Warren County, Ohio Genealogy
Guide to Warren County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for Dr. Joseph Warren, a hero of the Revolution who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride and who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is located in the Southwest area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Warren County Courthouse
822 Memorial Dr
Lebanon, OH 45036
Phone: 513-695-1370
Warren County Website
Probate Judge has birth and death records from 1867, marriage and probate records from 1803;
Clerk Court has divorce and court records;
County Recorder has land records[4]
Warren 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 |
| 1867 | 1803 | 1867 | 1803 | 1795 | 1803 | 1820 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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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: [7]
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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.
- Bible Records with Warren County Connections at Internet Archive and Warren County Genealogical Society.
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Phillips, Hazel Spencer. Genealogy. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 1998. First published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from May 24, 1978 - August 1, 1979. Online at FamilySearch Catalog at FamilySearch
- Snyder, Marion. Memory Lane. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2004. First published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from 1976 - 1985. FamilySearch Catalog at FamilySearch
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1810 | 9,925 | — |
| 1820 | 17,837 | 79.7% |
| 1830 | 21,468 | 20.4% |
| 1840 | 23,141 | 7.8% |
| 1850 | 25,560 | 10.5% |
| 1860 | 26,902 | 5.3% |
| 1870 | 26,689 | −0.8% |
| 1880 | 28,392 | 6.4% |
| 1890 | 25,468 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | 25,584 | 0.5% |
| 1910 | 24,497 | −4.2% |
| 1920 | 25,716 | 5.0% |
| 1930 | 27,348 | 6.3% |
| 1940 | 29,894 | 9.3% |
| 1950 | 38,505 | 28.8% |
| 1960 | 65,711 | 70.7% |
| 1970 | 84,925 | 29.2% |
| 1980 | 99,276 | 16.9% |
| 1990 | 113,909 | 14.7% |
| 2000 | 158,383 | 39.0% |
| 2010 | 212,693 | 34.3% |
| 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
- Church Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society has a list of current and former churches along with addresses and phone numbers.
First United Methodist Church
- Hess, Phyllis Lafferty. History of the First United Methodist Church of Warren, Ohio. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1999. Online at Open Library; FamilySearch Catalog.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1856-1938 Adoptions at Warren County Genealogical Society
- Court Records at Warren County Genealogical Society. Information about various courts and records in Warren County, as well as indexes to various court records.
- The Court of Common Pleas at Warren County Genealogical Society starts in 1803 and holds a variety of records.
- The Supreme Court (1803-1851) at Warren County Genealogical Society became the District Court (1852-1883) which became the Circuit Court (1883-1912) which became the Court of Appeals (1912-present).
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Funeral Home Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society has records as well as addresses for all local funeral homes.
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- Miami Valley Genealogy Index at Preble County District Library is an Index to more than a half-million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Warren County.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
- 1803-1916 Guardian Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society has an every name.
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.
Land in Warren County was originally surveyed under two different systems. Clear Creek, Deerfield, Franklin Turtlecreek and Wayne townships were surveyed as part of the Symmes Purchase. The Symmes Purchase covered land located between the Miami Rivers (the resulting survey was sometimes referred to as the Miami River Survey or the Survey between the Miamim Rivers) and was surveyed according the Northwest Ordinance of 1785. According to the 1785 act, section one was located in the southeast corner of the township. Section two was then located directly north of section one with section three just north of two and so forth through section six. Section seven was located just west of section one and sections eight through twelve to the north of section seven. Sections were numbered in this manner through section thirty-six, which was located in the northwest section of the township. Meanwhile Hamilton, Harland, Salem, and Washington Townships were originally part of the Virginia Military District lands and divided using Military District numbers. Military Districts were not numbered according to a standard so it will be necessary to locate a plat map of Warren County to locate a specific Military District number.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- 1799-1832 Deed Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society.
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.
- Morrow, Josiah, The History of Warren County, Ohio, (Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1882). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, HathiTrust.
