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=== Historical Facts ===
<td bgcolor="#cccc99" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center"> <b>Beginning dates for major county records</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center><b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Birth">Birth</a></b></center>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16.6%" align="center"> <center><b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Marriage">Marriage</a></b></center>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center><b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Death">Death</a></b></center>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center><b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Taxation">Tax</a></b></center>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center><b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Land_and_Property">Land</a></b></center>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center><b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Probate">Probate</a></b></center>
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<td style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center>1867</center>
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<td style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center>1804</center>
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<td style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center>1867</center>
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<td style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center></center><br>
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<td style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center>1800<br></center>
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<td style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%"> <center>1804<br></center>
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<td bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6"> <b>*For earlier dates, try...</b> <b><a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Church_Records">Church</a> &#124; <a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Obituaries">Obituaries</a> &#124; <a href="Muskingum County, Ohio#Cemeteries">Cemeteries</a></b>
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<ul><li><b>Parent Counties</b>: Formed from <a href="Fairfield County, Ohio">Fairfield</a> and <a href="Washington County, Ohio">Washington</a> Counties 7 January 1804.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</span>
</li><li><b>County Seat: </b>Zanesville
</li><li><b>Neighboring Counties</b>: <span class="fck_mw_template">{{PAGENAME}}</span>&#160;<b>residents</b> may also have records in <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Wikipedia contributors, &quot;Muskingum County, Ohio&quot; in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskingum_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</span><a href="Coshocton County, Ohio">Coshocton</a> (north)<span class="fck_mw_template">{{·}}</span><a href="Morgan County, Ohio">Morgan</a> (south)<span class="fck_mw_template">{{·}}</span><a href="Licking County, Ohio">Licking</a> (west)<span class="fck_mw_template">{{·}}</span><a href="Guernsey County, Ohio">Guernsey</a> (east) <span class="fck_mw_template">{{·}}</span> <a href="Perry County, Ohio">Perry</a> (southwest)<span class="fck_mw_template">{{·}}</span> <a href="Noble County, Ohio">Noble</a> (southeast)
</li></ul>
<h4> Boundary Changes  </h4>
<ul><li>A part of the county was returned to Fairfield County 1817.
</li><li>Parts set off to create Coshocton 1810, Guernsey 1810, Morgan 1817.
</li></ul>
<p>See an interactive map of Muskingum County <a href="http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html">boundary changes</a>.
</p>
<h4> Record Loss  </h4>
<h3> Resources  </h3>
<h4> Bible Records  </h4>
<h4> Biography  </h4>
<ul><li><a href="http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/pioneers.html">Pioneers of Muskingum County, Ohio</a>
</li></ul>
<h4> Business Records and Commerce  </h4>
<h4> Cemeteries  </h4>
<p><a href="LDS Cemetery Records">LDS Cemetery Records</a> (rural or uncertain specific location)<br>Vol. 1, page 139 - South Adamsville <img src="/learn/wiki/en/images/2/2e/St._Nicholas_Church_Zanesville%2C_Ohio.JPG" _fck_mw_filename="St. Nicholas Church Zanesville, Ohio.JPG" _fck_mw_location="right" _fck_mw_width="200" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="St. Nicholas Church Zanesville, Ohio.JPG" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" style="width: 200;" />
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<ul><li><a href="http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158979">Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dresden</a> BillionGraves
</li><li><a href="http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=140026">Sherrods Chapel Cemetery, Muskingum</a> BillionGraves
</li></ul>
<h4> Church Records  </h4>
<h5> Roman Catholic  </h5>
<ul><li>The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio Archives<br>6616 Beechmont Avenue <br>Cincinnati, OH 45230 Tel: 513-231-0810 <br>website: <a href="http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=9&amp;Itemid=26">Archives Genealogy Research </a><br>
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.stnickparish.org/">St. Nicholas Catholic Church</a><br>925 E. Main St.<br>Zanesville, OH 43701
</li></ul>
<h5> Lutheran  </h5>
<ul><li><i>Records kept by Carl Louis Wagner, <b>Lutheran </b>minister, 1920-1965</i> <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">''Records kept by Carl Louis Wagner, '''Lutheran '''minister, 1920-1965''. Wagner, Carl Louis. [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Film Number: 1036647 Item 1 </span>Contains baptisms, confirmations, funerals and weddings in the following locations.
<ul><li>Brandywine and Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia
</li><li>Zanesville and Philo, Muskingum County, Ohio
</li><li>Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio
</li><li>Lake Township, Fort Wayne, Indiana
</li><li>Dixon and Amboy, Lee County, Illinois
</li></ul>
</li><li><a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/church.html">Muskingum County OHGenWeb Project</a> has additional information about various church groups and their records.
</li></ul>
<h5> Market Street Baptist Church  </h5>
<ul><li>105 South 6th Street
</li><li>Zanesville, Ohio 43701-3608
</li><li>Phone: (740) 452-1620
</li></ul>
<h5> Prospect United Methodist Church  </h5>
<p>On Prospect Church Road (County Road 99). Has cemetery beside it, see 'Cemeteries' below for link with Google map, headstone images.
