Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Richland County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Wills and estates
- Administration & Guardianship Bonds, 1849-18911849-1891
- Administration Index 1837-18901837-1890
- Administration Record 1813-18851813-1885
- Executors & Administrators 1852-18971852-1897
- Guardians Index, v. 1, 1846-1854, v. 2, 1854-1863; v. 3, 1863-1872, v. 4, 1872-18831846-1854; 1854-1863; 1863-1872; 1872-1883
- Probate General Index 1813-19001813-1900
- Probate Journal, v. 7, Missing; v. 8, 1877-1879; v. 9, 1879-1881; v. 10, 1881-1882; v. 11, 1882-1877-1879; 1879-1881; 1881-1882; 1882
- Will & Administration Records, 1813-18231813-1823
- Will Records, v. 1/2, 1816-1822; v. 1, 1849-1855; v. 2, 1852-1864; v. 3, 1864-1873; v. 4, 1873-1816-1822; 1849-1855; 1852-1864; 1864-1873; 1873
- Wills 1816-18731816-1873
Other records
- Administrative Index1844-18471844-1847
- Guardian Docket, v. 5, 1883-19051883-1905
- Guardian Record, v. 1, 1852-1863; v. 2, 1863-1868, v. 3 Missing; v. 4, 1873-1876, v. 5, 1877-1852-1863; 1863-1868; 1873-1876; 1877
- 1880; v. 6, 1879-1882, v. 7, Missing; v. 8, 1880-1884, v. 9, 1884-18881880; 1879-1882; 1880-1884; 1884-1888
- Inventory Record, v. 1, 1863-1864; v. 2, 1865-1867, v. 3, Missing; v. 4, 1870-1873; v. 5, 1873- 1874, v. 6, 1874-1876; v. 7, 1876-1877, v. 8, 1877-1879; v. 9, 1879-1881, v. 10, 1881-1883;1863-1864; 1865-1867; 1870-1873; 1873- 1874; 1874-1876; 1876-1877; 1877-1879; 1879-1881; 1881-1883
- v. 11, 1882-18841882-1884
- Ohio State Reformatory Admissions 1918-19541918-1954
- 1883; v. 12, 1883-1885; v. 13, 1885-18861883; 1883-1885; 1885-1886
- v. 10, 1891-1896; v. 11, 1894-1902; , v. 12, 1896-1899; v. 13, 1899-19031891-1896; 1894-1902; 1896-1899; 1899-1903
- Whissemore Photograph Collection, 18761876
- 1878; v. 5 1877-1881; v. 6, 1880-1887; v. 7, 1882-1887; v. 8, 1881-1891; v. 9, 1887-1895;1878; 1877-1881; 1880-1887; 1882-1887; 1881-1891; 1887-1895
- Womens Christian Temperance Union, Mansfield, Ohio, 1878-19231878-1923
- Writs & Appearance Docket, 1824-18281824-1828
Census records
- Agricultural Census 1850, 18601850; 1860
- Census 1820 to 19301820 to 1930
- Industrial Census 1820, 1850, 1860, 18801820; 1850; 1860; 1880
Marriages, births and deaths
- Births 1856-19081856-1908
- Death Records, v. 1, 1867-19061867-1906
- Marriage Index, 1815-19191815-1919
- Marriage Index, Reverse, 1815-19191815-1919
- Marriages - Women, 1819-1861; 1813-18641819-1861; 1813-1864
- Marriages 1813-1823; 1847-18521813-1823; 1847-1852
- Marriages 1834-19401834-1940
- Mortality Record, v. 1, 1890-1906; v. 2, 1906, No Index1890-1906; 1906
- Mortality Schedule 1850, 18601850; 1860
- Sacred Heart Church 1844-1924, Record Book, Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Deaths1844-1924
- St. Peter's Catholic Church Records: Deaths 1869-1941; 1941-1967; 1967- 1989; 1989-20011869-1941; 1941-1967; 1967- 1989; 1989-2001
Poor relief and institutions
- Childrens Home, Record of Indentures 1883-1900; Minutes 1880-19171883-1900; 1880-1917
Church records
County government
- Commissioners Journal 1813-18161813-1816
Court records
Deeds and land
- Deed Index, Grantee 1814-18551814-1855
- Deed Index, Grantor 1814-19021814-1902
- History of Richland Co., 1808-1908, A.J. Baughman1808-1908
- Newspapers: Richland County Leader 1919-19221919-1922
- Newspapers: Richland Star 1877-18811877-1881
- Richland Co. Journal, v. 1, 1852-1855; v. 2, 1855-1859; v. 3, 1859-1863; v. 4, 1864-1867; v. 5, 1867-1871; v. 6, 1871-18741852-1855; 1855-1859; 1859-1863; 1864-1867; 1867-1871; 1871-1874
Schools
- School 1936-1953 (Mansfield)1936-1953
