Lake County

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Activities

Upcoming meetings, lectures and trips of interest to genealogists or historians in Lake, Geauga, Medina, Lorain and Cuyahoga County and all of NE Ohio. (off-site)

Biographies

Books

Indices, Tables of Contents, a bibliography, and a few full books

Cemeteries

Lake County Cemetery information and transcriptions

Census

Lake County Census information, film numbers, and transcriptions. The 1930 census index and 1890 veteran census index are found here along with finding aids. This area also includes early enumerations of youth. Now, new for 2025 - 1907 Quadrennial Enumeration

Churches and Ministers

Church records, Bible records, and minister licenses from Lake County

Court Records

This section now covers many courts and their records. Probate has moved here. Some volumes and many transcriptions are here.

Directories

City, County, Agricultural, and Business Directories are most helpful. Even Postmasters are included here.

Funeral Homes

A listing of Lake County's Funeral Homes, some histories of funeral homes, an extract of a book of 1887-1888 records from Painesville, and Association information is included.

Government

Some government offices such as the Recorder, Treasurer, Auditor. Some tax lists and ear mark registers are included. Over 7,000 deeds are indexed here for Lake County pre-1840.

Historical and Genealogical Societies

Local area repositories and museums, sometimes with lists of their holdings. Includes database of local OGS First Families of Ohio.

Histories

Sketches of the Western Reserve, Lake County and its townships, cities, and more.

Institutions

Such places as the County Home or Infirmary and the Women's Relief Corps Home are included here.

Libraries

Local area libraries with addresses and links. Includes listings of genealogies and microfilm at Morley Library and local holdings at the Kirtland Family History Center.

Maps

Local and general maps and links.

Military

Rosters of Lake County service people from War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I and II, 1840 Lake County Pensioners, Also abbreviations on Military grave markers.

Miscellaneous

Includes a transcription of Way-bills for Fairport to Warren stagecoach line 1829-1832, and a listing of names on a fundraiser quilt.

Naturalizations

The process of becoming a citizen is recorded in several courts. A link to abstracts for 1860-1975 is here.

Newspapers & Obituaries

Where to find the news. Now includes books of "Telegraph" abstracts 1830-99, and Willoughby Independent 1879-1888 by Judy Stebbins with index books, and much more

Organizations

Some social and service organizations with a variety of purposes and objectives. A few indices are included

Photo Album

Photographs, Pictures and Paintings of Lake County

Pioneer Family Registry

Some Lake County pioneers born before 1921, posted by researchers, currently not accepting new posts.

Politics to Pollbooks

Early lists of voters are included here.

Queries

Places to post your Lake County queries, and to read those posted by others

Resources of Interest for Lake Co.

Where to Write for Records (a good place to start -- Updated 13 Sept 2024
OHGenWeb Archives;
FamilySearch Wiki for Lake County, Ohio;
Lake Co. Government offices, Cities, Townships and Villages. .
Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Search the Ship owners, captains and shipwrights.
Envision the Past - Links to online Ohio books, maps, military, etc.
(all off-site)

Schools

Education, its buildings, records of meetings, student activities and publications might be found here. Yearbook indices are begun. Now 126 teachers 1916-1922 are included. Listings of students from most of Lake County are 1916-23 are now here, thanks to Lake County Genealogical Society.

Vital Records

Lake County Vital Record information, probate births, probate deaths, delayed and corrected birth record index, marriage indices, early divorce abstracts.

Visitor Information

If you are planning a trip to Lake County, here are some hints and helps, and some links, too.