Genealogy and Local History in Union County, Ohio

A Guide and Resource for Researchers

Part of the USGenWeb Project and its OHGenWeb Project, the American History & Genealogy Project and its Ohio History & Genealogy Network, and the American Local History Network and its Ohio American Local History Network

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Information

This site is designed to provide information useful in researching family history, genealogy, and local history related to Union County, Ohio. It includes information on archives and libraries, published and unpublished sources of information, and, whenever possible, indexes and online transcriptions of source material. There are also pages which include researchers' surname interests related to Union County families. Anything that relates to genealogy or history in Union County is a candidate for inclusion or mention.

If you know of any Union County resources that should be included, please let me know. You can also address any other comments or questions to Robert Bremer.

Good luck with your genealogical and historical research in Union County, Ohio.

Union County

Union County is located in west central Ohio and its name is a result of the manner in which the county was created by the joining of or a union of parts of its neighboring counties. The county was formed in 1820 with territory taken from Delaware, Franklin, Logan, and Madison counties.

In 2000, the population of Union County was 47,234. The seat of county government is located in Marysville.

Contents

[Some of the following links are currently unavailable but should be back by mid-November]

African Americans Archives and Libraries Atlases see Geography Bible Records Bibliography see a specific subject category Biography Birth Records see Vital Records Business Records Catalogs, Inventories, Registers, etc. Cemeteries Census Records Church Records Citizenship Records see Naturalization Records Collections, Indexes, Periodicals, etc. Court Records Death Records see Vital Records Deeds see Land Records Directories Discussion Lists see Mailing Lists Estate Records see Probate Records Family Histories, Genealogies, etc. Funeral Records Geography Guardianship and Orphans' Records History Indexes see Collections, Indexes, Periodicals, etc. Inventories see Catalogs, Inventories, Registers, etc. Land Records Libraries see Archives and Libraries Look-ups and Researchers for Hire

Mailing Lists Manuscripts see a specific subject category Maps see Geography Marriage Records see Vital Records Microfilmed Records see a specific subject category Military Records Native Americans Naturalization Records Newspapers Obituaries Online Sources see a specific subject category Periodicals see Collections, Indexes, Periodicals, etc. Pictures, Postcards, etc. Poll Records see Voting Records Probate Records Property Records see Land Records Queries, Surnames, and Researchers Real Estate Records see Land Records Registers see Catalogs, Inventories, Registers, etc. Researchers see Queries, Surnames, and Researchers School Records Social Welfare Records Societies Surnames see Queries, Surnames, and Researchers Tax Records Telephone Directories see Directories Transcripts see a specific subject category Vital Records Voting Records Wills see Probate Records

Site Search

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Selected Links

The following is a list of other websites related to Union County.

Genealogy and History

• Genealogy - Union Co., Ohio
• Linkpendium Union County – Contains links to websites related to Union County
• Ohio Genealogy Express - Union County
• RootsWeb.com - Union Co., OH – Contains links to websites related to Union County
• Union County Genealogical Society
• Union County Ohio Genealogy Trails
• USGenWeb Archives - Ohio - Union County - Table of Contents – Contains transcripts of records related to Union County

Note that the websites listed above are unrelated to this website. If you recommend links or contribute data to these projects, please consider recommending those links or contributing data to this site as well.

Government

• Allen Township – Official site for the government of Allen Township
• City of Marysville – Official site for the government of Marysville
• Union County, Ohio – Official site for the government of Union County
• Village of Plain City, OH – Official site for the government of Plain City
• Washington Township – Official site for the government of Washington Township

Other

• Marysville Journal-Tribune – Contains news and information about Marysville and Union County
• Union County, Ohio – Chamber of commerce site which includes information on local attractions, businesses, lodging, etc.

Related Projects

This website is affiliated with the following projects:

• American History & Genealogy Project and Ohio History & Genealogy Network
• American Local History Network and Ohio American Local History Network
• USGenWeb Project and OHGenWeb Project

Neighboring Counties

Union County is bordered by Marion County to the northeast, Delaware County to the east, Franklin County to the southeast, Madison County to the south, Champaign County to the southwest, Logan County to the west, Hardin County to the northwest. The following is a list of OHGenWeb Project websites for counties which border Union County.

• Champaign County
• Delaware County
• Franklin County
• Hardin County
• Logan County
• Madison County
• Marion County