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Guide to Miami 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 for the Miami Indians. It's county seat is Troy and was founded March 1, 1807. It is located in the West-Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Miami County Courthouse 215 W. Main St. Troy, Ohio 45373-3263 Miami County Website

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:

Biographies

 * Biographical Sketches and Stories of Miami County Ohio - People, places, and things.Indexed by surname
 * Biographies from The History of Miami County, Ohio (1880) published by W. H. Beers are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Church Records

 * List of Churches in Miami, Ohio.

Lutheran
 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Piqua, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court Records
An Index to Court Records from the Miami County Courthouse and other locations containing Probate Court Index, Deeds Index, Marriage Index, Children's Home records, Pauper's Records, etc.

Genealogies
Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley not just Miami County, Ohio.

Land and Property Records
Township Maps of the 12 townships along with census indexes and historical descriptions.

Local Histories

 * Harbaugh, Thomas C., Centennial History: Troy, Piqua and Miami County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, (Chicago, Illinois: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1909). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive,


 * Sterrett, Frank M., A History of Miami County, Ohio, (Troy, Ohio: Montgomery Printing, 1917).


 * Miller, Irene E., History of Miami County, Ohio, (Tipp City, Ohio: Miami County Genealogy and Historical Society, 1982).


 * The History of Miami County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc, (Chicago, Illinois: W.H. Beers, 1880). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($)(Indexed),


 * Hill, Leonard U., A History of Miami County, Ohio, 1807-1953, (Columbus, Ohio: 1953).


 * A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Miami County, Ohio: Compendium of National Biography (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing, 1900). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Internet Archive,

Local Histories Histories of Miami County for 1846, 1880, 1909, 1920 and Randolph Slaves.

, published 1880, W. H. Beers &amp; Co. is available at FamilySearch.


 * 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.
 * Military Records of Miami County.

Civil War, 1861-1865 Civil War service men from Miami 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 Miami County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company I

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

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

Newspapers

 * 1793-1967+ - at History Connection — browse by Year, County, or City/Village.
 * Early to late-1900's - Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Other Records
Social Security: Social Security Death Index

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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 to Browse images by county.
 * 1807-1845Probate records of Miami County at Ancestry ($) original data

School Records
Piqua, Ohio High School 1919 Basketball Team

Tax Records

 * 1800-1850 - 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
 * Early Tax and Census records 1810-1840 period.

Birth

 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973 (Ancestry $)
 * 1841-2003 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll 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.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ancestry].com ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Research Facilities
Miami County Courthouse 201 West Main Street Troy, OH 45373-3263 Phone: 937-332-6855 Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1807; Probate Judge has marriage, death and probate; County Health Department has birth records; County Recorder has land records

Family History Centers

 * Dayton Ohio Family History Center

Libraries
The following public libraries in Miami County have collections of particular interest to genealogists.

Troy-Miami County Public Library 419 W. Main St. Troy, Ohio 45373 Telephone: 937- 339-0502 Website The collections include books, maps, microfilm, newspapers, and several original local records with internet access to sites with additional records.

Websites

 * Miami County OH Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Miami County, Ohio site has many links to court records, newspapers, histories of the county, etc.
 * – 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.