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Greene County was created on March 24, 1803 and was formed from Hamilton and Ross Counties. The County was named for General Nathaniel Greene, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. Xenia is the county seat of Greene County, Ohio. Joseph C. Vance surveyed the town in 1803, and John Marshall built the first cabin in the town’s borders the following year. City residents named the community after the Greek word for “hospitality.” See also County History for more historical details. The Health Department has Birth & Death Records from 1908-Present, see the Vital Records section for more details. For birth and death records prior to Dec. 20, 1908, contact the Probate Court of this county. Counties adjacent to Greene County are Clark County (north), Madison County (northeast), Fayette County (southeast), Clinton County (south), Warren County (southwest), Montgomery County (west). Greene County Municipalities Include Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Centerville, Fairborn, Kettering, Xenia, Bowersville, Cedarville, Clifton, Jamestown, Spring Valley, Yellow Springs. Townships Include Bath, Beavercreek, Caesarscreek, Cedarville, Jefferson, Miami, New Jasper, Ross, Silvercreek, Spring Valley, Sugarcreek, Xenia.. Other localities Include Include Alpha
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All Departments below are in the Greene County Courthouse 45 North Detroit Street, Xenia, OH 45385; Phone: +1-513-376-5270, unless otherwise noted below. The Official County website is located at http://www.co.greene.oh.us/ . NOTE: The record dates below are from the earliest date to present time. Greene County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1803, Birth / Death Records from 1867-1908 and Probate Records from 1803. Phone Number: (937) 562-5280 Greene County Recorder has Land Records from 1798 and is located at 69 Green Street,
PO Box 100,
Xenia, OH 45385;
937-562-5276,
Fax: 937-562-5386 , [EMAIL] Greene County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas has Court Records from 1802. Phone Number: (937)562-5280
Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Court Records. Email us with websites containing Greene County Court Records by clicking the link below:
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Ohio did not make it a law to keep birth records until 1867. Ohio made it a law to record births in 1867. County probate courts kept birth records between 1867 and December 19, 1908. There is no statewide index to birth records from 1867 through December 19, 1908. Go to the list of county probate court birth records held at the Ohio Historical Society. If the Ohio Historical Society does not hold a county's birth records, please contact the county's probate court. Ohio Department of Health, Vital Statistics, 225 Neilston Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215; (614) 466-2531. Same-day service available to walk-in customers (for Ohio birth and death records only)., P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Please allow up to approximately 3 weeks to 6 months for processing of all type of certificates when ordered through the mail. They have the following records:
Order In Person: Same day service is available to walk-in customers. This is the fastest way to obtain a birth certificate. When you arrive, you will complete an application and pay the $16.50 required fee. Walk-in address is Ohio Department of Health,
Vital Statistics,
225 Neilston Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Vital Records. Email us with websites containing Greene County Vital Records by clicking the link below:
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Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Greene County, Ohio are 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 ,1860 ,1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your Family Tree in Greene County, Ohio are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. There are free downloadable and printable Census forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms and U.K. Census Extraction Forms. See Also Statewide Records that exist for Ohio Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Census Records. Email us with websites containing Greene County Census Records by clicking the link below:
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Genealogy Atlas has images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897 for Ohio and other states.
