Ashtabula County, Ohio Records

Ashtabula County, Ohio (Map It) was created on June 7, 1807 from Geauga County and Trumbull County. This county was named for Ashtabula River, which means "fish river" in an Algonquian language.

Ashtabula County is bordered by province of Ontario, Canada (north), Erie County, Pennsylvaina (northeast), Crawford County, Pennsylvaina (east), Trumbull County (south), Geauga County (southwest), Lake County (west).

A Map of Ashtabula County, Ohio contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Ashtabula County Cities and Towns include Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, Andover, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Jefferson, North Kingsville, Orwell, Roaming Shores, Rock Creek. Other communities include Austinburg, Dorset, Kingsville, Pierpont, Unionville, Williamsfield, Windsor.

Ashtabula County Townships include Andover, Ashtabula, Austinburg, Cherry Valley, Colebrook, Denmark, Dorset, Geneva, Harpersfield, Hartsgrove, Jefferson, Kingsville, Lenox, Monroe, Morgan, New Lyme, Orwell, Pierpont, Plymouth, Richmond, Rome, Saybrook, Sheffield, Trumbull, Wayne, Williamsfield, Windsor.

Ashtabula County, Ohio Courthouse Records

The Ashtabula County Courthouse is located in Jefferson, Ohio. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Ashtabula county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Ashtabula County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1812 and Probate Records from 1811.
• Ashtabula County Recorder has Land Records from 1798.
• Ashtabula County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas has Court Records from ?.
• The Ashtabula County Health Department has Birth & Death Records from 1908-Present. For birth and death records prior to Dec. 20, 1908, contact the Probate Court of this county.

Ashtabula County, Ohio Census Records

• Learn More: State of Ohio Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1810 (destroyed), 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Ashtabula County, Ohio Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Ohio Vital Records
• Birth Records: from 1908 to present
• Marriage Records: None. See County Probate Court.
• Death Records: from 1954 to present
• Divorce Records: None. See County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas.
• Locations: Ohio Office of Vital Statistics, Ohio Local Health Departments
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate  Applications.

Ashtabula County, Ohio Resources

• State of Ohio Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Ohio
• Ashtabula County Genealogical Society
• Ashtabula County Historical Society
• Conneaut Chapter-National Railway Historical Society
• Conneaut Historical Society
• Harpersfield Heritage Society, 1257 Jobey Trail, Geneva, OH 44041-8801; Phone: (440) 466-1091
• Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum
• Lenox Historical Society, 73 W Jefferson St, Jefferson, OH 44047-1027; Phone: (440) 576-2681
• Old Brick House Historical Society, PO Box 592, Orwell, OH 44076-0592
• Shandy Hall -WRHS
• Windsor Historical Society
• Geneva Public Library
• Ashtabula County, Ohio Message Boards
• Ashtabula County, Ohio Genealogy Boards

Ashtabula County, Ohio External Links

• Ohio Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Ohio (1802 - 1970)
• History of Ashtabula Co., Ohio
• Ashtabula County, Ohio Books - Amazon
• Ashtabula Co., Ohio - FindaGrave
• Biographical history of northeastern Ohio
• Manuscript of Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon
• Ashtabula County, Ohio Wikipedia
• Ashtabula County, Ohio Links - Cyndi's List
• Ashtabula Co. OHGenweb
• Ashtabula County, Ohio Ancestry Database Collections
• Ohio Military Records