Cuyahoga County was formed in 1808 from Geauga County, which in turn had been formed only two years earlier from Trumbull County. Just seven years later, in 1815, a portion was removed from Cuyahoga, along with a portion of Portage County, to become Huron County. In 1822, Lorain County was formed from parts of Cuyahoga, Huron and Medina Counties. The final loss of part of Cuyahoga County was in 1840 when a portion was joined with part of Geauga County to form Lake County. Use the clickable map below for links to USGenWeb sites for the surrounding or connected counties or scroll down for the listing which includes alternative project sites.

1895 Map of Cuyahoga and surrounding counties Huron County USGenWeb Site Lorain County USGenWeb Site Cuyahoga County USGenWeb Site Geauga County USGenWeb Site Medina County USGenWeb Site Summit County USGenWeb Site Portage County USGenWeb Site Lake County USGenWeb Site
Map modified with permission of Ray Sterner from http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states
from 1895 Ohio state map at: http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/1895/oh_1895.jpg

Cuyahoga County
Independent Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Cuyahoga
 Trumbull County (Parent County for Cuyahoga)
USGenWeb Site: http://trumbull.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/OH/Trumbull/
ALHN & AHGP Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohtrumb2/
 Geauga County (Parent County for Cuyahoga & Eastern neighbor)
USGenWeb Site: http://geauga.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Geauga
 Huron County (formed from part of Cuyahoga 1815)
USGenWeb Site: http://huron.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Huron
ALHN Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron/
 Lorain County (formed from part of Cuyahoga 1822 & Western neighbor)
USGenWeb Site: http://lorain.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Lorain
 Lake County (formed from part of Cuyahoga 1840 & NorthWest neighbor)
USGenWeb Site: http://lake.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Lake
  Medina County (neighbor to the south)
USGenWeb Site: http://medina.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Medina
 Portage County (neighbor to the southeast)
USGenWeb Site: http://portage.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Portage
ALHN Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohport2/
 Summit County (neighbor to the south)
USGenWeb Site: http://summit.ohgenweb.org/
RootsWeb Resources: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/USA/OH/Summit


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