Adams 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. Adams Records by Type Birth Records (17) Cemetery Records (330) Census Records (61) Church Records (34) Court Records (1) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (28) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (11) Map Records (25) Marriage Records (13) Military Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (29) Probate Records (13) School Records (26) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Adams County Records

• Adams County was created in 1797 from Hamilton and Washington counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
• The Adams County courthouse had a fire in 1910 that burned some records.
• The Adams County Probate Court has birth records from 1888 to 1908, death records from 1888 to 1908, marriage records from 1803, and probate records starting in 1849.
• The Adams County Court Clerk has divorce and court records starting in 1910.
• The Adams County Recorder has land records starting in 1797.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.