Welcome to the Hamilton County, Ohio
Genealogy Trails Website, dedicated to the
Genealogy and History of Hamilton County, Ohio.
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Hamilton
County
is the situated in the
southwest corner of Ohio
on the Ohio River. It was named
for the first Secretary of the Treasury,
Alexander Hamilton. The county seat is
Cincinnati
Most of Hamilton county was originally part
of the Symmes Purchase, land owned
and surveyed by John Cleves Symmes,.
The first settlers came down the Ohio
River in 1788. They founded the towns
of Losantiville (later renamed Cincinnati),
and
Cleves.
In 1790, Hamilton County was the second
county formed from the Northwest Territory.
At that time it made up about one eighth of
the state. During the 1830s and 1840s
Hamilton County was a main destination point
for German and Irish immigrants.
In 1863, the Civil War Confederate cavalry
assault know as Morgan's Raid passed through
the northern part of the county.
1000 Main St. Cincinnati, OH 45202-1206
(513)-632-6500
County Clerk's Office:
Ohio
Department
of Health: Ohio Dept. of Health,
Vital Statistics
35 E. Chestnut St.
P.O. Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215-0098 Phone: (614) 466-2531
Available Records:
Birth certificates are
available through the Health District for
births that occurred from 1875.
Records are also
available for individuals born in a home
located in Hamilton County except
the cities of Cincinnati, Norwood and St.
Bernard.
Death certificates are
available for persons whose death occurred
from 1891 in Hamilton County, except
cities of Cincinnati, Norwood and St.
Bernard.
Birth or death records
not available through the Health District
may be available at one of the following
health departments:
Cincinnati Health
Department
(513) 352-3120
Norwood Health
Department
(513) 458-4600
St. Bernard Health
Department
(513) 242-7770
Ohio Department of
Health
(614) 466-2531
Genealogy research is available for birth
records (1875 - present) and death records
(1891 - present) by appointment only.
Appointment times are 8:00 a.m. - 11:00
a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Wednesdays
and Thursdays only.
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on the pages of this site is free for
your personal use, however the original
data remains copyrighted by the
individual contributors.
As such, this
data is not to be used for profit, or
for presentation elsewhere without
express permission of the owner.
Every effort is made to insure that all
texts, pictures and other data presented
here were obtained from sources for
which permission has been obtained or
the copyright has expired.
