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Local Government Records : Greene County, Ohio

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Greene County | Bellbrook | Cedarville | Fairborn | Xenia | Yellow Springs
Beavercreek Twshp | Caesarcreek Twshp | Cedarville Twshp | Sugarcreek Twshp
Cedarville School Records | Xenia Twshp School Records | Federal

Greene County

    Record Title Date Span Format
  Auditor
    Abstract of Real and Personal Property
1825 MFM
    Enumeration of White Youth
1831-1833 MFM
    Personal Property Tax Lists
1830, 1841 MFM
    Real Estate Tax List
1806-1820, 1839-1850 5 MFM
    Sale of School Lands
1812-1869 MFM
    Virginia Military & Congress Land Tax Lists
1821-1824 MFM
  Board of Elections
   
    Minutes
1891-1940 MFM
  Children's Home
   
    Day Book
1967-1970 MFM
    Indenture Records
1896-1919 MFM
    Minutes of Child Welfare Board
1951-1968 2 MFM
    Receipts & Expenditures
1912-1957 MFM
    Register of Inmates
1904-1924 MFM
    Trustees' Minutes
1911-1926 MFM
    Trustees' Minutes
1911-1950 2 MFM
    Visitors' Register
1948-1954 MFM
  Clerk of Courts
   
    Circuit Court Appearance Docket
1883-1914 MFM
    Circuit Court Final Record
1901-1906 MFM
    Circuit Court Journal
1885-1913 2 MFM
    Common Pleas Chancery Record
1821-1854 3 MFM
    Common Pleas Civil Appearance Docket
1092-1942 18 MFM
    Common Pleas Civil Docket
1853-1902 12 MFM
    Common Pleas Civil Minutes Journal1
1804-1813, 1853-1901 4 MFM
    Common Pleas Civil Record
1809-1901 23 MFM
    Common Pleas General Index Direct and Reverse
1802-1878 2 MFM
    Common Pleas Index to Pending Suits
1871-1902 MFM
    Common Pleas Judgement Index Direct and Reverse
1879-1910 2 MFM
    Criminal Law Record
1847-1858 MFM
    District Court Appearance Docket
1852-1885 MFM
    District Court Minutes
1852-1885 MFM
    District Court Record
1861-1884 MFM
    Emancipation Record
1805-1844 MFM
    Fisher's License Record
1925-1936 MFM
    Judicial Statistics
1902-1919 MFM
    Justice of Peace Commissions
1845-1956 2 MFM
    Naturalizations
1845-1860, 1908-1958 MFM
    Naturalizations
1936-1951 MFM
    Record of Persons Naturalized
1845-1860 MFM
    Register of Trademarks
1924-1947 MFM
    Superior Court Appearance Docket
1870-1876 MFM
    Superior Court Execution Docket
1871-1885 MFM
    Superior Court Final Record
1871-1875 MFM
    Superior Court General Index Direct and Reverse
1871-1875 MFM
    Superior Court Minutes
1871-1875 MFM
    Supreme Court Chancery Record
1824-1850 2 MFM
    Supreme Court Execution Docket
1871-1878 MFM
    Supreme Court General Index Direct and Reverse
1803-1852 MFM
    Supreme Court Minutes
1810-1818 MFM
    Supreme Court Record
1803-1860 MFM
    Transcript of Comfort Rape Trail
1889 2 MFM
  Commissioners
   
    Blind Beneficiary Record
1917-1919 MFM
    County Home Journal
1913-1950 MFM
    Ditch Journal
1859-1874 MFM
    Journal and Record
1804-1859 MFM
    Record
1859-1902 3 MFM
    Road Record Index
1804-1895 MFM
County Home
    Admission/Discharges
1840-1851 2 MFM
    Director's Minutes
1861-1908 2 MFM
    Indenture Records
1884-1886, 1899 2 MFM
    Ledger and Bills
1880-1927 2 MFM
    Outside Relief Record
1881-1891 MFM
    Outside Relief Record
1891-1913 MFM
    Poor House Day Book
1829-1889 MFM
    Receipts & Expenditures
1908-1858 2 MFM
    Record of Inmates
1829-1907 MFM
    Superintendent's Cash Book
1928-1951 MFM
    Time Book and Payroll
1907-1947 MFM
    Visitors' Register
1870-1914 MFM
  Probate Court
   
