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Places in Ashland County, Ohio: Albion, Ashland (County seat), Clear Creek, Green, Hanover, Hayesville, Herford, Jackson, Jeromesville, Lake, Lake Fork, Londonville, McKay, McZena, Mifflin, Milton, Mohican, Montgomery, Nankin, Nova, Orange, Paradise HIllo, Perry, Perrysville, Polk, Red Haw, Rowsbury, Ruggles, Savannah, Sullivan, Troy, Vermillion, and Widowville.

Genealogy Records of Ashland County, Ohio
Ashland County was created Feb. 24, 1846 from Wayne, Richland, Huron and Lorain counties.

Archives

     By law the Archives/Library division of the The Ohio Historical Society collects, preserves and makes available public records and documents pertaining to Ohio state and local governments. Genealogical Resources are listed on the Archives/Library internet page which includes birth, marriage and death records and well as other valuable records for genealogy research. Be sure to check out this page.
    The Archives/Library does provide a reading room with specific Hours and Rules. Several services and resources are made available to patrons not able to visit the reading room.  For example microfilms of newspapers are also available through interlibrary loan and some can even be purchased. The Resources page lists Online Primary Sources, Research Tools and Services as well as On-location Services. Check the Research and Photocopies internet page for fees.

Census

The following census links at Ancestry.com take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township.
1850 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
1860 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1870 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1880 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1890 Veterans Schedules - online at Ancestry.com
1900 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1910 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1920 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com

History

pub. 1863 A history of the pioneer and modern times of Ashland County- online at Ancestry.com
pub. 1863 A history of the pioneer and modern times of Ashland County, by H. S. Knapp - CD
pub. 1869 History of Athens County, Ohio: and, incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the first settlement of the state at Marietta - online at Ancestry.com
pub. 1931 History of north central Ohio : embracing Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox Counties - online at Ancestry.com

Land

1864-1918 One type of land record is the Land Ownership Atlases published in the 1800s and early 1900s. These maps show the boundary lines and owners of individual properties as well as locations of cemeteries, churches and in some cases businesses. Land ownership maps on Ancestry range from 1864-1918. Also all the atlases are placed under the title of  U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918. To locate a particular atlas, click on U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918 - online at Ancestry.com, scroll down to the bottom, select the state, the county and then the desired atlas.
     The following atlas is included in this series:
         
Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Atlas of Ashland County, Ohio

Map

1895 U.S. 1895 Atlas (Ashland County, Ohio) - free online
1914 Ashland and Lorain Counties Ohio Map - freepages on RootsWeb
     This map shows towns, highways and rivers.

Newspaper

1800s-1900s Availability of Ohio Newspapers (Includes newspapers for Ashland County) - information by Ohio Archives/Library
1896-1897 Athens Messenger and Herald (Athens, Ohio) - online at Ancestry.com
1894-1932 Athens Messenger (Athens, Ohio) - online at Ancestry.com

Prison

1852-1855 Annual Report of the secretary of State to the Governor of Ohio: Jail Reports Covering the Years 1852, 1853, 1854 and 1855 - book by Heritage Books

Vital Records

1803-1900  Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 - online at Ancestry.com
1913-1937 Ohio Online Death Index - free online at Ohio Archives/Library
 
 

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Genealogy Records of Clear Creek, Ashland, Ohio

History
pub. 1941 Old keys : an historical sketch of Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio, and of Savannah, the township's only village - online at Ancestry.com
 
 

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Genealogy Records of Savannah, Ashland, Ohio

History
pub. 1941 Old keys : an historical sketch of Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio, and of Savannah, the township's only village - online at Ancestry.com

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