Portage County OH Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Portage Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (161) Census Records (59) Church Records (34) City Directories (13) Court Records (4) Death Records (17) Histories and Genealogies (49) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (12) Map Records (37) Marriage Records (10) Military Records (8) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (11) Newspapers and Obituaries (134) Probate Records (13) School Records (85) Tax Records (5)

Overview of Portage County Records

• Portage County was created in 1808 from Trumbull County.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
• The Portage County Mayor’s Office has birth records from 1867 to 1908, death records from 1867 to 1908, and burial records.
• The Portage County Probate Judge has marriage records from 1808 and probate records from 1803.
• The Portage County Clerk Court has court records starting in 1820 and divorce records.
• The Portage County Treasury has land records from 1795.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.