County · code 39165
Warren CountyOhio
Warren County is located in Ohio and was formed on May 1, 1803, from Hamilton County. The county seat is Lebanon.
- Founded1803
- County seatLebanon
- Named forJoseph Warren
- Land area401 sq mi + 6.1 sq mi water
- Population242,337 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped106,237 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Warren on the map of Ohio
Ohio has 88 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1803 from Hamilton County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Warren County was created from Hamilton County in 1803 and named after Joseph Warren. The county lost territory to the creation of Clinton County in 1810, then gained territory from Butler County and lost more to Clinton County in 1815.
- 1803Warren County created Warren created from Hamilton. · Ohio Laws 1803, 1st assy., ch. 4, secs. 1-4, 8/pp. 9-12; Chase, 3:ch. 345/pp. 2099-2100
- 1810Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Clinton. · Ohio Laws 1809, 8th assy., ch. 63/p. 236; Chase, 3:ch. 384/pp. 2113-2114
- 1815Gained territory Warren gained from Butler, lost to Clinton. · Ohio Laws 1814, 13th assy., ch. 31, secs. 1, 2, 4, 5/pp. 109-112; Chase, 3:ch. 400/pp. 2119-2120
- 1859Changed Legislature authorized Clermont to gain small area from Warren dependent on local referendum. · Ohio Laws 1859, 53d assy., 2d sess., loc., p. 296
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Warren
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 106,237 parcels from Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP, Ohio DAS) statewide compilation of county auditor parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 23 September 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 93,491 in all from Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP), Ohio DAS/OIT (state GIS office).
edited 24 June 2025 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Warren by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Warren County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Warren County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Warren County
- When was Warren County founded?
- Warren County was founded in 1803, formed from Hamilton County, and named after Joseph Warren.
- What is the county seat of Warren County?
- The county seat of Warren County is Lebanon.
- Is there an online parcel map for Warren County?
- Yes. Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP, Ohio DAS) statewide compilation of county auditor parcels publishes a parcel map of 106,237 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Warren County's boundary or name changed?
- Warren County was created in 1803 from Hamilton County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Clinton County, Butler County and Clermont County.
- Who issues building permits in Warren County?
- The county's page on building permits: Building Permit Fees. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Warren County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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