Adams County, Ohio Genealogy


 * This article is about a southern Ohio county. For other uses, see Adams.

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Parent County
1797--Adams County was created 10 July 1797 from Hamilton County. County seat: West Union

Record Loss
There was a courthouse fire in 1910, resulting in the loss of most of the will books and other probate files, as well as some other records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Highland
 * Lewis County, Kentucky
 * Mason County, Kentucky
 * Pike
 * Scioto

Resources
See Online Rescources for many helpful links and information.

Cemeteries

 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Many Cemetery Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Census and Directories

 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * United States Census, 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1920
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $

Church

 * Many Church Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Court

 * Many Court and Guardianship Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Land

 * Many Land Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Local Histories

 * A History of Adams County, OhioFrom Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, including, Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the County's Growth. By Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers.
 * Many History Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
 * A History of Adams County, Ohio
 * Adams County Biography (WorldCat)

Maps

 * Adams County, Ohio 1895 U. S. Plat Map
 * Many Maps for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Military

 * Civl War Research Database $
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $
 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Collection Description: Images of cards for men, age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), included in the fourth draft conducted on Arpil 27, 1942.

Probate

 * Adams County, Ohio Will Testators
 * Many Probate Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Schools

 * Adams County Schools
 * Many School Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Taxation

 * Ohio Tax Records About this collection

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932-, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 $
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County
 * Many Vital Records for Adams County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Societies and Libraries

 * Adams County Genealogy Genealogical Society West Union, Ohio
 * Ohio Historical Society

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Adams County, Ohio GenWeb
 * Adams County, Ohio Useful Addresses
 * OHGenWeb - Adams County
 * Scioto.org