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Records Available for Research

 

Records Available Years Available Department of Origin
1913 County Directory 1913 Archives
1937 City Directory 1937 Archives
Aerial Photos 1937 Engineer
Birth Record and Death Record Books See Vital Records (1867-1907) at USGenWeb 1867-1909 Probate Court
Building Inspection Cards 1957-1987 Building Department
Civil and Criminal Court Case Files Indexes 1806-1960 Clerk of Courts
Civil and Criminal Court Cases 1997-2012 Clerk of Courts
Commissioners Journals 1806-1902 Commissioners
Commissioners Journals Index 1865-1902 Commissioners
County Atlases 1874 and 1900 Archives
Decennial Appraisals 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910 Auditor
Deed and Mortgage Indexes 1798-1965 (On microfilm) Recorder
Deed/Mortgage Books 1798-1965 Recorder
Geauga Record Newspaper 1961-1962 Archives
Geauga Times Leader Newspaper 1955-1962, 1964, 1975-1985 Archives
Guide to the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph, 1822-1829 Archives
Index to the Painesville Telegraph Newspaper 1830-1861 Archives
Marriage Records See Marriage Index (1806-1919) at USGenWeb 1806-2006 Probate Court
Monumental Work: Inscriptions and Interments in Geauga County, Ohio through 1983. See Cemetaries Index at USGenWeb 1983 Archives
Naturalization Records 1860-1958 Clerk of Courts
Oral History Transcripts 1976-1989 Archives
Pioneer and General History of Geauga Co., Ohio 1880 and 1953 Archives
Probate Records See Index To Probate Records at USGenWeb 1806-1955 Probate Court
Road Records 1802-1951 Engineer
Surveyor’s Records 1834-1937 Engineer
Tax Lists and Duplicates 1810-1951 Auditor
Tax Maps See Geauga County Engineer’s Historical Maps 1820-1870, 1935-1980 Engineer
Williams Brothers History of Lake and Geauga Co. Archives
Williams Brothers History of Lake and Geauga Co. Index Archives

Online Inventories

Some of the records stored in the County Archives have inventories that are available for online public viewing. The link below connects to ArchivesSpace, the inventory software used by the County Archives. There, you can view the publicly accessible collections and their inventories. If you are interested in viewing or getting copies of the items listed in the inventories, please contact the County Archives using the Public Records Request form on our main webpage or our email: [email protected].

Geauga County Public ArchivesSpace:  https://geauga.lyrasistechnology.org/

Additional Repositories

Geauga County has many of its records stored onsite in the various department collections of records stored at other repositories. These records are directly related to Geauga County government and history and serve as a valuable resource for researchers. The links below can direct you to information about how to access  these records from external storage sites.
 

Western Reserve Historical Society

Main website:  https://www.wrhs.org/

Catalog:  https://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search

Ohio Local Government Records Guide:  WRHS Ohio Local Government Record Guide