Lake 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. Lake Records by TypeBirth Records (7)Cemetery Records (120) Census Records (36) Church Records (38) City Directories (5) Court Records (17) Death Records (17) Histories and Genealogies (42) Immigration Records (4) Land Records (27) Map Records (39) Marriage Records (12) Military Records (9) Miscellaneous Records (12) Newspapers and Obituaries (89) Probate Records (17) School Records (82) Tax Records (14) 
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Lake County Records by City/TownConcord in Lake County Genealogy (33)Eastlake Genealogy (31) Fairport Harbor Genealogy (32) Kirtland Genealogy (79) Kirtland Hills Genealogy (29) Leroy Genealogy (33) |
Madison in Lake County Genealogy (58) Mentor Genealogy (58) Painesville Genealogy (145) Perry in Lake County Genealogy (40) Wickliffe Genealogy (38) Willoughby Genealogy (82) |
Overview of Lake County Records
- Lake County was created in 1840 from Geauga and Cuyahoga counties.
- Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
- The Lake County Clerk has court records starting in 1840.
- The Lake County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1840, probate records starting in 1840, birth records starting in 1867 to 1908, and death records starting in 1867 to 1908.
- The Lake County Recorder has land records starting in 1839.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.