Organized March 1, 1806 from Trumbull County — the second county formed in the Connecticut Western Reserve · county seat Chardon. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Geauga County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube231 Main St., 2nd Floor, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 226-4446
Estate administration, guardianships, adoptions, marriage licenses, and delayed/corrected birth certificates.
231 Main St., Suite 1-C, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 285-2222 ext. 2020
Deeds, mortgages, liens, easements, and plats.
100 Short Court Street, Suite 300, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 279-1960
courts.geauga.oh.gov/clerk-of-courts
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
231 Main Street, Suite 1A, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 279-1602
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
Chardon Branch, 110 E. Park St., Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 285-7601
geaugalibrary.net/genealogy-history
Geauga birth/death records 1867–1908, city directories, cemetery indexes searchable by township, and the "Voices of Geauga" oral history collection. The Chardon Branch is relocating to 345 Park Avenue around 2028 — verify current address before a visit.
c/o Geauga County Public Library, 110 E. Park St., Chardon, OH 44024
Chartered 1973, operates out of the library's Anderson Allyn Room above. Meets 2nd Tuesday monthly (except Jul/Aug) in the Bostwick Room.
14653 E. Park St., Burton, OH 44021 · (440) 834-1492
centuryvillagemuseum.org · Museum Thu–Sat 12–5pm
A different organization from the Genealogical Society above — a standalone living-history museum village in Burton, better suited to artifacts than records research.
12611 Ravenwood Dr., Suite 300, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 279-1902
Certified birth/death certificates for Geauga County events since 1909. Records 1867–1908: check the library's Anderson Allyn Room above.
the library's own township-organized cemetery database, plus Find A Grave — Geauga County.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Geauga County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Geauga County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Geauga County was created from Trumbull County. For records made before then, search the parent county:
All of Geauga County lies in the Connecticut Western Reserve, land Connecticut kept when it gave up its western claims, sold privately through the Connecticut Land Company. There are no federal land patents here, so start with the earliest deeds at the county Recorder (or the parent county's Recorder).
Titles that covered Geauga County, historic and current, with where to search each one. Not every historic title has been digitized — several survive only on microfilm.
| Title | Years | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| The Jeffersonian Democrat | 1854–1865 | Chronicling America |
| The Geauga Republican | 1872–1921 | Chronicling America |
| Geauga County Record | 1892–1921 | Chronicling America |
| Geauga Record | 1952–1962 | Chronicling America; also Newspapers.com |
| Geauga Times-Leader | 1963–1993 | Microfilm only — check Geauga County Historical Society |
| Geauga County Maple Leaf | 1993–current | geaugamapleleaf.com; back issues via issuu.com/geaugacountymapleleaf |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Geauga County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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