</p>
<h4> Court Records  </h4>
<h4> Emigration and Immigration  </h4>
<h4> Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  </h4>
<h4> Gazetteers  </h4>
<ul><li>United States Geographic Survey Place Names - <a href="http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=155:2:7258823167454522411::NO:::">GNIS</a> for Muskingum County <br>(may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)
</li></ul>
<h4> Genealogy  </h4>
<h4> History  </h4>
<p>Home of the <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4597">"Y" Bridge</a> which crosses the Muskingum and Licking Rivers. The Ohio government authorized the creation of Muskingum County on January 7, 1804 and the County of Muskingum was established on 1 March 1804. <a href="http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1986">Muskingum County</a> was named from the Delaware Indian word meaning “a town near the river”.
</p>
<h4> Land and Property  </h4>
<h4> Maps  </h4>
<ul><li><a href="http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/1866atlas.html">1866 Atlas</a> of Muskingum County Ohio.
</li></ul>
<h4> Military  </h4>
<ul><li>Civil War<br>Civil War service men from Muskingum County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment)&#160;that&#160;originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Muskingum County.
</li></ul>
<dl><dd>- <a href="1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry">1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry</a>, Company B, also known as "Laughlin's Cavalry"
</dd><dd>- <a href="1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry">1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry</a>, Company H,&#160;also known as the Zanesville Guards&#160;
</dd><dd>- <a href="97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry">97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry</a>, Companies E, F, G, and K
</dd></dl>
<h4> Naturalization and Citizenship  </h4>
<h4> Newspapers  </h4>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/">The Zanesville Times Recorder</a> <br>34 S. Fourth St. <br>Zanesville, OH 43701 <br>Tel: (740) 452-4561
</li><li><a href="http://www.coshoctontribune.com/">Coshocton Tribune</a> <br>550 Main Street <br>Coshocton, OH 43812 <br>Tel: (740) 622-1122
</li></ul>
<p>Online obituaries since 27 Dec 2001
</p>
<ul><li>Muskingum County Libraries, <a href="http://library.osu.edu/">Ohio State University Library</a>, and the <a href="http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/">Ohio Historical Society</a> are all resources for historical newspapers. Over the years Zanesville has had it's newspaper change names many times. <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/papers.html#historical">This Historical Newspapers article</a> lists the names of early newspapers for Adamsville, Dresden, New Concord, and Zanesville.
</li></ul>
<h4> Obituaries  </h4>
<h4> Periodicals  </h4>
<h4> Probate  </h4>
<h4> Public Records  </h4>
<h4> Repositories  </h4>
<h5> Courthouse  </h5>
<h3> County Courthouse  </h3>
<p><a href="http://www.muskingumcounty.org/">Muskingum County Courthouse</a><br>401 Main Street <br>Zanesville, OH 43701<br>Phone: 740.455.7104 <br><br>Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1908, <br>marriage and probate from 1804 and naturalization records; <br>County Recorder has land records from 1803 and and military <br>records from 1865; Clerk Court has divorce and court record <br>from 1804<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Muskingum County, Ohio. Page 544 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</span>
</p>
<h5> Family History Centers  </h5>
<ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a>
</li><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Zanesville Ohio Family History Center">Zanesville Ohio Family History Center</a>
</li></ul>
<h5> Libraries  </h5>
<h5> Museums  </h5>
<h5> Societies  </h5>
<h4> Taxation  </h4>
<h4> Vital Records  </h4>
<h5> Birth </h5>
<h5> Marriage  </h5>
<h5> Death  </h5>
<p><b><a href="Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)">Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953</a></b> Free name indexes and images at <a href="Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)">FamilySearch</a>. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
</p><p><br>
</p>
<h3> Web Sites  </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/">The Muskingum County OHGenWeb Project</a>, an member of <a href="OHGenWeb">The OHGenWeb Project</a>, an affiliate of <a href="USGenWeb">The USGenWeb Project</a>
</li><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/muskingum/">The USGenWeb Archives Project</a> for Muskingum County.
</li><li><span class="fck_mw_template">{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Muskingum|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}</span>
</li></ul>
<h3> Places  </h3>
<h3> Populated Places  </h3>
<h5> City  </h5>
<ul><li><a href="Zanesville">Zanesville, Ohio</a>
</li></ul>
<h5> Villages  </h5>
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<ul><li><a href="Adamsville, Muskingum, Ohio">Adamsville</a>  
| bgcolor="#cccc99" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Beginning dates for major county records'''
</li><li>Dresden
|-
</li><li><a href="Frazeysburg, Ohio">Frazeysburg</a>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
</li><li>Fultonham
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
</li></ul>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>
</td>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Taxation|Tax]]'''</center>
<td valign="top">
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
<ul><li>Gratiot
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Probate|Probate]]'''</center>
</li><li>New Concord
|-
</li><li>Norwich
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1867</center>
</li></ul>
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1804</center>
</td>
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1867</center>
<td valign="top">
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center></center><br>
<ul><li>Philo
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1800<br></center>
</li><li>Roseville
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1804<br></center>
</li><li>South Zanesville
|-
</li></ul>
| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Muskingum County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Muskingum County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Muskingum County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
</td></tr></table>
|}
<h5> Townships  </h5>
<table class="FCK&#95;_ShowTableBorders" width="80%">


