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Clermont County, Ohio
East of Cincinnati on the Ohio River, Clermont County has grown steadily as the Queen City's eastern residential fringe - a county that holds Ulysses S. Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, the Ohio River corridor's scenic bluffs, and communities like Milford, Batavia, and Union Township that have absorbed Cincinnati families seeking more space and lower housing costs than Hamilton County offers.
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Office: Clermont County Emergency Management Agency – confirm current phone via clermontcountyohio.gov; coordinates a countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan and observes Severe Weather Awareness Week each spring alongside the Governor’s statewide designation.
911: Clermont County 911 Communications Center – 2279 Clermont Center Dr, Batavia, OH 45103 | Non-emergency: (513) 732-2231 | Director Jessica Wiederhold; supports text-to-911 and Rapid SOS caller-location technology.
Sheriff: Clermont County Sheriff’s Office – 4470 State Route 222, Batavia, OH 45103-9777 | Main: (513) 732-7500 | Jail inmate info: (513) 732-7540 | Sheriff Christopher E. Stratton.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911; text 911 if you can’t call.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: SR-32 and US-50 serve Batavia, the county seat, in southwest Ohio east of Cincinnati along the Ohio River
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Clermont County lies immediately east of Hamilton County within the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Clermont County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via clermontcountyohio.gov.
Notes: Clermont County is genuinely home to the actual birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general and 18th U.S. President, in the small Ohio River community of Point Pleasant. Born April 27, 1822 (originally named Hiram Ulysses Grant) in a one-room frame cottage his father Jesse rented while working as foreman at the local tannery, Grant lived here for less than a year before the family moved to Georgetown (Brown County) – the site now commonly called his “boyhood home.” The restored Grant Birthplace cottage, 1551 State Rt. 232, Point Pleasant, OH 45153, has a remarkable travel history: it toured the country on a railroad flatcar and was displayed at the Ohio State Fairgrounds before finally being returned to its original Point Pleasant site in 1936. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and operated by the Ohio History Connection (free admission, seasonal hours April-September).
State: Ohio Department of Veterans Services – dvs.ohio.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Clermont County Public Library – established 1955 after a 1948 voter-approved measure; 10 branches (Amelia, Batavia, Bethel, Felicity, Goshen, Milford, New Richmond, Owensville, Union Township, Williamsburg), designed so most residents live within 15 minutes of a branch; over 1.6 million items circulated in 2013; serves roughly 197,000 residents. Batavia branch: 326 Broadway St, Batavia, OH 45103 | (513) 732-2736 | Hours: Mon-Tue 12-8 PM, Wed-Thu 10 AM-6 PM, Fri-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, closed Sunday.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The U.S. Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant (see above) is the county’s most nationally significant heritage site.
Notes: The genuine Ulysses S. Grant birthplace – distinct from, but connected to, the Grant boyhood home in neighboring Brown County – is one of the most historically significant facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Clermont County Auditor – confirm current phone via clermontcountyohio.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Clermont County Animal Shelter – Batavia, OH; a public, no-kill kennel taking in roughly 800 dogs per year; reunites lost pets with owners, offers adoptions, and provides warden services; confirm current address/phone via clermontcountyohio.gov/animal-shelter.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Clermont County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via clermontcountyohio.gov.
NOTES: Clermont County is the sixth county in this batch (Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton) of the Ohio v2 redo. The genuine U.S. Grant birthplace in Point Pleasant – completing the Grant heritage pairing with the Brown County boyhood home – is one of the most historically significant facts covered anywhere in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Clermont County
Clermont County’s Grant’s Birthplace State Memorial in Point Pleasant – the small cottage where Ulysses S. Grant was born in 1822 – is one of Ohio’s more modest presidential birthplace sites but genuinely authentic: the one-room cottage has been preserved and is open seasonally. Grant’s subsequent move to Georgetown in Brown County and his eventual rise from a failed pre-war career to commanding Union general to two-term president traces through Ohio’s river counties in a way that the birthplace memorial anchors.
