Fairfield 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. Fairfield Records by Type Birth Records (7) Cemetery Records (407) Census Records (55) Church Records (62) City Directories (36) Court Records (6) Death Records (14) Histories and Genealogies (56) Immigration Records (4) Land Records (15) Map Records (37) Marriage Records (13) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (6) Newspapers and Obituaries (97) Probate Records (12) School Records (54) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Fairfield County Records

• Fairfield County was created in 1800 from Ross and Washington counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
• The Fairfield County Judge has birth records starting in 1867 to 1908, marriage records starting in 1803, death records starting in 1867 to 1908, and probate records starting in 1803.
• The Fairfield County Clerk Court has divorce and court records starting in 1800.
• The Fairfield County Recorder has land records starting in 1803.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.