Ohio Guide to Genealogical Sources

This is a very comprehensive guide to the genealogical records and sources in Ohio, written by one of Ohio's foremost genealogists, Carol Willsey Bell. For each of Ohio's eighty-eight counties, Mrs. Bell supplies the following data: the county creation date and the name(s) of the parent county
the county seat
the name and address of the county courthouse, library, historical society, genealogical society, archival district, and health department
a list of relevant land surveys (for land and deed research)
the surrounding counties
and the names of all townships in the county. Next is a detailed breakdown of the court records on microfilm (LDS and Ohio Historical Society), listed first by originating office and then by record group.