    Criminal Docket
1885-1905 MFM
    Criminal Journal
1885-1905 MFM
    Criminal Record
1891-1905 MFM
    Estate Records
1822-1900 16 MFM
    Estate Records Index
1837-1906 MFM
    Habeas Corpus Record
1852-1877 MFM
    Marriage Records
1803-1870 3 MFM
    Mothers' Pension Record
1914-1935 MFM
    Naturalizations 1st & 2nd Papers
1887-1889 MFM
    Naturalizations 2nd Papers
1880-1886 MFM
    Naturalizations 2nd Papers
1903-1906 MFM
 

Recorder

   
    Liens on Mares
1885-1893 MFM
    Original Deeds (samples)
1809-1838 MFM
    Railroad Lien Record
1887-1899 MFM
    Traders' Record
1884-1886 MFM
  Soldiers' Relief Commission
   
    Minutes
1901-1949 MFM
    Relief Record
1902-1949 MFM
  Veterans' Services
   
    Soldiers' Discharge Record
1862-1900 MFM
    Soldiers' Relief Commission Minutes 1892-1900 MFM

Bellbrook

   
  Treasurer
   
    Bonds - Samples
1950-1953 1 folder
    Vochures - Samples
1868-1971 1 folder

Cedarville

   
  Board of Public Affairs
   
    Minutes
1929-1946 volume
  Clerk of Council
   
    Bicycle Registration
1961-1964 volume
    Mayor's Cash Book
194-1955 volume
    Minutes
1928-1946 volume
    Minutes of Neptune Fire Co. 1
1859-1894 volume
    Treasurer's Account Book
1930-1940 volume
  Municipal Court
   
    Mayor's Court Civil Docket
1938-1945 volume
  Service Department
   
    Grades & Surveys
1868-1912 volume
  Water Works
   
    Cash Book 1941-1959 2 volumes
    Consumers' Ledger
1954-1959 volume
    Sewer Ledger
1951-1954 volume
    Sewer Rental Cash Book
1943-1954 2 volumes

Fairborn

   
  Fairfield
   
    Board of Public Affairs
1935-1949 2 folders
    Board of Public Affairs Minutes
1928-1949 2 volumes
    City Council Minutes
1883-1949 8 volumes & 1 folder
    Fund Account Record
1883-1900 volume
    Orders Issued
1883-1900 volume
    Ordinances
1924-1944 1 folder
    Ordinances/Resolutions (scattered)
1834-1949 2 volume
    Police Arrest Record
1949 volume
  Osborn
   
    Board of Public Affairs Minutes
1910-1919, 1941-1947 2 volumes
    Council Minutes
1938-1949 2 volumes
    Electric/Water Works Trustees' Minutes
1896-1909 volume
    Ordinances/Resolutions
1936-1947 volume
  Wright View Village
   
    Council Minutes
1945-1948 2 volumes
    Ordinances
1945-1947 volume

Xenia

   
  Auditor
   
    Financial Records
1934-1962 2 1/2 hollinger boxes & 3 folders
  Board of Zoning Appeals
   
    Case Files
1956-1977 3 MFM
  City Manager
   
    Annual Reports
1938 - Unprocessed
    Monthly Report of Auditor/Treasurer - Unprocessed
1956-1960 volume
    Tornado Clippings
1974-1977 volume
    Tornado Disaster Files
1974-1977 hollinger box
  Clerk of Commission
   
    Board of Health Minutes
1867-1925 3 volumes
    Charter Files
1917 1/2 hollinger box
    City Council Minutes
6 MFM 1868-1977
    City Council Minutes Index
1897-1911 volume
    Civil Service Commission Minutes
1913-1954 2 volumes
    Corporation Record (Minutes/Ordinances)
1834-1868 MFM
    Officials' Oaths & Bonds
1884-1898 volume
    Ordinances
1867-1977 4 MFM
    Ordinances/Resolutions
1867-1954 7 volumes & 2 hollinger boxes
    Sewer Commission Minutes
1900-1902 volume
    Water Works Files
1895-1916 volume
    Workhouse Director's Minutes
1883-1900 volume
  Finance Department
   
    Annual Financial Statements 1921-1967
Unprocessed
    Auditor/Treasurer Reports
1936-1950 volume
    Budgets
1961 volume
    Cash Journal
1903-1951 MFM
    Emergency Relief Ledger
1938-1943 volume
    Interest/Sinking Fund Board Minutes
1920-1954 MFM
    Report of Municipal Operations
Unprocessed 1937
    State Audit Reports
1913-1962 RC box
  Human Relations
   
