Lake County, Ohio Records

Lake County, Ohio (Map It) was created on March 6, 1840 from Cuyahoga County and Geauga County. This county was named as such due to it bordering Lake Erie.

Lake County is bordered by Ontario, Canada (north), Ashtabula County (east), Geauga County (south and east), Cuyahoga County (south and west).

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

Lake County Cities and Towns include Eastlake, Kirtland, Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Painesville, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Willowick, Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Kirtland Hills, Lakeline, Madison, North Perry, Perry, Timberlake, Waite Hill. Other communities include Include Painesville-on-the-Lake.

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

Lake County Townships include Concord, LeRoy, Madison, Painesville, Perry.

Lake County, Ohio Courthouse Records

The Lake County Courthouse is located in Painesville, 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 Lake 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.

• Lake County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1840 and Probate Records from 1853.
• Lake County Recorder has Land Records from 1839.
• Lake County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas has Court Records from 1840.
• The Lake 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.

Lake County, Ohio Census Records

• Learn More: State of Ohio Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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

Lake 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.

Lake County, Ohio Resources

• State of Ohio Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Ohio
• Lake County Chapter, OGS
• Lake County Historical Society
• Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society
• Great Lakes Historical Society
• Morley Library
• Lake Erie Islands Historical Society
• Indian Museum of Lake County
• Lake Township Historical Society
• Lakeside Heritage Society Inc
• Lakewood Historical Society
• Nesmith Lake Historical Society, 475 W Waterloo Rd #5, Akron, OH 44314-3466; Phone: (330) 753-4501;
• Perry Historical Society of Lake County
• Portage Lakes Historical Society, 3560 Peninsula Dr, Akron, OH 44319-2933; Phone: (330) 644-4547
• Lake County, Ohio Message Boards
• Lake County, Ohio Genealogy Boards

Lake County, Ohio External Links

• Ohio Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Ohio (1802 - 1970)
• The News Herald (Willoughby, Ohio)
• Lake County, Ohio Books - Amazon
• Lake County Probate Death Records 1867-1908
• Lake View Cemetery Association
• Lake Co., Ohio - FindaGrave
• Papers and letters received by the Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society
• Biographical history of northeastern Ohio
• Lake County history
• Lake County, Ohio Links - Cyndi's List
• Lake Co. OHGenweb
• Lake County Genealogy Queries
• Lake County, Ohio Ancestry Database Collections
• Ohio Military Records