CENSUS RECORDS

Surviving population schedules for Ohio begin in 1800, though only include Washington County for 1800 and 1810. The 1820 census includes all counties except for Franklin and Wood. The remaining decennial censuses through 1920 are complete and available, except for the nation-wide destroyed 1890 census. Duplicate tax lists of Ohio counties may be used as a substitute for the early missing censuses.

All censuses, except for portions of the 1870 census, are indexed in at least one format. In addition to the soundex normally available for the 1880 census, the Ohio Genealogical Society has completed an every-name surname index from the original 1880 census which it has in its possession.

Ohio had no state census records. There are quadrennial enumerations taken every four years from 1803 to 1911 to determine voting districts. These include males (white only prior to 1863) over twenty-one years of age residing in a county, showing address, race, occupation, and whether a freeholder of land. Not all counties are available for each four year period, nor is each township for each county included.

Ohio Research Sources

Bell, Carol Willsey. Ohio Guide to Genealogical Sources. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988.

–––. Ohio Genealogical Guide. 5th ed. Youngstown, OH: the author, 1990.
Harter, Stuart, comp. Ohio Genealogy and Local History Sources Index. Fort Wayne, IN: the compiler, 1986.

Khouw, P., et al. County by County in Ohio Genealogy. Columbus: State Library of Ohio, 1978.

Sperry, Kip. Genealogical Research in Ohio. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Archives, Libraries and Societies.

Ohio State Archives
Ohio State Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211-2497
Tel: 614-297-2510
Fax: 614-297-2411
E-mail: ohsref@ohiohistory.org
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/

Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS)
713 S. Main Street
Mansfield, OH 44907
Tel: 419-756-7294
Fax: 419-756-8681
E-mail: ogs@ogs.org
URL: http://www.ogs.org

Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211-2497
Tel: 614-297-2300
      614-297-2510 (Archives/Library)
Fax: 614-297-2411
E-mail: ohsref@ohiohistory.org

Ohio State Library
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4163
Tel: 614-644-7061
      800-686-1531 (Ohio only)
Fax: 614-466-3584

Ohio River Valley Families
http://orvf.com