Perry County, Ohio:
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Projects

• The Digital Shoebox Project  Historical Treasures of Southeastern Ohio
• Genealogy and Historical Information for Perry County, Ohio  also Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, and Vinton Counties
• Perry County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Perry County OHGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Perry County Ohio  Tim Fisher's Consolidated Genealogy Website
• Perry County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)

Adjacent counties

• Athens County, OH  to the south
• Fairfield County, OH  to the west
• Hocking County, OH  to the southwest
• Licking County, OH  to the north
• Morgan County, OH  to the east
• Muskingum County, OH  to the northeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Families with Perry County Roots 
• History of Fairfield and Perry counties, Ohio  1883     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Perry Co, Ohio, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Perry Co. Families Database 
• Perry County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Perry County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Perry County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Perry County, Ohio Biographies      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Cemeteries (13)

Census Records and Indexes (22)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes New Lexington and Thorn Township, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes New Lexington and Thorn Township, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes New Lexington and Oakfield, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Court of Common Pleas minutes (probate court), 1847-1852  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1818-1854      (Source: FamilySearch)
• District Court records, 1852  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Perry County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Perry County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Supreme Court minutes, 1837-1850  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Supreme Court records, 1819-1851      (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Court of Common Pleas minutes (probate court), 1847-1852  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes Will Abstracts, 1818-1851     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998  includes Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Perry County Probate Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Perry County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Perry County, Ohio Wills Records      (Source: SAMPUBCO)

History (30)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Early Ohio Settlers  Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Early Ohio Settlers, Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800 - 1840      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Early Ohio Settlers, Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes U.S. Land Grants and Partition Records, 1821-1830     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Perry County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Perry County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Perry County Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Perry County, Ohio      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Local History and Genealogy  Perry County District Library
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Perry County, Ohio     (Source: Find My Past)
• Perry County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Perry County Libraries      (Source: Ohio Public Library Information Network)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHPERRY Perry County genealogy

  • OHPERRY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (11)

Military Records and Histories

• Addenda to Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Perry County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Perry County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Perry County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Perry County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Morgans Raiders  July, 1863     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

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

• World War II

  • World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Perry County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Montani Publishing  Publishers of Appalachian Memoirs mid-20th century     ($)
• Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area 
• Perry County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Perry County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Perry County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Somerset Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Perry County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Somerset Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Somerset Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• The Somerset press.  Somerset, Ohio, 1873-1977     (Source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Perry County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New Lexington, Ohio Postcards and Photographs  Ohio Old Photos     (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Ohio Memory      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Perry County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Perry County Courthouse 
• Perry County District Library Collection      (Source: The Digital Shoebox Project)
• Perry County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Postcards from the Past      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Somerset, Ohio Postcards and Photographs  Ohio Old Photos     (Source: Family Old Photos)

School Records and Histories

• Crooksville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New Lexington School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New Straitsville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Roseville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Shawnee School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Somerset School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Thornville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. School Catalogs, 1765-1935  includes St. Joseph's College     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Perry County Chapter  Ohio Genealogical Society
• Perry County Historical and Cultural Arts Society      (Source: Facebook)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (187)

Tax Lists

• Quadrennial enumerations, 1847-1871, 1879-1887      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax records, 1819-1838      (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Perry County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Hocking, Athens & Perry County Coal Strikes, Company Stores, News & Odds & Ends      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Iron and Early Steel Bridges of Perry County, Ohio 
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Perry County, Ohio     (Source: Google Patents)
• Perry County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Perry County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records (12)

Wiki

• Perry County, Ohio Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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