List of historical societies in Ohio

The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Ohio, United States. ^[1]

Organizations

View of Granville Historical Society building in Ohio (photo 2016)

Sign for the Twinsburg Historical Society in Ohio (photo 2014)

• Adams County Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Allen County Historical Society ^[2]
• Alliance Historical Society, Ohio  ^{[ d ]}
• Amelia Area Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Apple Creek Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Ashland County Historical Society & Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Ashtabula County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bainbridge Historical Society ^[2]
• Belden Historical Society ^[2]
• Belmont County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Belpre Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Berea Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Blue Ash Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Botkins Historical Society ^[2]
• Brimfield Historical Society & Kelso House Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Broadview Heights Historical Society ^[2]
• Brookville Historical Society, Inc. ^[2]
• Brown County Historical Society ^[2]
• Brunswick Area Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Butler County Historical Society ^[2]
• Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society ^[1]
• Chagrin Falls Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Chatham Township Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cincinnati Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Clark County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Clinton County Genealogical & Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Columbus Historical Society
• Conneaut Area Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• County Line Historical Society of Wayne-Holmes County ^[2]
• Crestline Historical Society ^[2]
• Darke County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Defiance County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Delaware County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Dover Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Fairport Harbor Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Firelands Historical Society ^[2]
• Fostoria Area Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Franklinton Historical Society ^[3]
• Fredericktown Area Historical Society ^[2]
• Fulton County Historical Society ^[2]
• Gallia County Historical & Genealogical Society ^[2]
• Gates Mills Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Granger Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Granville Historical Society ^[2]
• Great Lakes Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Historical Society Of Greenfield ^[2]
• Greenhills Historical Society ^[2]
• Henry County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Highland County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hinckley Historical Society ^[2]
• Historic New Richmond Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Historical Society of Old Brooklyn ^[2]
• Hudson Historical Society ^[2]
• Huron County Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Huron Historical Society ^[2]
• Jefferson County Historical Association^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jefferson County Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Kelleys Island Historical Association^{[ citation needed ]}
• Kent Historical Society and Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Knox County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lake County Historical Society  ^{[ d ] [4]}
• Lake Erie Islands Historical Society ^[2]
• Lake Township Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lakewood Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Licking County Historical Society ^[3]
• Litchfield Historical Society ^[2]
• Lodi Harrisville Historical Society ^[2]
• Logan County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lorain County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lucasville Area Historical Society ^[2]
• Madison Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Magnolia Area Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Mahoning Valley Historical Society ^[2]
• Manchester Historical Society ^[2]
• Mantua Historical Society ^[2]
• Marion County Historical Society
• Mason Historical Society ^[2]
• Maumee Valley Historical Society ^[2]
• Medina County Historical Society ^[2]
• Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society ^[2]
• Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society ^[2]
• Middleburg Heights Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Milan Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• New Washington Ohio Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Niles Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Noble County Historical Society ^[2]
• North Baltimore Ohio Area Historical Society ^[2]
• North Ridgeville Historical Society ^[2]
• Oakwood Historical Society ^[2]
• Ohio History Connection (formerly Ohio Historical Society)
• Old Northwest Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Olmsted Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Pemberville-Freedom Area Historical Society ^[2]
• Perry County Historical Society ^[2]
• Perry Historical Society of Lake County ^[2]
• Plain City Historical Society ^[2]
• Plymouth Area Historical Society ^[2]
• Portage County Historical Society ^[2]
• Preble County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Putnam County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Richfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Richland County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Riverside Historical Society ^[2]
• Rocky River Historical Society ^[2]
• Roseville Historical Society ^[2]
• Ross County Historical Society  ^{[ d ] [4]}
• Salem Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Scioto County Historical Society ^[2]
• Seville Historical Society ^[2]
• Sharon Township Heritage Society ^[2]
• Shelby County Historical Society ^[2]
• Smithville Community Historical Society ^[2]
• Society of Historic Sharonville ^[2]
• Spencerville Historical Society ^[2]
• Stow Historical Society ^[2]
• Strongsville Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio
• Tippecanoe Historical Society ^[2]
• Trotwood-Madison Historical Society ^[2]
• Troy Historical Society ^[2]
• Trumbull County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Twinsburg Historical Society ^[2]
• Union County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Upper Sandusky Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Valley City Historical Society^{[ citation needed ]}
• Van Wert County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Vinton County Historical & Genealogical Society ^[2]
• Walhonding Valley Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Warren County Historical Society ^{[1] [4]}
• Washington County Historical Society, Ohio  ^{[ d ]}
• Waterville Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio  ^{[ d ]}
• Waynesville Historical Society ^[1]
• Western Lake Erie Historical Society ^[1]
• Western Reserve Historical Society
• Westerville Historical Society ^[2]
• Westwood Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Williams County Historical Society ^[2]
• Windsor Historical Society ^[2]
• Worthington Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• York Township Historical Society ^[2]

See also

• History of Ohio
• List of museums in Ohio
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio
• List of historical societies in the United States

References

1. American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
2. "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica , retrieved June 24, 2025
3. "Local history directory", columbushistory.org, Ohio: Columbus Historical Society, retrieved July 26, 2024
4. Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative , retrieved June 26, 2025

Further reading

• Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Ohio", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 753+ – via HathiTrust
• American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Ohio", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 139+ – via HathiTrust

External links

• Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Ohio
• Library of Congress, Ohio: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC