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Places in Lorain County, Ohio: Elyria and Lorain.

Genealogy Records of Lorain County, Ohio
Lorain County was created Dec. 26, 1822 from Huron, Cuyahoga, and Medina 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.
1830 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1840 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
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. 1931 History of North Central Ohio: embracing Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox Counties - online at Ancestry.com

Map

1895 U.S. 1895 Atlas (Lorain 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 Lorain County) - information by Ohio Archives/Library

Vital Records

1913-1937 Ohio Online Death Index - free online at Ohio Archives/Library
 
 

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Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Newspaper
1840  Lorain Standard, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1840) - online
1842 Independent Treasury, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1842) - online
1842-1844  Lorain Republican (Elyria, Ohio) (1842-44) - online
1844-1845  Buckeye Sentinel (Elyria, Ohio) (1844-45) - online
1869-1872  Constitutionalist (Elyria, Ohio) (1869-72) - online
1875-1878  Elyria Constitution, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1875-78) - online
1875-1911  Elyria Republican, The (Elyria, Ohio) 1875, 1877-80, 1884-86, 1892-94, 1896-98, and 1900-11 - online
1876-1877  Elyria Independent Democrat (Elyria, Ohio) (1876-77) - online
1886-1887  Elyria Daily Telephone (Elyria, Ohio) (1886-87) - online
1888-1915  Elyria Democrat, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1888-91, 1896-97, and 1913-15) - online
1892-1898  Lorain County Reporter (Elyria, Lorain, Ohio) (1892-93, and 1895-98) - online
1900-1901  Elyria Reporter, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1900-01) - online
1901  Elyria Daily Reporter, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1901) - online
1901-0903  Daily Chronicle, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1901-03) - online
1902-1904  Weekly Chronicle, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1902-04) - online
1903-1919  Elyria Chronicle, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1903-04, 1907-08, 1914-15, and 1919) - online
1906-1907  Elyria Daily Chronicle, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1906-07) - online
1907-1918  Evening Telegram, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1907-08, 1910-11, and 1916-18) - online
1908-1919  Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) (1908-13, 1916, and 1918-19) - online
1913-1916  Elyria Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) (1913-16) - online
1914  Elyria Evening Telegram, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1914) - online
1919-2001  Chronicle Telegram, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1919-37, 1939-40, 1947-48, 1950-57, 1959-63, 1965-75, 1979-81, 1983, 1985-97, and 1999-2001) - online
1921-2001  Chronicle Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) (1921, 1924-25, 1928-40, 1948-77, 1979-97, and 1999-2001) - online
1969-1980  Sunday Chronicle Telegram, The (Elyria, Ohio) (1969, 1971-75, and 1979-80) - online
 
 

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Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Newspaper
1955  Lorain Journal, The (Lorain, Ohio) (1955) - online

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