Formed 1800 from Jefferson & Wayne counties, one of Ohio's original Connecticut Western Reserve counties · county seat Warren. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Trumbull County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube161 High St. NW, 1st Floor, Warren, OH 44481 · (330) 675-2521
Estates, guardianships, marriage licenses, adoptions, name changes, and birth registration corrections. Online record search at eservices.trumbullprobate.org.
County Administration Bldg., 160 High St. NW, Warren, OH 44481 · (330) 675-2401
Deeds, mortgages, liens, and other recorded land instruments. Online record search at records.co.trumbull.oh.us.
161 High Street NW, Warren, OH 44481 · (330) 675-2557
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
160 High Street NW, Warren, OH 44481 · (330) 675-2420
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
444 Mahoning Ave. NW, 2nd Floor, Warren, OH 44483 · (330) 399-8807 ext. 202
wtcpl.org — Local History & Genealogy Center
Obituary indexes (1900–present, plus scattered 1812–1900 years), microfilm readers, and the online "Trumbull Memory Project" photo/document archive.
PO Box 309, Warren, OH 44482 · (330) 988-9634
Founded 1969. Meets 2nd Tuesday monthly, 10:15am, at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library (no July meeting). Publishes the "Ancestry Trails" e-newsletter.
328 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, OH 44483 · (330) 394-4653
trumbullcountyhistory.com · Open April–December
A separate organization from the Genealogical Society. Runs the Morgan History Center and tours of the c.1807 John Stark Edwards House; closed to the public January–March.
258 E. Market St., Warren, OH 44481 · (330) 841-2541
Birth records from December 1908; death records from January 1964. Available in person, by mail, or via VitalChek.
The county-wide Trumbull County Combined Health District (Cortland) does not issue certificates — vital records are centralized at this Warren city office instead.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Trumbull County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Trumbull County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Trumbull County was formed in 1800 from Jefferson and Wayne Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
All of Trumbull 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 Trumbull 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve Chronicle (orig. Trump of Fame) | 1812-1921 | Chronicling America (1855-1921); earlier years microfilm — Warren-Trumbull County Public Library |
| Warren News-Letter, and Trumbull County Republican | 1830-1839 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Warren Daily Tribune | 1891-1921 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| The Warren Tribune | 1921-1924 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Tribune Chronicle | 1934-present | GenealogyBank & Newspapers.com (recent years); microfilm — Warren-Trumbull County Public Library |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Trumbull County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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