Cemeteries and burial
- Mansfield Cemetery Interment Records, 1852-1885; 1886-1926; 1926-1970; 1971-19791852-1885; 1886-1926; 1926-1970; 1971-1979
- St. John's Cemetery Association, Mansfield, OH, Record of Interments 1888-19841888-1984
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery Interment Records, 1919-19791919-1979
Newspapers and directories
- Mansfield OH, City Directory 1902, 1903, 1904, 19061902; 1903; 1904; 1906
- Newspapers: Bellville Dollar Weekly 1872- 18751872- 1875
- Newspapers: Bellville Independent 3 Oct 1889 - 10 Oct 18951889; 1895
- Newspapers: Bellville Messenger 1893, 1895- 19061893; 1895- 1906
- Newspapers: Bellville Star, 1881-1889, 1908-1919, 1922-1970, 1972-1975, 1977-19781881-1889; 1908-1919; 1922-1970; 1972-1975; 1977-1978
- Newspapers: Butler Enterprise 1893 -19071893 -1907
- Newspapers: Butler Times 1901-1915; 1921-19231901-1915; 1921-1923
- Newspapers: Independent Star 18891889
- Newspapers: Lexington Ledger 19671967
- Newspapers: Lexington New Shopper News (w) 19561956
- Newspapers: Lexington Shopper News 1955-19561955-1956
- Newspapers: Mansfield News Journal, 13 July 19581958
- Newspapers: Mansfield Newspapers 1850-19071850-1907
- Newspapers: News of Lexington 1956-19591956-1959
- Newspapers: Ohio Liberal 1873, 1877-1879, 18841873; 1877-1879; 1884
- Newspapers: Shelby Ohio, Daily Globe 1938-19381938-1938
- Newspapers: Tri Forks Press, 1936-19591936-1959
- Newspapers: Weekly Independent 1888-18891888-1889
- Newspapers: Worthington Enterprise 1888-1889; 18901888-1889; 1890
Naturalization records
Tax records
- Tax Duplicates 1819-18381819-1838
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected microfilm holdings from the Ohio Genealogical Society’s published 2012 inventory. This is a historical inventory: confirm that the film is still available, along with current visit, copying and access conditions, before relying on it. These are holdings at the society, not a complete county courthouse inventory. Census spans do not imply that every census survives; the 1890 population census is largely lost. Some original catalog titles contain historical terminology.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Richland County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county recorder, the probate court, the clerk of the court of common pleas and the Ohio History Connection, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county recorder
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- The probate court
Wills, estates and guardianships, marriage licenses, births and deaths registered from 1867 to 1908, and most naturalizations from about 1859 to 1906.
- The clerk of the court of common pleas
Civil cases, divorces, and naturalizations before about 1859 and after 1906.
- The Ohio History Connection
In Columbus: state records, death certificates, and county records at its archives and regional network.
- Ohio History Connection Archives & Libraryfree
The state's historical society archives and library in Columbus, with state and county records and death certificates.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Ohio, Richland" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Franklin County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Franklin County
Later formed partly from Richland County: Ashland County, Morrow County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1808, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Ohio's probate courts registered births and deaths from 1867 until statewide registration began in 1908, so for those years ask the probate court of the county.