Hamilton 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. Hamilton Records by Type Birth Records (30) Cemetery Records (457) Census Records (59) Church Records (337) City Directories (253) Court Records (8) Death Records (117) Histories and Genealogies (187) Immigration Records (13) Land Records (34) Map Records (54) Marriage Records (68) Military Records (35) Minority Records (18) Miscellaneous Records (17) Newspapers and Obituaries (478) Probate Records (20) School Records (346) Tax Records (9)

Overview of Hamilton County Records

• Hamilton County was created in 1790 and was an original county in the Northwest Territory.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
• The Hamilton County courthouse fires in 1814, 1849, and 1884 burned some records.
• The Hamilton County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1808, burial and probate records starting 1790, and birth records starting in 1863 to 1908.
• The Hamilton County Health Department has death records starting in 1881 to 1908.
• The Hamilton County Clerk Court has divorce and court records starting in 1900.
• The Hamilton County Recorder has land records starting in 1787.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.