November 18, 2012

Ohio Agricultural Schedules at the State Library of Ohio






Ohio agricultural census State Library of Ohio

Adams: 1850, 60, 70
Allen: 1850, 60, 70
Ashland: 1850, 60
Ashtabula: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Athens: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Auglaize: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Belmont: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Brown: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Butler: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Carroll: 1870, 80
Champaign: 1870, 80
Clark: 1880
Clermont: 1880
Clinton: none
Columbiana: none
Coshocton: none
Crawford: none
Cuyahoga: none
Darke: 1850, 60
Defiance: 1850, 60
Delaware: 1850, 60
Erie: 1850, 60
Fairfield: 1850, 60
Fayette: 1850, 60, 70
Franklin: 1850, 60, 70
Fulton: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Gallia: 1850, 60, 70
Geauga: 1850, 60, 70
Greene: 1850, 60, 70
Greene: 1850, 60, 70
Guernsey: 1850, 60, 70
Hamilton: 1850, 60, 70
Hancock: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Hardin: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Harrison: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Henry: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Highland: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Hocking: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Holmes: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Huron: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Jackson: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Jefferson: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Knox: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Lake: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Lawrence: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Licking: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Logan: 1850, 60, 70, 80
Lorain: 1850, 60, 80
Lucas: 1850, 60, 80
Madison: 1850, 60, 80
Mahoning: 1850, 60, 80
Marion: 1850, 60, 80
Medina: 1850, 60, 80
Meigs: 1850, 60, 80
Mercer: 1850, 60, 80
Miami: 1850, 60, 80
Monroe: 1850, 60, 80
Montgomery: 1850, 60, 80
Morgan: 1850, 60, 80
Morrow: 1860, 80
Muskingum: 1860, 80
Noble: 1860, 80
Ottawa: 1860, 80
Paulding: 1860, 80
Perry: 1860, 80
Pickaway: 1860, 80
Pike: 1860, 80
Portage: 1860, 80
Preble: 1860, 80
Putnam: 1860
Richland: 1860
Ross: 1850, 60
Sandusky: 1850, 60
Scioto: 1850, 60
Seneca: 1850, 70
Shelby: 1850, 70
Stark: 1850, 70
Summit: 1850, 70
Trumbull: 1850, 70
Tuscarawas: 1850, 70
Union: 1850, 70
Van Wert: 1850, 70
Vinton: 1850, 70
Warren: 1850, 70
Washington: 1850, 70, 80
Wayne: 1850, 70, 80
Williams: 1850, 70, 80
Wood: 1850, 70, 80
Wyandot: 1850, 70, 80

Whew, that’s a lot of counties, isn’t it? 





  1. I will have to check out the agricultural schedules for South Carolina. On both sides, my family members farmed -- probably about 2/3 of them from 1850-1880, after the occasional dentist or lawyer. I've copied Nancy's family history link and made a note of your directions on navigating Wish I could stop time so that I could check out all these good times right now. Thank you!

    1. Good luck with your South Carolina research, Mariann. And if you discover the trick to stopping time, be sure to let me know--I could use that, too!

  2. Shelley, adorable you!!!! I didn't know the State Library of Ohio had these records. I'm headed there as soon as I can drive again! Thanks so much!!! And thanks for referring your readers to my blog post. I appreciate it.

    1. Cool, Nancy! So glad we could help each other out!

  3. Thank you for this post. My husband's ancestors were ALL farmers who lived in Darke, Auglaize, and Shelby counties in western Ohio. I live in Indiana now, but maybe I can convince hubby to take a day off during the week to watch the kids so that I can make a special trip over to look through the archives.

    1. Glad I could help, Emily. Yes, the downfall of the State Library is that their hours are not very convenient. That's one reason I thought it would be good for people to know exactly what counties and years are available before making plans to come. As a side note, a lot of the genealogy books from the State Library are now at Columbus Metro Library, so you may want to combine the two facilities into one trip. Click on the "Libraries" topic tag on my sidebar to find a post about CML. Hope you find a lot of interesting info if you come!

  4. I am a big fan of using the agricultural censuses to get a snapshot of my farmer ancestors. But you also need to know the limitations and problems of using the records. For example, sometimes the census taker didn't record all of the crops being grown. The 1870 farm census has the same problems as the population census. Agricultural practices also varied from place to place and the census doesn't always capture the full extent of the farm operations. Calculations of the grain crops they grew sometimes showed they didn't have enough to fee both people and animals. But my ancestors in 19th Mississippi, for example, made wide use of open range to feed livestock, making it less necessary to grow grain for animals.

    1. Those are some very good points to keep in mind, for sure. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts!




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