Adams County, Ohio Genealogy


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

United States Ohio Adams County

County Courthouse

 * Adams County Courthouse (WikipediA)

History
A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, 1900

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

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

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.

Populated Places

 * Place Names

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
 * Adams County, Ohio List of Cemeteries
 * Adams County Cemeteries: GNIS
 * Adams County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Gravestones
 * Cemeteries of Adams County, Ohio (156 listed)
 * 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.

Census and Directories

 * Census Index Online
 * Census for Adams County
 * 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

 * Adams County, Ohio Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Adams County, Ohio
 * 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.

Court

 * Adams County Ohio Court Directory
 * 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.

Funeral Homes

 * Funeral Homes Near Adams County, Ohio

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.

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 . 
 * Adams County Biography (WorldCat)
 * Biographical Index
 * Adams County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe 1888
 * A Book of Clevelanders

Maps

 * Adams County, Ohio 1895 U. S. Plat Map
 * Adams County, Ohio Map
 * Category: Maps of Adams County, Ohio
 * Map Showing Adams County, Ohio
 * Adams County, Ohio
 * Adams County 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.

Revolutionary War

 * Adams County Military in the Revolutionary War

Civil War

 * Civl War Research Database $
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

World War I

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $

World War II

 * 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.

Newspapers

 * The People's Defender

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.

Schools

 * Adams County Schools
 * School Records
 * 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.

Taxation

 * Index to Tax List of 1810 Adams County
 * Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838 About this collection

Vital Records

 * Recordings of Births
 * 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 $
 * Adams County Deaths 1909
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * Marriages of Adams County, Ohio
 * Marriages Adams County Ohio
 * 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.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Adams Ohio Family History Center (Winchester)

Web Sites

 * Adams County, Ohio Useful Addresses
 * OHGenWeb - Adams County
 * UsGenWeb - -Adams County
 * Genealogy Trails, Adams County, Ohio
 * Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Ohio Genealogy Express