- Pauwels, Cynthia L., Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History, (San Antonio, Texas: Historical Publishing Network, 2009). FHL book 977.1763 H2p
- Howe, Henry, History of Warren County, Ohio, 1803-1889, (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1977). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Excerpts FamilySearch Digital Library
- History at Warren County Genealogical Society
- Memory Lane Articles by Marion Snyder at Warren County Genealogical Society - local history articles and biographical sketches in 3 volumes.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
- Township Maps at The Warren County Genealogical Society
- 1914 County Map of Clinton - Greene - Warren at Ohio GenWeb Project.
- McKay, Will S., The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio, (Ohio: Centennial Atlas Assn., 1903). FHL 925037 Item 4; book 977.1763 H2h
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- 1888-1919 Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
Revolutionary War
- Everhart, Mary. Warren County, Ohio Revolutionary War Soldiers Who Lived and/or Died in Warren County... Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002. Short biographical sketches of Revolutionary War Veterans. Index available at Warren County Genealogical Society.
Civil War
Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.
- - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company G
- Bogan, Dallas R. Warren County's Involvement in the Civil War. Franklin, OH: D.R. Boga, 1991.
- Frary, Sue. Civil War Soldiers Buried in Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, OH: Warren County
World War I
- 1914-1918 Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1914-1919 Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1916-1920 Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
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; index and images.
- 1821-1925 Naturalizations at The Warren County Genealogical Society. Naturalizations after 1925 were filed with the Federal Court in Hamilton County.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Warren 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, ($)
- Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- 1810-2014 Obituaries at The Warren County Genealogical Society. Indexes are organized by year and decade. If an ancestor is found in the obituary index, copies of the obituary can be ordered from the genealogy society.
- Obituaries at USGenWeb Archives
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the Warren County Probate Court. Records include wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908 only). The records may give the decedent's date of death, name of spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
- 1789-1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1803-1835 Probate records of Warren County 1803-1835 at Ancestry.com ($) original data
- 1803-1888 Will and Estate Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society
- 1904-1913 Lunacy Records at The Warren County Genealogical Society
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — 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; index and images.
- 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1816-1828 Tax Lists at The Warren County Genealogical Society
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Marriages were usually recorded from the formation of the county and are held at the office of the County Probate Court. Divorce records are located with the county Clerk of Courts.
Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954, while the Ohio History Connection houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1841-2003 Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1867-1908 Birth Records at Warren County Genealogical Society
- 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1789-2013 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1800-1942 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
- 1800-1958 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
- 1803-1907 Online Indexes 1803-1907 (Warren County Genealogical Society)
- 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1833-1967 Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
- 1840-2001 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1908-1953 Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection; Index.
- 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — 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 Warren County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.
Warren County Records Center & Archives
406 Justice Dr, Room #052
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-695-1815
Record Schedules
Facebook
Blog
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
- Middletown Ohio Family History Center
- West Chester Ohio Family History Center (Liberty Township)
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Warren County. For state-wide library facilities, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.
Franklin-Springboro Public Libraries
44 E 4th St
Franklin, OH 45005-2494
937-746-2665
Website
Lebanon Public Library
101 S Broadway St
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-932-2665
Website
Mary L Cook Public Library
381 Old Stage Rd
Waynesville, OH 45068
513-897-4826
Website
Mason Public Library
200 Reading Rd
Mason, OH 45040-1694
513-398-2711
Website
Salem Township Public Library
535 W Pike St
Morrow, OH 45152-1093
513-899-2588
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Warren County Historical Society Museums: Harmon Museum
105 S Broadway
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-932-1817
Website
Glendower Historic Mansion
105 Cincinnati Ave
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-932-1817
Website
Beedle Log Cabin
Turtlecreek Township
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Warren County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Ohio Societies.
Warren County Genealogical Society
406 Justice Dr
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-695-1144
E-mail:wcgsoh@gmail.com
Website
Warren County Historical Society
105 South Broadway
Lebanon, OH 45036
513-932-1817
E-mail:wchs@wchsmuseum.org
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
- Warren County OHGenWeb
- Warren County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
- USGenWeb Archives for Warren 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 Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
- ↑ Ohio Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Warren County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/warren/ accessed 2/27/2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ohio Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Warren County, Ohio," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_County,_Ohio, accessed 17 January 2019.