You can view rotating animated maps for Ohio showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries. You can view a list of maps for other states at Census Maps Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Maps. Email us with websites containing Greene County Maps by clicking the link below: |
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The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Military Records. Email us with websites containing Greene County Military Records by clicking the link below:
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Tax records for Ohio began as early as 1800. The archives section of the Ohio Historical Society has a collection of original Ohio tax lists from the state auditor's office. They include lists from the county's organization to 1838, usually arranged by county and township. They are not indexed. County courthouses hold various tax records that have not been inventoried. They are in the office of the county auditor or the county records manager. The FHL has microfilm copies of all known extant tax records 1800-38 for Ohio. The National Archives-Great Lakes Region retains numerous federal tax records for Ohio. These include assessment books for 1867-73 and corporate and personal records for District 10, Toledo, and District 11, Columbus. Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Tax Records. Email us with websites containing Greene County Tax Records by clicking the link below: |
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The Repositories in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be more generalized and over look the smaller details that local societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy section and may have some resources that are not located at archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All these places are vitally important to the family genealogist and must not be passed over. Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Genealogical Addresses. Email us with websites containing Greene County Genealogical Addresses by clicking the link below:
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There are many churches and cemeteries in Greene County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Greene County Tombstone Transcription Project. Religion in Ohio was an early and important factor in settlement. The first Moravian mission was established in 1772. Presbyterians and Quakers were in the state at an early date, the latter having established forty-three monthly meetings and settlements between 1801 and 1883. The Presbyterians founded seventeen towns between 1784 and 1799. Baptists, Congregationalists, several reformed groups, Lutherans, Disciples of Christ, United Brethren, Methodists, and Catholics arrived prior to 1850. By 1890 the latter two denominations were the largest in the state. The Methodist circuit in Ohio was organized in 1798, with circuit riders traveling from log cabins to camp meetings across the territory. In 1831 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints migrated from New York to Kirtland in Lake County. No thorough survey exists of any of the holdings of individual churches in Ohio, although many are on microfilm through the FHL. The Ohio Genealogical Society is presently undertaking a church records survey. According to the Ohio Genealogical Society, the majority of Ohio counties have published cemetery records in one form or another. They suggest contacting local societies or one of the major genealogical libraries in the state. Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Cemetery & Church Records. Email us with websites containing Greene County Cemetery & Church Records by clicking the link below:
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When view family trees online or not, be sure to only take the info at face value and always follow up with your own sources or verify the ones they provide. Below is a list of online resources for Greene County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information. Email us with websites containing Greene County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below:
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On March 24, 1803, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Greene County. The county was originally parts of Ross and Hamilton Counties. Residents named the county in honor of General Nathaniel Greene, a hero of the American Revolution. Greene County is located in southwestern Ohio. It is predominantly rural, with four percent of the county's 415 square miles consisting of urban areas. The county seat is Xenia, which was the county's third largest city in 2000. With a population of 37,984 people, Beavercreek was the county's largest community in 2000. Greene County experienced a sizable increase in population-roughly 8.2 percent-between 1990 and 2000, raising the total number of residents to 147,886 people. The county averages 356 people per square mile. The largest employers in Greene County are service industries, especially Wilberforce University, Wright State University, Cedarville College, and Central State College, with government positions finishing second. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the largest government employer. Tourism, another type of service industry, is a rather large employer in the county, with many people visiting the outdoor drama Blue Jacket that takes place near Xenia. In 1999, the per capita income in the county was approximately 27,100 dollars, with just over seven percent of the people living in poverty. Xenia is the county seat of Greene County, Ohio. Joseph C. Vance surveyed the town in 1803, and John Marshall built the first cabin in the town’s borders the following year. City residents named the community after the Greek word for “hospitality.” Xenia grew quickly. In 1840, 1,414 people resided in the town. That number nearly doubled by 1847. The principal cause of this growth was the completion of the Little Miami Railroad. In 1847, the town had ten churches, two newspaper offices, an iron foundry, one bank, and seventeen stores. Most businesses either processed crops or sold agricultural implements to the farmers in the neighboring countryside. Over the next several decades, Xenia’s population increased to 7,026 by 1880. Five newspaper offices, sixteen churches, and three banks existed in the community. Numerous businesses employed Xenia residents. The town had three twine factories, and locals commonly referred to Xenia as “Twine City.” Xenia also contained two gunpowder factories. One building at the Miami Powder Company exploded on March 1, 1886. The explosion was heard over one hundred miles away. Three workers died and thousands of dollars in damage occurred to buildings within Xenia. During the twentieth century, Xenia continued to grow. With a population of approximately 23,800 people, Xenia was the third largest community in Greene County in 2003. Many residents work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Unfortunately for the city and its residents, over the course of the community’s history, several tornados have struck Xenia. On April 3, 1974, an F5 category tornado struck Xenia, Ohio. The tornado that struck Xenia was just one of at least 148 tornados that occurred in the South and Midwest in a twenty-four period. This was the worst outbreak of tornados recorded in the twentieth century. The tornado that struck Xenia had maximum winds of three hundred miles per hour. It destroyed more than one thousand homes and businesses. Hardly any buildings remained standing in Xenia’s downtown. Thirty-three people died in the storm, with approximately another 1,150 people injured. Amazingly, Xenia rebuilt quickly. By April 3, 1975, eighty percent of the destroyed homes and forty percent of the businesses had been rebuilt. Unfortunately for Xenia, another tornado struck the city twenty-six years later. This storm did significantly less damage, killing one person, injuring several dozen more people, and destroying approximately forty homes. |
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