Records of genealogical value can be scattered throughout a community. This treasure hunt can add some fun and frustration to your research efforts. Listed below are some documents, links to online records and contact information for other repositories of local records.
| Local Records | |
|---|---|
| Cemetery Records of Summit County Research Guide | |
| Summit County Veterans’ Burials Card File Collection | |
| Edwin Shaw Hospital - Briar Hill Cemetery Records Collection | |
| Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio - Interment Records, 1880-1916 | |
| • Full data listed by name | |
| • Brief listing by section number | |
| Springfield Township Cemetery Transcriptions | |
| St. Vincent Cemetery Transcriptions | |
| Summit County Index to Ohio State Penitentiary Prisoner Registers, 1840-1938 | |
| Summit County Naturalization Records from the Summit County Clerk of Courts | |
| Ohio Death Certificates (1908-1953) from Family Search | |
| Ohio Death Certificates (1954-1970) from Ohio History Connection | |
| Maps and Atlases of Akron and Summit County from Summit Memory's Online Map Room | |
| Cunningham Funeral Home records, 1906-1947 from FamilySearch | |
| Glendale Cemetery burial records, 1828-1958 from FamilySearch |
Contact information for other Records and Research Facilities can be found on our Records and Research Facilities PDF .
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