Delaware County, Ohio

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This article is about a central county of Ohio. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)

	Ohio Online Records

Delaware County, Ohio
Map
Location of Ohio in the U.S.
Courthouse
Address	Delaware County Courthouse 91 N. Sandusky Delaware, Ohio 43015-1703 Delaware County Website

Historical Facts

• Parent Counties: Formed from Franklin County 10 February 1808.^[1]
• County Seat: Delaware
• Neighboring Counties: Delaware County, Ohio residents may also have records in ^[2]Marion (north) · Franklin (south) · Union (west) · Morrow (northeast) · Knox and Licking (east)

Boundary Changes

Delaware County gave up land for the formation of Morrow County in February 1848. The townships of Bennington, Harmony, Lincoln, Peru and Westfield went to Morrow County.

• See an interactive map of Delaware County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

• Delaware County Burials (60,000 listed)
• Delaware County, Ohio Cemeteries and Locations
• Delaware County, Ohio Cemeteries
• The Tombstone Transcription Project
• Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
• Links to resources on cemetery history and preservation
• Epodunk Cemetery Search
• Find a Grave  (91 cemeteries listed)
• Ohio Gravestones
• Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society
• Cemeteries of Delaware County, Ohio
• Delaware County Cemeteries
• Delaware County, Ohio Cemetery Photos
• Many Cemetery records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Census and Directories

• Census Ohio
• U. S. City Directories, Ohio, Delaware $
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
• United States Census 1850
• U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850- 1880 $
• 1820 United States Federal Census $
• 1830 United States Federal Census $
• 1840 United States Federal Census $
• United States Census, 1850
• United States Census, 1860
• United States Census 1860
• 1860 United States Federal Census $
• United States Census, 1870
• United States Census 1870
• United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
• 1880 United States Federal Census $
• 1890 Veterans Schedule $
• United States Census, 1900
• United States Census 1900
• 1910 United States Federal Census $
• United States Census, 1920
• United States Census 1920
• 1930 United States Federal Census $

Church Records

• Churches near Delaware County, Ohio
• Delaware County, Ohio Churches
• Many church records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Court Records

• Delaware County Estate Records (Prior to 1850) Index only
• Many court records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

• The Wales - Ohio Project. Digitizing the archives of the Welsh in Ohio

Funeral Homes

• Funeral Homes near Delaware County, Ohio

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Delaware County was established in 1807 with the County Seat in Berkshire until 1808. In 1815 the courthouse was built in Delaware.

Local Histories

• History of Delaware and Ohio O. L. Baskins Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago 66 Dearborn Street. 1880
• Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe Vol. 1 1888
• Delaware County History and Information
• Delaware County Pioneers
• Celebrating 200 Years of Ohio History 1808-2008
• Biographical Index of Delaware County, Ohio
• 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1908)
• Delaware County Ohio Biography (WorldCat)
• Delaware County, Ohio (WikipediA)
• Delware County Markers
• History of Delaware County
• Natural Register of Historic Places
• Many Biography records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
• Many history records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Land and Property

• Land Patent Search
• U. S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, Ohio, Delaware $
• Many land and property records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Maps

• Ohio County Formation Map
• Delaware County Maps & Atlas Links
• Modern Delaware County, Ohio
• Ohio Territory Grant Map
• Nathional Atlas (Printable maps)
• Ohio County Census Maps
• Ohio Migration Trails
• Ohio Atlas Maps
• David Rumsey Map Collection
• The Plan of the Town of Delaware (1808)
• Delaware County 1895 U. S. Atlas
• Delaware County Land Ownership Atlases (1866) $
• Many maps for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Military

Revolutionary War

Many Revolution, 1775-1783 records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Civil War

Civil War service men from Delaware 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 Delaware County.

- 4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company C (also known as Delaware Guards) and Company I  (also known as Olentangy Guards)

-96th Regiment

Company F, roster

Company G, roster

• Civil War Research Databse $
• Civil War Pension Index Cards (about this collection)More information at United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• 48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
• The America Civil War - Roster of the 96th O. V. I.
• 96th Ohio Infantry
• Delaware County Burials of Civil War Soldiers
• Delaware's War Heroes

World War I

• World War I Photos
• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $

World War II

• U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
• United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $
• Delaware County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force
• War Veteran/History Links
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• Many military records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Naturalizations and Citizenships

• Many naturalization and citizenship records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Newspapers

• Delaware County Newpapers Arranged Alphabetically
• The Delaware Gazette
• The Delaware Gazette $
• The Delaware Gazette $ (2004-2008)
• The Delaware Gazette Obituaries. Records are available from 8/29/2008 to Present
• Delaware County Newspaper Abstracts (1821-1918)
• Newspapers of Delaware County, Ohio
• Obituary Index, Delaware County, Ohio
• The Sunbury News Obituary Records are available from 10/09/2008 to Present
• The Sunbury News $ November 2004- January 2009
• Many newspapers for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
• Many newspaper obituaries for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate

• Early Wills Index Will Book A
• Many probate records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Delaware County Courthouse
91 N Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: 740.369.8761
Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and court records from 1825;
Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records;
County Recorder has land records^[1]

• Delaware County Courthouse
• Delware County Ohio Official Site
• Delaware County Common Pleas Court
• Delaware County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

• DCHS-DCGS Library Holdings
• Publications from DCHS-DCGS
• Delaware County District Library
• Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
• Libraries of Delaware County, Ohio

Museums

Societies

• Delaware County, Ohio Historical Society and Genealogical Society

• Big Walnut Area Historical Society
• Powell - Liberty Historical Society
• Radnor Heritage Society

Schools

• Delaware County Schools
• U. S. School Yearbooks in Delaware $
• 50 Years of History of the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio 1844
• Methodist Theological School in Ohio
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• U. S. School Yearbooks in Sunbury
• Many school records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Taxation

• Index to Tax List of Ohio for 1810
• Many tax records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

• 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.
• Online Ohio Death Records & Indexes
• About Death Records in Ohio
• Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $
• Delaware General Health District, Death Certificates
• Social Security Death Index
• Delaware County Vital Records
• Many vital records for Delaware County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Places

Populated Places

Cities

Townships

Boroughs

• Kilbourne
• Lewis Center
• Radnor

Ghost Towns

A ghost town could be many things; a near ghost town, semi-ghost town or completely vacant buildings or ground. These towns have greatly diminished from their once robust times. Some towns may still be quite active and residents may not favor the classification of a ghost town for their community. The definition of a ghost town is a town with big declines in population and activity. ^[3]They could be stagecoach stops, railroad camp town, mining community, military post or agricultural towns. When a gold or silver strike happened, towns would spring up, seemingly overnight and just as quickly fade away.

Websites

• City of Delaware, Ohio
• The Townships of Delaware County, Ohio USA
• Delaware County Populated Places
• Ghost Towns of Delaware County
• Family History Library Catalog
• Delaware Chamber of Commerce
• Delaware County, Ohio links
• Cyndi's List
• USGenWeb Archives
• Ohio USGenWEb Searchable Archives
• Delaware County, Ohio Genealogy Forum
• Linkpendium Delaware County
• Big Walnut Memory
• Ohio Genealogy Express

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Delaware County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).
3. ↑ Ghost towns in Utah