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CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARCHIVES

The Cuyahoga County Archives, a department of the Board of County Commissioners, was organized in the summer of 1975 and serves as a repository for the historical records of Cuyahoga County, and for current records requiring temporary maintenance. A research library is available for the convenience of persons using the records in the County Archives and trained personnel are always available to provide advice on any specific research problem. The offices, storage facilities, and the research library are all located in the Robert Russell Rhodes House, a Victorian Italianate mansion built in 1874.

Records of interest in the archives

• Board of County Commissioners Journals, 1810-1985.
• List of Electors, 1893-1982, Board of Elections
• Coroner's case files, 1833-1900 (not inclusive)
• Township and ward maps, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1890.
• Atlases: Cuyahoga County, 1852, 1874, 1892, and 1903; also City of Cleveland, 1881 and 1898.
• County Building Commission Journals, including Cuyahoga County Court House, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, and certain other county buildings and bridges.
• Probate Court estate case files, 1813-1913; indexes, 1813-1941.
• Registration and Charters of Religious and Other Societies, 1845-1924.
• Tax Duplicates, 1819-1986 (not inclusive).
• Marriage records, 1810-1941, originals; and index, 1810 to the present, available on microfilm.
• Divorce case files, 1876-1882, Court of Common Pleas; also Ohio Supreme Court records, 1811-1858, and Court of Common Pleas Special Docket files, 1876-1922.
• Naturalization records, 1818-1971, Court of Common Pleas; also Probate Court naturalization records, 1859-1901.
• Birth records, 1849-1908.
• Death records, 1840-1908.
• Abstract of Votes, 1893-1974, Board of Elections.
• Civil War Bounty Record, 1862.
• Road Records, 1802-1898.
• County Surveyor's Records, 1823-1893.
• Cleveland City Directories, 1837-1939 (not inclusive).
• Necrology File, 1850-1950; 1951-1975.
• Board of Elections Register of Naturalized Voters, 1836-1972.

Research policies and procedures

Please request only one type of record at a time. Place request on paper. A request includes record type, relevant surnames(s), and pertinent research dates.

Staff members will bring all research materials to the reference rooms. There is a retrieval maximum of ten volumes, or documents, per individual request.

Archives staff make all desired photocopies. Photocopies are NOT MADE when the original record may be damaged or harmed in the process. Abstract forms are available, free of charge, for death and other records.

There is a fee of twenty-five cents per page to photocopy a document or entry. Please pay, by cash or check, for all copies at the end of a visit. Checks should be made payable to the TREASURER of CUYAHOGA COUNTY.

The reference area closes promptly at 4:00 p.m. to give staff members the opportunity to re-shelve archival material, and to prepare for the next business day. No new records may be requested by a patron after 3:45 p.m. An individual may, however, remain in the research areas until 4:20 p.m. if they plan to use city directories, or to search in the indexes to marriage or naturalization.

Volunteers assist the staff and can answer most questions and help begin research.

The staff hopes you will enjoy your visit to the Archives and looks forward to assisting you.

THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARCHIVES

2905 FRANKLIN BOULEVARD

CLEVELAND, OHIO 44113

(216) 443-7250

(216) 443-3636 Fax number

HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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