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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog™
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Minorities
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers And Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
GAZETTEERS Gazetteers list geographical names such as towns, settlements, rivers, mountains, villages, and districts. They identify these locations and sometimes give details concerning them. Several gazetteers of Ohio have been published. One of the most valuable sources for finding the names of early towns and geographical features is:
Kilbourn, John. The Ohio Gazetteer. 8th ed. Columbus: J. Kilbourn, 1826. (FHL book 977.1 E5k; films 823667 item 1 and 476928 item 2.)
Another major reference source for identifying Ohio localities is:
Miller, Larry L. Ohio Place Names. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, c. 1996. (FHL book 977.1 E2m.)
Geographical sources can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Most archives Daughters of the American Revolution (Ohio). Genealogical Collection. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. (On 76 FHL films beginning with 862012.) It is arranged by county, and many volumes have individual indexes. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and probate records.
Women's Department, Cleveland Centennial Commission, comp. Genealogical Data Relating to Women in the Western Reserve Before 1840 (1850). Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1973. (FHL films 1009031-32; fiche 6087501.) This is a collection of information about pioneer women who lived in the Western Reserve prior to 1850.
Baldwin, Henry R. The Henry R. Baldwin Genealogical Records. 67 vols. Fort Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library, 1983. (FHL book 977.1 D2bh; fiche 6051349.) It includes church, military, cemetery, court, and family data from eastern Ohio during 1867 to 1913. An every-name index to this collection is:
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, comp. Index to the Henry R. Baldwin Genealogical Records. Fort Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library, 1983. (FHL book 977.1 D2bh index; fiche 6051339.)
Ohio Genealogical Society, First Families of Ohio. Bowling Green, Ohio: Center for Archival Collections, 1992, 1994. (On 81 FHL films beginning with 1912772.) Members of the Ohio Genealogical Society are submitting compiled family information in order to join First Families of Ohio. The collection consists of many types of vital information, including birth certificates, marriage records, and tombstone inscriptions.
Ohio Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Our Ancestor's Families. N.p: The Society, 1988. (FHL book 977.1 D2o.) The volume contains over 1,000 pages of indexed ancestor charts.
Other genealogical records of Ohio can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO - GENEALOGY or OHIO, [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY.
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GENEALOGY
, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. Some important collections of compiled Ohio genealogies are:
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