Clermont County Probate Court is located at the corner of Riverside Dr. and Spring St.  It sits behind, 
and shares a parking lot with, the Administration Building at 101 Main St.  The hours are 8:30 AM to 
4:00 PM

There are two sets of doors on the building.  Enter the door by the flags and go to the second floor, 
either by elevator or by stairs.  Go into the door that says Probate and you will see the office area.  You will walk straight through this first area to get to the room where the records are kept. 

If you have been to Probate Court in Clermont County, you know that it is a wonderful, small, easy-to-use facility.  As in other counties, the Probate Court has the marriage records, along with minister’s licenses, wills, estates, administration records, guardianships, some birth and death records, and more.  We are veryfortunate that Clermont County has never had a courthouse fire or flood, as so many counties have had.  As a result, our records are extant.

Marriage records go back to the time of settlement.  Early ones will include the bride and groom, the minister or justice of the peace who performed the ceremony, and the date.  A few, certainly not all, will have notes as to where the bride and groom lived, their ages, whether either had been married before, and, if age needed to be proven, who was with them to do so.  Later in the 1800s, the license applications show all of that plus birthdates and places, occupations, and parents’ names.  
Remember that until December of 1800, Clermont County was part of Hamilton County.  If your ancestors married in the area prior to that date, the record might be in Hamilton County.  Also, many Clermont Countians married across the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky.

Above I mentioned that “some” birth and death records are in Probate Court.  Those would be the 
records that were kept prior to state-mandated birth and death certificates.  There are some for 1855-56, which was a short experiment that was dropped, then the records begin again in 1867 and go to 1908.  The records differ from the later (1908 and after) certificates.  They are much spottier---and they contain less information.  But, they are still very valuable.  For birth and death certificates, 
issued after 1908, you won’t be searching here, but will need to go to the Clermont County General Health District Office for a certified copy. 

The will books line one wall, and an adjoining wall contains the administration books.  Guardianships are shelved in the middle of the room.  A large table and several chairs are just a step or two from the books, along with microfilm readers and a copy machine.  It is a quiet, pleasant place to work and a gold mine for those with Clermont roots!