    Annual Reports
Unprocessed 1967
    Minutes
Unprocessed 1963-1968
  Mayor's Court
   
    Civil Docket
1853-1880 volume
    Criminal Docket
1876-1889 3 volumes
    Docket
1926-1927 volume
    Police Court Affidavits
1918-1925 2 volumes
    Police Court Docket
1918-1926 volume
  Planning Commission
   
    Case Files
1953-1979 3 MFM
  Police Department
   
    Annual Reports
1939-1952 1 folder
    Arrest Register (scattered)
1880-1954 6 volumes
    Offense Register
1937-1944 volume
 
Prison Register 1872-1914 3 volumes

Yellow Springs

   
  Clerk of Council
   
    Annual Reports
1974, 1976 1 folder
    Codified Ordinances
1950 1 folder
    Council Minutes
1861-1977 4 MFM
    Description of Boundaries
1856 volume
    Description of Boundaries
1856 volume
    Minutes
1861-1882 volume
    Ordinance Index
1896-1913 MFM
    Ordinances
1861-1864 volume
    Ordinances
1861-1901 volume
    Ordinances
1886-1977 2 MFM
    Planning Commission Minutes
1950-1977 MFM
    Poll Books & Tally Sheets
1900-1916 6 folders
    Resolutions
1953-1977 2 MFM
  Mayor's Court
   
    Criminal Docket (scattered)
1878-1911 3 volumes
  Police Department
   
    Arrest Register
1943-1954 2 volumes
  Village/Township Council
   
    Council Minutes - Yellow Springs & Miami Twp
1895-1954 volume

Beavercreek Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Appropriation Ledger
1878-1923 4 volumes
    Board of Health Minutes
1893-1903 1 folder
    Chattel Mortgages Index
1879-1908 3 volume
    Ditch Journal
1874-1907 volume
    Indenture Records
1837-1856 volume
    Ledger Bond & Record
1848-1878 2 volumes
    Militia Rolls
1837-1856 MFM
    Militia Rolls
1837-1856 volume
    Minutes (scattered)
1816-1947 1 folder & 12 volumes
    Officials' Bonds (scattered)
4 volumes 1837-1926
    Orders Issued
1837-1856 volume
    Receipts & Expenditures
1879-1907 5 volumes
    Record of Ear Marks
1837-1856 volume
    Road Record
1868-1894 volume
    Stray Animal Record
1839-1891 volume
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1852-1885 6 volumes
    Criminal Docket
1852-1912 2 volumes

Caesarcreek Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Minutes
1880-1983 2 MFM
    Zoning Minutes 1961 MFM
    Zoning Record 1969-1983 MFM

Cedarville Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Account Township Funds
1869-1928 5 volumes
    Chattel Mortgages
1877-1881 volume
    Ditch Journal 1845-1899
  2 volumes
    Fire Insurance Ledgers (scattered)
1909-1926 3 volumes
    Index to Chattel Mortgages
1885-1891 volume
    Ledger Book
1924-1930 volume
    Oaths & Bonds 1945-1973
volume
    Proceedings of Trustees
1850-1901 4 volumes
    Proceedings of Trustees
1901-1986 11 volumes
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil and Criminal Docket 1928-1935
volume
    Civil Docket
1846-1898 4 volumes
    Criminal Docket
1858-1913 3 volumes
  Treasurer
   
    Fund Account Record
1869-1923 5 volumes
  Zoning Commission
   
    Minutes
1958-1960, 1962-1975 MFM

Sugarcreek Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Board Record
1949-1969 MFM
    Minutes
1909-1989 5 MFM

Cedarville - School Records

   
  Board of Education
   
    Clerk's Account Book 1903-1908
2 volumes
    Clerk's Account Book 1915-1926
volume
    Expense Journal
1874-1887 volume
    Minutes
1889-1902 volume
    Register of Teachers (scattered)
1904-1912 2 volumes
    Treasurer's Account with Funds
1907-1914 2 volumes

Xenia Township - School Records

   
  Board of Education
   
    Book Lists
1916-1927 1 folder
    Enumerations
1910-1937 4 folders
    Grade Sheets
1927 1 folder
    Subject Files
1902-1932 1/2 hollinger box

Federal

   
    U.S. Census for Ohio - Greene County
1820-1930 11 MFM