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Guide to Champaign County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named from the French word for "open level country". It's county seat is Urbana and was founded March 1, 1805. It is located in the West Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Champaign County Courthouse 200 N. Main Street Urbana, Ohio 43078 Champaign County Website Phone: 937.653.2746 Champaign County Courthouse 200 N Main Street Urbana, OH 43078 Phone: 937.653.2746

Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records. County Health Department has death records. County Auditor has burial records. County Recorder has land records. County Clerk has divorce and court records.

Populated Places
 Populated Places  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:

Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

Church Records

 * various years - St. John's Lutheran Church records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Genealogies
Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Champaign County.

Land and Property Records

 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management index Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Local Histories
Local History
 * Middleton, Evan P. History of Champaign County Ohio: its people, industries and institutions, Volume 1 (Indianapolis, Indiana B.F. Bowen, 1917) Digital version at Google Books.
 * Middleton, Evan P. History of Champaign County Ohio: its people, industries and institutions, Volume 2 (Indianapolis, Indiana B.F. Bowen, 1917) Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign County, Ohio (Chicago, Illinois Lewis Publish Company, 1902) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archive.
 * Antrim, Joshua, The history of Champaign and Logan Counties, from their first settlement (Bellefontaine, Ohio Press Print. Co., 1872) Digital version at Google Books; Internet Archive.


 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images or scroll to Browse by Admission Number and Year Range

Civil War, 1861-1865 Reportedly 3,235 men from Champaign County participated in the Civil War in some way.

Civil War service men from Champaign 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 Champaign County.


 * - 113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E and K

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~champaign/genealogy/military/civil.htm Roster of Soldiers who enlisted from Champaign County, Ohio, for service in the Armies of the United States during the war of 1861-1865, who died or were killed in the service. List courtesy of Champaign County Historical Society.

Champaign County Military burials with many brief biographies at Find A Grave (11 records)

World War I
 * 1914-1919 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; images of cards.
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, images of cards.
 * 1916-1920 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; images of cards.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.

Newspapers

 * various years - Champaign County newspapers list of county newspapers and publication dates. Courtesy of OhioGenWeb
 * various years - community contributed newspaper articles Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives


 * 1793-late 1900's - at History Connection —  Select county to Browse.
 * Early to late-1900's - Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.
 * various years - community contributed wills Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 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

 * 1800-1950 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1841-2003 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; can browse images by film number at a Family History Center.
 * 1803-1900 Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($) — Index.
 * 1898-1912 Ohio Marriages at Ancestry ($)
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1970-2007 Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at Ancestry ($)
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county; may be alphbetical.
 * 1854–1997 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by year.
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index provided by Ancestry.
 * 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
 * various years - community contributed vital records Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)

Family History Centers

 * Champaign County Library Family History Center
 * Piqua Public Library Family History Center

Societies
Champaign County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 682. Urbana, OH 43078-0680Website

Websites

 * 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
 * Champaign Clounty OHGenWeb
 * Champaign County OH Genealogy
 * – 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.