Cuyahoga County, Location

Cuyahoga County

Formed 10 Feb 1808 (456 square miles)
Parent county: Geauga

Evolution of county from date of formation until it assumed its final form
7 Jun 1808: Erected and attached to Geauga
1 May 1810: Organized. Huron and parts of Geauga attached temporarily until organization of Huron
22 Jan 1811: Boundary established between Huron and Cuyahoga
18 Feb 1815: Diminished by organization of Huron
26 Dec 1822: Part of Lorain attached temporarily until organization of Lorain
1 Apr 1824: Diminished by organization of Lorain
29 Jan 1827: Islands in Lake Erie attached. Part of Lorain attached
6 Mar 1840: Part of Lake attached temporarily until organization
29 Jan 1841: Part attached to Geauga and part of Geauga attached
11 Jan 1843: Part of Geauga attached

Federal Population schedules extant from 1820-1940. (1890 missing) 

Non-population schedules:
1820 Manufacturers; 1850 Agricultural; 1850 Industry; 1860 Mortality; 1870 Agricultural; 1870 Industry; 1880 Agricultural; 1880 Industry; 1880 Mortality

Cuyahoga County has many defunct townships. By 1990, mos of the townships were annexed by Cleveland or other municipalities. After annexation, the townships no longer had governmental powers and became a township in name only. Nineteen of Cuyahoga's townships are "paper" townships. Only a part of Olmsted Township and a small part of Chagrin Falls Township remain.

Townships:
Bedford, Brecksville, Brooklyn, Chagrin Falls, Dover, East Cleveland, Euclid, Independence, Mayfield, Middleburg, Newburg, Olmsted, Orange, Parma, Riveredge, Rockport, Royalton, Solon, Strongsville, Warrensville, and West Park.
Cuyahoga County Probate Files: 1813-1900 http://familysearch.org/

For Cuyahoga death records or indexes: http://www.deathindexes.com/ohio/cuyahoga-cleveland.html

Jana Broglin, CG, OGSF
Swanton, Ohio
mailto:jana@janabroglin.com