State Resources
General Genealogy Research
Introduction to Ohio Government
Ohio Online Digital Collections
There are many digital collections provided for historical research and educational purposes by Libraries, Universites and Museums and others in the State of Ohio.
Heritage Quest Census Online free for Ohio Residents
Ohio residents have free access to census records and thousands of historical publications by using their local public library card.
Vital Records
Chart of earliest available dates of Ohio Vital Records by County.
Ohio Records at FamilySearch.org (Free Registration Required)
Ohio Historical Society Death Index
Maps
Official Ohio Lands Book (from the State Auditor's Site) - downloadable file
Development of Ohio public lands, original surveys and much more.
Ohio Map showing all Counties and Townships - downloadable fileUseful Research Tool
Useful Research Tool.
Ohio Government Mapping System- GNIS for land features, historical places
Ohio Digital Map Archives Project
Cemeteries
Ohio Gravestones Photo Project
USGenWeb Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
USGenWeb Ohio Cemetery Transcription Project
Census
Ohio Census Images in the USGenWeb Archives
Military
Civil War Veterans Burial Database
And More . . .
Southeast Ohio Appalachian Language Essay
The State Library of Ohio is in the process of digitizing many of the old documents in their possession. They sent us the 60-page list, and we have it here. We have asked to be kept abreast of the progress of the digitization. If they comply with our request, we will keep you updated here. This list contains documents that will never be found anywhere else. Most of them are reports that various state employees had to file, and will contain information about individuals that would never have been otherwise known.
