co. publications and/or live in the area and can possibly help you in your search.
About the Ohio GenWeb Project
The USGenWeb Project as we know it today, began in June of 1996 to provide free genealogical data, a place to leave queries and contact researchers with similar interests. If you'd like to read the full history of the USGenWeb Project, you can find that at the following link:
http://www.usgenweb.com/about/history.shtml
Ohio Links
- OHGenWeb Main Page
- The Genealogist's Index to the World Wide Web
- Ohio Virtual Archives
- Cyndi's list of Genealogy sites, including Ohio
- Ohio Genealogical Society
- Ohio Family Reunions
- Early Migration Page by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman
- Ohio GenWeb site for Civil War
- US Geological Survey's Geographic Name Server
- 60th Ohio Volunteer Web Page
- 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry 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
Geauga County Queries & Lookups
Enter a new Query for Geauga County
Clicking on this link will bring up an email template with my email address in it. In the message body type your query, name and email address. I will post the query to the permanent page within 48 hours, barring unusual circumstances
Queries with "Bad" addresses Queries listed here have addresses which are no longer valid. If you've placed a query on this page and have had a change of address, check to see if your query is posted here.
Rootsweb Message Board for Geauga County.
Geauga County Links
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.
Historical Account of E. P. Latham
Transcription of Henry Howe's 1886 account, shared by Clay Corrello
Cleveland Necrology File
Search this site for your Geauga County families
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
History of Troy Township, Geauga Co. Ohio
Transcribed by Clay Corrello
Geauga County Diaries and Letters
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
Geauga County Online Records
Index to Geauga Co. Obituary Page
Archives for Geauga Co. (Includes Geauga Co. Marriages, Deaths, Cemeteries, Wills, & More)
Vital Records from the Geauga Gazette for 1828, 1829 & 1832.
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
Join the Geauga County Mailing List
To subscribe, click on the following address:
OHGEAUGA-request@rootsweb.com.
In the subject line and the body of the email, write "subscribe" (without the " "). Be sure to turn off your signature line. Write "subscribe" io the body of the email, too, again without the quotation marks.
If you prefer the digest mode (several messages compiled and sent in one email), follow the above directions, but click here instead:
OHGEAUGA-D-request@rootsweb.com
Links to Neighboring Counties
Portage County Ohio GenWeb Page
Ashtabula County Ohio GenWeb Pages
Cuyahoga County Ohio GenWeb Pages
Trumbull County Ohio GenWeb Pages
Other Genealogical Research Links
National Archives Page
Check this site out for lots of good information to help with your research.
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.
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 Inflation Counter
Form adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 2000
Geauga County Records
The Ohio State Department of Health has birth and death records from 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
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
These pages last updated August 8, 2008
Links last checked on August 8, 2008
Copyright 1996 - 2008 by Alice Allen
The background for these pages was provided by Barbara's Bordered Backgrounds