Resources

Collected here are many valuable resources to further your knowledge of local history. These include links, maps, atlases and directories. One of the most important books for our area is The History of Clinton County Ohio. This is an exhaustive history of the county exploring every aspect of the area, it’s people and it’s formation. Most of these books are linked to sites like the Hamilton County Library. These site allow you to do text searches and zoom in and out of the pages. This makes it easy to do your research on your browser without leaving home. Most allow you to download pdf’s of the books too if you would like to have them on your hard drive.

CLINTON COUNTY RECORDS & ARCHIVES
https://co.clinton.oh.us/departments/ClintonCountyArchives
The early records of the county are archived here and go back to 1810 when the county was formed.
These include:
• Birth & Death Records
• Marriages
• Wills
• Deeds

CLINTON COUNTY HISTORIC CENTER
https://clintoncountyhistory.org
The mission of the Clinton County Historic Center is to encourage community involvement in the preservation, education, and promotion of Clinton County history and genealogy for the benefit of all people.

COLLECTION OF HISTORIC MAPS OF CLINTON COUNTY
This collection includes historic and modern maps of the towns and townships of Clinton County. Maps can be downloaded as pdfs for offline use.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/d31f5b22ba19439391b9c0356cdd1488

GENERAL RESOURCES
Postcard History.
Smithsonian Institute
https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/postcard/postcard-history

Dating a post card.
Smithsonian Institute
https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/postcard/dating-postcards

Resources