Hamilton County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 15865
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215-0865
Telephone:  (513) 956-7078

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A chapter of the
Ohio Genealogical Society

Databases Available

 
Listed in the table below are the unique databases offered by HCGS.  Be sure to also check our pages under Local Records, Records Repositories, and the links within Hamilton Co. Sites for links to numerous databases and content located on other local, county, state, and national websites.
 
 
Google Custom Search
NOTE: The Google Custom Search feature currently does NOT cover all databases. We are working on fixing it. Some of the PDF databases listed below are searched. Feel free to try the search!  Thanks for your patience!
Many of our public databases listed below are searchable all at one time with this Google Custom Search feature.  Other pages of our website are also searched, including legacy Queries and issues of our newsletter The Gazette.  
 
 
Copyright Notice: All data, both in PDF files and in searchable MySQL database formats, whether for members-only or for the public, are Copyright © by the Hamilton County Genealogical Society (Ohio), a.k.a. HCGS.  We encourage use of this data for your personal or professional client family history research and documentation. However, for any other purpose you may not copy, distribute, transmit, or create derivative works from any material contained on this Website without the prior consent of HCGS.  For further important details, terms, and contact information please see the Linking and Copyright sections of the website Terms of Use.
 
 
Databases
Our databases available on this website are listed in the following table, segregated by those freely available to the Public versus those available to current HCGS Members Only.  Most of our databases are indexes in the form of Adobe Acrobat PDF files, while some of the Members Only databases are in searchable MySQL database format.  The PDF files are searchable.  For example, once you have opened a file in the Google Chrome PDF viewer press Ctrl+F to open the search box.
 
The links in the table go to further detailed descriptions of the indexes with actual links to the indexes and descriptions of how to obtain copies of the original records the indexes refer to. 
 
Legend: "Abrv Index" stands for Abbreviated Index wherein enough information is given to show that a record exists in that collection but does not provide enough detail to enable retrieval of a copy of the the record from the original collection at the record repository.  "Full Index" on the other hand provides enough information to enable retrieval of a copy of the record from the original collection at the record repository.  "Alpha PDF Images" means alphabetized (and searchable) PDF images of the original records.
 
Memberships in HCGS start at $20/year and give access to the Members Only databases, as well as numerous other exclusive benefits.
 
Category / Database Public
Members
Only
Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths    
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Roman Catholic Baptism Records - Early – 1889 Abrv Index  
Index to Church Deaths 1811 - 1899 Updated June 2024 Abrv Index Full Index
Index to Death Notices, 1827-1910  (Newspapers, including German newspapers) Abrv Index Full Index
Index to Death Notices Appearing in Der Christliche Apologete 1839 - 1899  (Newspaper) Abrv Index Full Index
Marriage Index, 1808-1884 Abrv Index Full Index
 
Full Index
Full Index
 
Deaths in the Annual Reports of City Infirmary, July 1852-1891 Full Index  
     
Burials, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes    
Weil Funeral Home - Funeral Records  
Alpha
PDF Images
Full Index  
Index of Pre-Civil War veterans burials Updated January 2024 Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Index of World War II fatalties Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
     
Court and Criminal Records    
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Volume 1: Index of Reported Court Records 1841 - 1869 Abrv Index  
Volume 2: Index of Reported Court Records 1870 - 1879 Abrv Index  
Volume 3: Index of Reported Court Records 1880 - 1884 Abrv Index  
Index to the Criminal Records in the Commissioners' Reports  Full Index  
   
Lineage Societies    
Full Index  
All-Name Index to Settlers and Builders of Hamilton County, Ohio Updated April 2024 Full Index  
All-Name Index to Century Families of Hamilton County, Ohio Updated April 2024 Full Index  
Full Index  
     
Miscellaneous    
Index to Ford's History of Cincinnati Full Index  
Index to Hamilton County Pioneers List  Full Index  
Index to Hamilton County, Ohio, Wills 1791 - 1850 Full Index  
Full Index  
Genealogical Queries 1981 - 2014 Full Index  
Index to Columbia Township Hamilton County, Ohio Record Book New May 2024   Full Index
     
Recorder's Office    
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Index to Recorder's Office Sundries, 1794-1889 (includes mortgages, leases, mechanics liens, etc.) 
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Full Index  
Recorder's Office (HCRO) Deed Indexes Full Index  
Full Index  

 

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