Formed March 24, 1803 from Hamilton County, the same year Ohio gained statehood — named for General Joseph Warren of Bunker Hill · county seat Lebanon. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Warren County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube900 Memorial Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 695-1180
warrencountyohio.gov/Probate_Juvenile
Wills, estates, guardianships, historic marriage records, and name changes.
406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 695-1382
Deeds and land records indexed from 1797/1799 to present, with online search.
500 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 695-1120
clerkofcourts.warrencountyohio.gov
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 695-2393
auditor.warrencountyohio.gov/PropertySearch
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 932-1817 · wchs@wchsmuseum.org
wchsmuseum.org — Mary W. Klei Research Library, open Thu/Fri 10–4
Shaker and Quaker history, church/family/topical files, local newspapers since 1807, atlases, some court records, cemetery and tax records. Fee-based research service available.
406 Justice Drive (lower level), Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 695-1144
A separate OGS chapter from the Historical Society. Vital, cemetery, tax, obituary, and will/estate records; runs the Western Star newspaper digitization project; hosts a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.
101 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 932-2665
In-library Ancestry.com and FamilySearch access. The deeper local-history collection is next door at the Harmon Museum.
416 South East Street, Lebanon, OH 45036 · (513) 695-1228
warrencohealthoh.gov — Birth and Death Records
Certified birth records (all Ohio counties) and Warren County death records, 1908/1909–present, $22/copy.
Find A Grave — Warren County and the WCGS Virtual Cemetery Project, a 12-volume tombstone-reading index. A 25-volume "Early Vital Records of Warren County Ohio," including Bible records, is held at the Harmon Museum research library.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Warren County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Warren County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Warren County was formed in 1803 from Hamilton County. For records made before then, search the parent county:
Part of Warren County lies in the Virginia Military District, land Virginia set aside for its Revolutionary War veterans. It was surveyed in irregular metes and bounds, and the first owners' records follow a warrant, entry, survey, and patent trail.
Part of Warren County lies in the Symmes Purchase, land bought by John Cleves Symmes between the Great and Little Miami Rivers and resold to settlers. Early sales are traced through the Hamilton County deed books.
Other parts of the county were federal Congress Lands or smaller special tracts. Where land was sold by the federal government, the first purchase appears as a federal patent.
Titles that covered Warren 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 Western Star (Lebanon) | 1807-present | Chronicling America (1807-1922); Ohio Memory; current via newspapers.com |
| Lebanon Patriot | 1868-1936 | Chronicling America (1868-1922); Ohio Memory for later years |
| The Lebanon Gazette | 1821-1822, 1877-1893 | Chronicling America |
| The Democratic Citizen / Warren Democratic Citizen | 1852-1863 | Chronicling America |
| Warren County Reporter | 1959-1977 | Microfilm only — Lebanon Public Library / Warren Co. Genealogical Society |
| The Lebanon Star | 1973-1980s | Microfilm only — Warren County Genealogical Society (wcgsoh.org) |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Warren County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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