Warren County, Ohio Genealogy

United States &gt; Ohio &gt; Warren County

Located in the southwest corner of Ohio, Warren County was formed by one of the first acts of the new state of Ohio in 1803.

= About Warren County =

History
On March 24, 1803, Warren County was created from Hamilton County.

1 Jan 1815 -- Northwest corner of present day Warren gained from Butler County.

Facts

 * The land in Warren County was originally surveyed under two different land survey systems
 * Clear Creek, Deerfield, Franklin, Turtlecreek, and Wayne townships were originally part of the Symmes Purchase (sometimes called the Miami River Survey or survey between the Miami Rivers). Townships are numbered east from the Miami River and ranges are numbered north from the Ohio River. Sections in the Miami River Survey were numbered according to Northwest Ordinance of 1785 and therefore vary from most other federal land states. Section 1 is located in the southeast corner of the township and the section numbers then proceed north to section 6. Section 7 is located to the west of section 1 and again proceeds north to section 12 and so forth.
 * Hamilton, Harlan, Salem, and Washington townships were originally part of the Virginia Military District lands. As such, they do not use sections numbers according to the federal land system but use Military District Numbers instead.

Populated 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

= County Repositories =

= Available Records =

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 Bible records for Warren County have been microfilmed and are available from your local Family History Center.

Biographies

 * 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.]
 * Cemetery records for 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.

Church

 * 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

 * 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.

Land Records

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

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.]

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.

Military

 * Bogan, Dallas R. Warren County's Involvement in the Civil War. Franklin, OH: D.R. Boga, 1991.
 * 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.
 * Frary, Sue. Civil War Soldiers Buried in Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, OH: Warren County

Naturalization

 * 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

 * 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.

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.

Web Sites

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

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