Ottawa County OH Genealogy

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Ottawa County Records by City/Town

Allen Genealogy (42)
Carroll in Ottawa County Genealogy (40)
Danbury Genealogy (47)
Elmore Genealogy (72)
Genoa Genealogy (64)
Lakeside Genealogy (61)


Marblehead Genealogy (56)
Oak Harbor Genealogy (77)
Port Clinton Genealogy (134)
Put-in-Bay Genealogy (62)
Williston Genealogy (41)

Overview of Ottawa County Records

  • Ottawa County was created in 1840 from Erie, Sandusky, and Lucas counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
  • The Ottawa County Health Department has birth records from 1867 to 1908, death records from 1867 to 1908, and burial records.
  • The Ottawa County Probate Judge has marriage records from 1840 and probate records from 1840.
  • The Ottawa County Clerk Court has court records starting in 1840, divorce records, and naturalization records starting in 1905 to 1929.
  • The Ottawa County Recorder has land records.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.