Licking County, Ohio Genealogy
Guide to Licking County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named after the salt licks in the area. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Licking County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740-670-5791
Licking County Website
Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records;
County Health Department has death records;
Clerk Court has divorce records from 1876 and court records from 1872;
County recorder has land records[4]
Licking County, Ohio Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
1875 | 1809 | 1875 | 1872 | 1800 | 1875 | 1820 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
1875 A courthouse fire on 2 April destroyed or damaged records. Records in the Recorder’s, Sheriff’s, Auditor's and Treasurer’s offices were saved.[6] The marriage records between 1829-1839 [7] were possibly completely lost in the fire. Some estate records also were burned in the fire. There are gaps in records for this county.[8] For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
|
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
|
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: [11]
Cities | ||
Villages | ||
Unincorporated communities | ||
Census-designated places | ||
Townships | ||
- Lima Township (defunct - merged in 1996 with Pataskala)
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Brister, E.M.P., Ohio Genealogical Society (Licking County Chapter), Centennial history of the City of Newark and Licking County (Chicago-Columbus: The S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1909) Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library
- Memorial Record of Licking County, Ohio: containing biographical sketches ... (Chicago: Record Publishing Company, 1894) online at FamilySearch Digital Library
- Smucker, Isaac and Springer, Mrs. C., Our pioneers: being biographical sketches of Capt. Elias Hughes, John Ratliff, Benjamin Green, Richard Pitzer, John Van Buskirk, Issac and John Stadden and Capt. Samuel Elliott; with brief notices of the pioneers of 1801 and 1802 (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, A Xerox Company, 1973) online at FamilySearch Digital Library
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| |
- 1881-1962 - Ohio, Licking County, Hartford Township Records, 1881-1962 at FamilySearch — index and images. Burial records and cemetery deeds from Croton, Ohio; Also at Ancestry ($)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Historical populations | ||
---|---|---|
Census | Pop. | %± |
1810 | 3,852 | — |
1820 | 11,861 | 207.9% |
1830 | 20,869 | 75.9% |
1840 | 35,096 | 68.2% |
1850 | 38,846 | 10.7% |
1860 | 37,011 | −4.7% |
1870 | 35,756 | −3.4% |
1880 | 40,450 | 13.1% |
1890 | 43,279 | 7.0% |
1900 | 47,070 | 8.8% |
1910 | 55,590 | 18.1% |
1920 | 56,426 | 1.5% |
1930 | 59,962 | 6.3% |
1940 | 62,279 | 3.9% |
1950 | 70,645 | 13.4% |
1960 | 90,242 | 27.7% |
1970 | 107,799 | 19.5% |
1980 | 120,981 | 12.2% |
1990 | 128,300 | 6.0% |
2000 | 145,491 | 13.4% |
2010 | 166,492 | 14.4% |
Source: "Wikipedia.org". |
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Ohio denominations, see Ohio Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Ohio Land and Property for additional information about early Ohio land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for this county. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Ohio Local Histories.
- Fleming and Tharp, Robert, A Bicentennial History of Licking County, Ohio: 1808-2008, (Licking County Bicentennial Commission, 2008). FHL book 977.154 H2f
- Brister, E.M.P., Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909). Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library
- Hill, Norman Newell, History of Licking County, Ohio, Its Past and Present, (Newark, Ohio: A.A. Graham & Co., 1881). Online at Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library
- Smucker, Isaac, Centennial History of Licking County, Ohio, (Newark, Ohio: Clark and Underwood, 1876). Online at Google Books, Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library
- Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War
Civil War
- Miller, Charles D. Report of the great re-union of the veteran soldiers and sailors of Ohio held at Newark, July 22, 1878, under "the auspices of the Society of the soldiers and sailors of Licking County, Ohio" (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International - Books on Demand, 1972) online at FamilySearch Digital Library
Civil War service men from Licking County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Licking County.
- - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Companies D and F
- - 113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies D and F
World War I
- 1914-1919 Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
- 1914-1918 Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1916-1920 Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1800-1977 Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Licking County newspapers often contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
- For more online Ohio newspapers index and images, see Ohio Newspapers.
- 1793-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio History Connection — Select county.
- 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
- Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the Licking County Probate Court. Records include wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908 only). The records may give the decedent's date of death, name of spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
- 1789-1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.
School Records[edit | edit source]
- 1890-1959 Jacksontown Alumni at Licking Township. Digitized book which includes the history of the school and numerous class photos.
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Ohio tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses before 1820 or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties.
Online Tax Indexes and Records
- 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Marriages were usually recorded from the formation of the county and are held at the office of the County Probate Court. Divorce records are located with the county Clerk of Courts.
Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954, while the Ohio History Connection houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1841-2003 Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
- 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1789-2013 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1800-1942 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1800-1958 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1833-1967 Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
- 1840-2001 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1908-1953 Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
- 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection
- 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
- 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Licking County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.
Licking County Records and Archives Department
61 E Main St
Newark, OH 43055
740-670-5121
Facebook
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Licking County. For state-wide library facilities, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.
Licking County Library
101 W Main St
Newark, OH 43055-5054
740-349-5500
Email: info@lickingcountylibrary.org
Website
Alexandria Public Library
10 Maple Dr
PO Box 67
Alexandria, OH 43001
740-924-3561
Website
Granville Public Library
217 E Broadway
Granville, OH 43023-1398
740-587-0196
Website
Homer Public Library
385 South Street NW
Homer, OH 43027
740-892-2020
Website
Pataskala Public Library
101 S Vine St
Pataskala, OH 43062-9210
740-927-9986
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Licking County Historical Society
PO Box 785
5 N 6th Street
Newark, OH 43055-0785
740-345-4898
E-mail:lchs@alink.com
Website
Flint Ridge State Memorial Ohio Historical Society
15300 Flint Ridge Rd
Glenford, OH 43739
740-787-2476
E-mail:tjordan@ohiohistory.org
Website
Licking Valley Heritage Society
71 Hilltop Dr NE
Newark, OH 43055
740-763-3506
E-mail:lvheritagesociety@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Licking County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Ohio Societies.
Licking County Genealogical Society
Licking County Library
101 W Main St
Newark, OH 43055-5054
Phone: 740-349-5510
Facebook
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
- Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
- Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
- Licking County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ ‘’Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries;’’ Ohio: Individual County Chronologies; Copyright The Newberry Library 2007
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Licking County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/licking/ accessed 2/22/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ GenDisasters.com Newark, OH Licking County Courthouse Fire, Apr 1875.
- ↑ New York Times March 30, 1879 Article. "A County Court House in Flames" ($)
- ↑ Licking County Research Article
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ ‘’Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries;’’ Ohio: Individual County Chronologies; Copyright The Newberry Library 2007
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Licking County, Ohio," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licking_County,_Ohio, accessed 23 December 2018.