Seneca County, Ohio

A Part of OHGenWeb, USGenWeb Project

Welcome to Seneca County, Ohio

My name is Alice Allen, and I will be your guide through Seneca County. While I am not in Seneca County, I hope that I can help you locate your ancestors who were once here.

Please note: You may find many broken links on this page. Recently many pages in the USGenWeb Project moved to new locations. Please be patient as I locate and correct these links.

Located in the northwestern part of Ohio, Seneca County was formed in 1820 from Huron County. It's county seat is Tiffin, and it is home to Heidelberg College. 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 non-copyrighted records (wills, obituaries, etc.) that you would like to contribute, please contact me by clicking here

Please note, I do not live in Ohio and do not have access to many records from Ohio. Check out the Seneca County links (including the Seneca Co. Archives) listed below. Still can't find what you need? The mailing address for the Seneca Co. chapter of the OGS is listed at the bottom, along with the courthouse's mailing address. And you can join the OHSENECA-L mailing list (instructions are also below) and possibly receive help that way. Several members of this list own Seneca County publications or live in Seneca County and may be able to help you. And don't forget to check the "Lookups" page.

About the 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

Main Page, Ohio GenWeb

Ohio Historical Society Archives Page

Ohio County Maps

Ohio Genealogical Society

Ohio Family Reunions

Ohio GenWeb Site for Civil War

Ohio Census Maps 1810-1910

Ohio Family Group Sheet Project

Census Online - Ohio

City Directories of the United States Project (Ohio)

USGenWeb Archives for Ohio

Cyndi's list of Geneology sites, including Ohio

Ohio Migration Trails
by Maggie Stewart Zimmerman

Ohio Biographies Project

 

Seneca County Queries and Lookups

Seneca County Query>"Enter A New Query

Query Index

Queries with "bad" email addresses

Genforum's Query Site

Lookups

 Rootsweb's Message Board

Seneca County Links

Archives

Marriage Records

Obituaries

Cemeteries

The Poorhouse Story

Biographies

Wills

Diaries and Letters

Photos

Family Page Links

Seneca Co. Genealogical Society

Seneca County History

Seneca County 75 th Anniversary Book

A Centennial (1902) Biographical History of Seneca County

Fostoria History Page

Kris Krumm's Seneca Co. Maps

Tiffin-Seneca Public Library

Advertiser-Tribune Obituaries Archives

Seneca County Churches

Rootsweb's Seneca Co. Page

Seneca County chapter of Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio"

Rootsweb's Social Security Death Index for Seneca County

Tiffin-Seneca History

 

Miscellaneous Links

Bureau of Land Management Records

US Geological Survey's Geographic Name Server

Deciphering Old Handwriting

Early Migration page

The Genealogist's Index to the World Wide Web

Join the Seneca County Mailing List

Click here OHSENECA-request@rootsweb.com. This will take you to a blank email form, except it has been addressed for you. Put nothing in the subject line, and in the body of the message write "subscribe" (without the " "). Type "Subscribe" into the body of your message, too. Hit your "send" button and you will be subscribed very shortly.

If you would prefer to receive it in the Digest mode (several messages in one mailing rather than one at a time), follow the above directions, except address your email to
OHSENECA-D-request@rootsweb.com

 

 

Seneca County Vital Records

For:
Birth and Death Records: 1867-1908
Marriage Index to Records: 1841 to present
All Estate Indexes to files: 1840's to present
Estate Files: #19553 to present
Administration Dockets: #25 thru 33
Guardianship Dockets: #7 thru 9
Civil Dockets: #14 thru 17

Seneca County Cemeteries with names of deceased listed

Write to:

PROBATE COURT
108 Jefferson Street
Tiffin, OH 44883
Phone 419-447-3121

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For:
Birth & Death Records after 1908, write to:

SENECA COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT
71 S Washington Street Suite B
Tiffin, OH 44883
Phone 419-447-3691

Seneca County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 157
Tiffin, OH 44883-0841
Seneca Co. Genealogical Society

 

If you have data you'd like to donate to the site, or any questions, contact me by clicking here

Please note that I do not live in Ohio, so am unable to do personal research for you. I suggest that you try one or more of the following in obtaining help for your family:

1. Check the Lookups page, perhaps someone has access to the records you need.

2. Join the OHSENECA-L mailing list. Several members of the list are either residents of Seneca County, or have records they can check for you.

3. Leave a query on the Query page (above) or the Message Boards for Seneca County.

These pages last updated August 8, 2008 - Links checked August 8, 2008

Copyright 1996-2008 by Alice Allen