Cuyahoga County, Ohio:
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Projects

• Cuyahoga County OHGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Cuyahoga County OHGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)
• The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History 

Adjacent counties

• Geauga County, OH  to the east
• Lake County, OH  to the northeast
• Lorain County, OH  to the west
• Medina County, OH  to the southwest
• Portage County, OH  to the southeast
• Summit County, OH  to the south

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (28)

Cemeteries (18)

Census Records and Indexes (54)

Church Records

• Cleveland Congregational Churches Directory  1895     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Cleveland, Trinity Lutheran Church Records  1853-2013     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cleveland, Trinity Lutheran Church Records, 1853-2013      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. IV  includes Cleveland Monthly Meeting     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Berea, Cleveland and Rocky River, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Cleveland     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Berea, Cleveland and Rocky River, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pastors and Churches in Cleveland, Ohio 
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Bay Village, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, East Cleveland, Lakewood, Strongsville and Westlake, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Annals of Cleveland, court record series of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1869, 1870      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Annals of Cleveland: court record series, 1837-1877  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• By the Neck Until Dead  A History of Hangings in Cuyahoga County
• By the Neck Until Dead  A History of Hangings in Cuyahoga County
• Common pleas journals, 1823-1852      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas Special files, 1878-1922      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cuyahoga County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Cuyahoga County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Supreme Court records, 1831-1842      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories (14)

Estate Records

• Cuyahoga County Probate Files  1813-1932     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cuyahoga County Probate Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Cuyahoga County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Journal of proceedings, 1852-1886      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998  includes Cuyahoga County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Probate docket  1811-1868     (Source: FamilySearch)

Ethnic (24)

History (294)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Alien appearance docket, 1883-1895      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1965  includes Cleveland     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Naturalization Index, 1855-1967  Ohio, Northern District, Eastern Division     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Ohio Passenger and Crew Lists  1952-1963     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995  Cleveland     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• County by County in Ohio Genealogy, 1992  Cuyahoga County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Cuyahoga County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Cuyahoga County Ohio Info      (Source: Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever)
• Cuyahoga County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Ohio locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Frequently Asked Questions  Cuyahoga County Genealogy Research

Land Records

• Cuyahoga County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Cuyahoga County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Property Research in Cleveland & Cuyahoga County  Cleveland Public Library

Libraries, Museums, Archives (54)

Lookups

• Cuyahoga County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Computer Assisted Genealogy Group (Cleveland area) Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OH-CLEVELAND-IRISH For anyone who is researching their Irish ancestors who resided in Cleveland Ohio, and surrounding areas

  • OH-CLEVELAND-IRISH Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OH-GCGS Greater Cleveland Genealogy Society

  • OH-GCGS Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHCAGG Computer Assisted Genealogy Group, Cleveland area

  • OHCAGG Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHCUYAHO Cuyahoga County genealogy

  • OHCUYAHO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (44)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Cuyahoga County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Cleveland, Camp, Wh  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Cleveland, Wh  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Cuyahoga County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• The Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office Veterans Data and Information Web Site 
• History of the Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument  1894     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Cuyahoga County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Cuyahoga County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Camp Taylor      (Source: Ohio History Central)
  • History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument      (Source: Internet Archive)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Cuyahoga County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Cleveland City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Cuyahoga County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Available Data For Cuyahoga County, Ohio  Ancestor Hunter's Sources and Documents
• Classic Buildings of Cuyahoga County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Cuyahoga County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Cuyahoga County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Cuyahoga County Records, 1880-1950  Birth affidavits and Voter registration     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio, County Records  1880-1950     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• History, origin and aims of the order of Knights of Pythias with Directory of Hesperian Lodge no. 281  Cleveland, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Voter Records, 1893-1960      (Source: FamilySearch)

Newspaper Records (33)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (65)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (34)

School Records and Histories (111)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Cleveland Jewish News Obituary Database      (Source: JewishGen)
• Cleveland City Directory Index  Index of 19,900 names with unique Address sort feature (1837, 1845, 1846, 1848, 1850)
• Ohio Name Index  New search engine and print report format     (Source: Morgan Library of Ohio Imprints)

Societies (53)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (1,236)

Tax Lists

• Cuyahoga County Tax Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Tax Lists  1819-1869     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Duplicate tax record: 1816-1838      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Ohio Source Records  1810 Tax Lists, Cuyahoga County / Delaware County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry (44)

Vital Records (20)

Wiki

• Brooklyn Centre Wiki 
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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