Perry County, Ohio Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Perry County Courthouse.

Parent County
1817--Perry County was created 26 December 1817 from Washington, Fairfield, and Muskingum Counties. County seat: New Lexington

The County was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812. Perry County is one of the 88 counties in Ohio.

Neighboring Counties

 * Athens
 * Fairfield
 * Hocking
 * Licking
 * Morgan
 * Muskingum

Cemeteries
Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions are available online.

First Methodist Church, New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio Inscriptions are available online.

St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Glenford, Perry County, Ohio Inscriptions are available online.

Perry County, Ohio Cemeteries. A listing of all of the cemeteries in Perry County, Ohio with maps, driving directions and a local area search function is available online.

Court
1818-1868 Perry County, Ohio Bond Book images are available online.

Land
Many Land records for Perry 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 thier holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Local Histories
History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio ... Chicago:W.H. Beers &amp; Co., 1883 is available online.

History of Perry County by Clement L. Martzolff.....Published by Ward &amp; Weiland New Lexington, Ohio..Columbus, Ohio Press of Fred J. Heer 1902 is available online.

The Book of Perry County, An Historic Industrial Portfolio, published 1909 is available online.

Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition, Copyright 1888 is available online.

''Ohio Township Resource Book... ''Section 1: Township Level Population Characteristics and Trends 1960-2000 is available online.

Thornville's First 150 Years 1811-1961, The Sequicentennial Program, 16 pages is available online.

The History of Thornville, Thornport and Area, Ohio Published in 1977 by "The Thornville History Committee" 72 pages is available online.

Shawnee Souvenir Album 1953, Ohio Sesqucentennial 1853-1953, 32 pages is available online.

Maps
1846 Plat Maps for Jackson and Reading Townships, and for the Towns of Crossenville, New Reading, and Somerset are available online.

1859 Plat Maps are available online.

1875 Plat Maps of Thorn, Hopewell, Madion Township, are available online.

1935 Plat Maps are available online.

1974 Perry County, Ohio Plat Maps are available online.

Military
Roster of Ohio Soldiers 1861-1866 is available online.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is available online.

Probate
Many Probate records for Perry 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 thier holdings, see the topic detailsfrom their catalog.

Taxation
Perry County, Ohio 1819 Tax Record is available online.

1828 Perry County, Ohio Tax Duplicate is available online.

Vital Records
Perry County, Ohio Birth Index 1; 1867-1908 are available online.

Perry County, Ohio Birth Index 2; 1908-1950 are available online.

Perry County, Ohio Marriage Index 1; 1818-1868 are available online.

Perry County, Ohio Marriage Index 2; 1915-1986 are available online.

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 Vital Record Batch Numbers by County are available online.

Many vital records for Perry 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 thier holdings, see the topic details from their catalog.

Societies and Libraries
Perry County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society is available online.

Perry County, Ohio Historical Society is available online.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. USGenWeb for Perry County, Ohio is available online.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Genealogy and Historical Information for Perry County, Ohio is available online.