The county’s Ohio River shoreline – Neville, Moscow, New Richmond – holds communities with river heritage and floodplain character. Milford’s historic downtown on the Little Miami Scenic River and the Little Miami Scenic Trail provide recreation. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and TriHealth serve the county’s healthcare needs from Hamilton County facilities accessible via the Beechmont and Milford corridors.
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Ohio assesses property at 35% of true market value, reappraised every six years with triennial updates. Property owners may appeal to the County Board of Revision. Ohio offers a homestead exemption for qualifying homeowners 65 or older. Ohio has no state estate or inheritance tax.
Courts & Legal
Courts & Legal
SENIOR SERVICES
Clermont Senior Services
2085 Chamber Drive, Batavia, OH 45103
Phone: (513) 732-8805
Senior Services
Clermont Senior Services
2085 Chamber Drive, Batavia, OH 45103
Phone: (513) 732-8805
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
270 East Main St, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7241
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Clermont County Probate Court, Batavia (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
The 1936 Clermont County Courthouse, a WPA-built Neoclassical building, is a significant local landmark.
Local societies
No dedicated Clermont County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Clermont County Probate/Juvenile Court 2379 Clermont Center Drive, Suite 100, Batavia, OH 45103 (513) 732-7243
Clermont County was founded December 6, 1800, named for Clermont-Ferrand, France, in southwestern Ohio, seated in Batavia (though Milford is the county’s largest city). The 1936 Clermont County Courthouse, Neoclassical in style, was built by the Works Progress Administration.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Ohio has not adopted the Uniform Probate Code, but has incorporated some streamlined concepts into its own system under Title 21 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC Chapters 2101-2131).
Summary Release from Administration (ORC § 2113.03) – available for very small estates valued at $5,000 or less. Lets the court release assets quickly, often to cover funeral expenses and support the surviving family, without a fiduciary being appointed.
Release from Administration (ORC § 2113.03) – Ohio’s broader small-estate shortcut. Available when the gross probate estate is $35,000 or less, OR up to $100,000 if the entire estate passes to a surviving spouse (by will or by Ohio’s intestacy law). No executor/administrator is appointed; the court releases the estate directly to the person(s) entitled to it.
Full Estate Administration – required when the estate exceeds these thresholds or the situation is otherwise contested or complex. The court appoints a fiduciary (Ohio’s term for executor/administrator), issues a Certificate of Appointment once any will is admitted, and the fiduciary inventories assets, publishes notice to creditors, pays debts, and distributes what remains under ongoing court supervision.
Step 2: filing for administration
File the will (if any) and an application with the Probate Court in the county where the decedent resided.
If pursuing Release from Administration or Summary Release, complete the applicable court forms (Form 5.0 for standard Release, Form 5.10 for Summary Release) along with a complete asset inventory and supporting documents.
For full administration, the court issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration to the appointed fiduciary.
The fiduciary publishes notice to creditors; claims generally must be presented within 6 months of the date of death.
The fiduciary inventories and manages estate assets, pays valid debts and expenses, and distributes what remains according to the will or Ohio’s intestacy law, reporting to the court along the way.
The estate is closed once a final account is filed and approved by the court.
What it costs
Filing fees vary by county – check with Clermont County directly for current fees.
No state estate tax, no state inheritance tax (repealed effective January 1, 2013). Only the federal estate tax could apply, and only to very large estates ($15,000,000 per individual as of 2026).
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
270 East Main St, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7241
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
4470 State Route 222, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7500
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
76 South Riverside Dr, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7275
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Public Health
2275 Bauer Rd, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7499
Job and Family Services
2400 Clermont Center Dr, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7111
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Clermont County Public Health – 2275 Bauer Road, Suite 300, Batavia, OH 45103 | (513) 732-7499 | Fax: (513) 732-7936 | After-hours public health emergencies: (513) 732-2231 | [email protected] | Lobby hours 8:30 AM-4 PM, office hours 8:30 AM-4:30 PM.
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County Facts
County Seat: Batavia
Population: 210,000
Tier: 2
Inmate Services
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