Warren County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Warren County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Ohio  Warren County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Hamilton and County in 1803.
 * County Seat: Lebanon
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Montgomery (north)·Clermont (south)·Butler (west)· Greene (northeast)·Hamilton (southwest)·Clinton (east)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Warren County boundary changes.

Bible Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society holds the family pages (or copies) of many Bibles that have been submitted to the Genealogical Society.
 * Some have been microfilmed and are available from your local Family History Center.

Biography

 * Everhart, Mary. Warren County, Ohio Revolutionary War Soliders Who Lived and/or Died in Warren County... Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002. [Short biographical sketches of Revolutionary War Veterans.]
 * Phillips, Hazel Spencer. Genealogy. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 1998. [Collection of biographical sketches published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from May 24, 1978 - August 1, 1979.]
 * Snyder, Marion. Memory Lane. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2004. [Collection of local history articles and biographical sketches published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from 1976 - 1985.]

Cemeteries

 * The Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project (a project of the Warren County Genealogical Society) is an endeavor to catalog, digitize, and make available information on every cemetery in Warren County. Included in the project is a complete list of every cemetery. Check out the site here.
 * Clinton County Genealogical Society. Cemetery Records of Clinton County, Ohio, 1798-1999. Wilmington, OH: Cox Printing Co., 2000. [Includes records for Ceasar's Creek Cemetery which is located in Warren County.]
 * located in the Historical Museum at Lebanon, OH (including cards, notebooks, newspaper clippings, etc.) have been microfilmed and are available from your local Family History Center.

Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Church Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has a list of current (and some former) churches along with addresses and phone numbers.
 * Hess, Phyllis Lafferty. History of the First United Methodist Church of Warren, Ohio.Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1999.

Court Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has information about various courts and court records in Warren County as well as indexes to various court records.
 * The Court of Common Pleas, whose records start in 1803, hold a variety of records. A listing of available records can be found on the Warren County Genealogical Web site.
 * The Warren County Supreme Court (1803-1851) became the District Court (1852-1883) which became the Circuit Court (1883-1912) which became the Court of Appeals (1912-present). Further information can be found at the Warren County Genealogy Society Web site.

Funeral Home Records

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexes to some funeral home records as well as addresses for all local funeral homes.

Genealogy

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

Local Histories

 * Check out the Warren County Genealogical Society's local history page for historical information about the county.

The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County...Constitution of the United States]. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1882. [Reprinted several times, also available from the Warren County GenWeb Project.]


 * Snyder, Marion. Memory Lane. Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2004. [Collection of local history articles and biographical sketches published in the Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) from 1976 - 1985.]

Land and Property
Land in Warren County was originally surveyed under two different systems. Clear Creak, 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.


 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexed the deeds from 1799-1832.

Maps

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has a variety of maps including township formattion maps, the 1875 county Atlas, and the 1867 Wall Map of Warren County (hosted at the Warren County GenWeb Project)
 * Check out a 1914 map of Warren County hosted by the Ohio GenWeb Project.

Revolutionary War

 * Everhart, Mary. Warren County, Ohio Revolutionary War Soliders Who Lived and/or Died in Warren County... Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002. [Short biographical sketches of Revolutionary War Veterans.

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexes to Naturalization Records from 1821-1925. Naturalizations after 1925 were filed with the Federal Court in Hamilton County.

Newspapers

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has information on local newspapers including newspaper titles and years of publications.

Obituaries

 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has indexes to obituaries published in local newspapers covering years from 1810-2009. Indexes are organized by year and decade. If an ancestor is found in the obituary index, copies of the obitary can be ordered from the genealogy society.

Probate

 * 1803-1835 - Probate records of Warren County 1803-1835 at Ancestry.com ($) original data


 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has information on and an index to Will and Estate Records from 1803-1888 with later years coming soon.


 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has an every name index to Guardianship records from 1803-1916.


 * The Warren County Genealogical Society has an index to lunacy records from 1904-1913.

Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 500 Justice Dr; PO Box 238 Lebanon, OH 45036 Phone: 513.695.1120 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Middletown Ohio Family History Center

Taxation

 * The Warren County Genealogical Societys has indexes for the tax lists for 1810, 1827, 1830, 1832, 1840, and 1842 and is in process of indexing the teax lists for 1816-1826 and 1828.

Vital Records
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 * align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Adoptions 1856-1917
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | The first formal adoption in Warren County took place in 1856 though orphan children may have been indentured with a local family instead.
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Online Indexes (Warren County Genealogical Society) In Person (Records Center &amp; Archives)
 * align="center" | Births 1867-1908
 * Kept by the county starting 1867 in register format.
 * Order Online (Records Center and Archives) Online Indexes (Warren County Genealogical Society) (FamilySearch) In Person (Records Center and Archives)
 * align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Births 1908-present
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Statewide registration started 20 Dec 1908. Copies can be found with both the county and the state.
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Order by Mail (Warren Division of Vital Statistics) Order by Mail (Ohio Division of Vital Statistics) Order Online (Ohio Division of Vital Statistics)
 * align="center" | Late Births 1868 - 1938
 * Birth certificates obtained by adults oftentimes to acquire a Social Security Card or other government documentation.
 * Online Indexes (Warren County Genealogical Society) Chester L. Dunn, Warren County, Ohio Birth Records: Later Reports as Recorded in Probate Files, Lebanon, Ohio: Warren County Genealogical Society, 1988.
 * align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Marriages 1803 - present
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Recorded by the county starting at the time the county was formed.
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Online Indexes1803-1907 (Warren County Genealogical Society) In Person (Records Center &amp; Archives)
 * align="center" | Deaths 1867-1908
 * Kept by the county starting 1867 in Register format.
 * Online Indexes (Warren County Genealogical Society) Order Online (Records Center &amp; Archives) (FamilySearch) In Person (Records Center &amp; Archives) Ellen Van Houten and Florence Cole, Death Records, 1867-1881 Probate Court, Warren County, Ohio, Loveland, Ohio: Cardinal Research, 1988.
 * align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Deaths 1908-present
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Statewide registration started 20 Dec 1908. Copies can be found with both the county and the state.
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Online Images 1908-1953 (FamilySearch Record Search) Online Indexes 1908-1930 (Warren County Genealogical Society) Order by Mail (Warren Division of Vital Statistics) Order by Mail 1954-present (Ohio Division of Vital Statistics)
 * align="center" | Divorces 1803-present
 * Online Indexes 1803-1900 (Warren County Genealogical Society)
 * Kept by the county starting 1867 in Register format.
 * Online Indexes (Warren County Genealogical Society) Order Online (Records Center &amp; Archives) (FamilySearch) In Person (Records Center &amp; Archives) Ellen Van Houten and Florence Cole, Death Records, 1867-1881 Probate Court, Warren County, Ohio, Loveland, Ohio: Cardinal Research, 1988.
 * align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Deaths 1908-present
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Statewide registration started 20 Dec 1908. Copies can be found with both the county and the state.
 * bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Online Images 1908-1953 (FamilySearch Record Search) Online Indexes 1908-1930 (Warren County Genealogical Society) Order by Mail (Warren Division of Vital Statistics) Order by Mail 1954-present (Ohio Division of Vital Statistics)
 * align="center" | Divorces 1803-present
 * Online Indexes 1803-1900 (Warren County Genealogical Society)
 * align="center" | Divorces 1803-present
 * Online Indexes 1803-1900 (Warren County Genealogical Society)
 * Online Indexes 1803-1900 (Warren County Genealogical Society)

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

Places
County Seat:Lebanon

Towns/Villages: Blanchester | Butlerville | Carlisle | Chautauqua | Corwin | Franklin | Harveysburg | Loveland | Maineville | Mason | Middletown | Monroe | Morrow | Oxford | Pleasant Plain | Red Lion | Ridgeville | Springboro | South Lebanon | Union | Waynesville | Youngstown

Townships: Clear Creek | Deerfield | Franklin | Hamilton | Harlan | Massie | Salem | Turtlecreek | Union | Washington | Wayne