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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]] and [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington]] Counties 7 January 1804.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>  
<td valign="top">
*'''County Seat: '''Zanesville
<ul><li>Adams
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Muskingum County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskingum_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref>[[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] (north){{·}}[[Morgan County, Ohio|Morgan]] (south){{·}}[[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]] (west){{·}}[[Guernsey County, Ohio|Guernsey]] (east) {{·}} [[Perry County, Ohio|Perry]] (southwest){{·}} [[Noble County, Ohio|Noble]] (southeast)
</li><li>Blue Rock
</li><li>Brush Creek
</li><li>Cass
</li><li>Clay
</li><li>Falls
</li><li>Harrison
</li><li>Highland
</li><li>Hopewell
</li></ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul><li>Jackson
</li><li>Jefferson
</li><li>Licking
</li><li>Madison
</li><li>Meigs
</li><li>Monroe
</li><li>Muskingum
</li><li>Newton
</li></ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul><li><a href="Perry Township, Muskingum, Ohio">Perry</a>
</li><li>Rich Hill
</li><li>Salem
</li><li>Salt Creek
</li><li>Springfield
</li><li>Union
</li><li>Washington
</li><li>Wayne
</li></ul>
</td></tr></table>
<h5> Communities  </h5>
<table class="FCK&#95;_ShowTableBorders" width="80%">


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==== Boundary Changes ====
<td valign="top">
<ul><li>Adams Mills
</li><li>Blue Rock
</li><li>Chandlersville
</li><li>Duncan Falls
</li><li>East Fultonham
</li><li>Hopewell
</li></ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul><li>Nashport
</li><li>North Zanesville
</li><li>Pleasant Grove
</li><li>Trinway
</li><li>White Cottage
</li></ul>
</td></tr></table>
<p><br>
</p>
<h3> References </h3>
<p><span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" />
</p><p><span class="fck_mw_template">{{ohio|ohio}}</span>
</p>


<a _fcknotitle="true" href="Category:Muskingum_County,_Ohio">Muskingum_County,_Ohio</a>
*A part of the county was returned to Fairfield County 1817.
*Parts set off to create Coshocton 1810, Guernsey 1810, Morgan 1817.
 
See an interactive map of Muskingum County [http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html boundary changes].
 
==== Record Loss  ====
 
=== Resources  ===
 
==== Bible Records  ====
 
==== Biography  ====
 
*[http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/pioneers.html Pioneers of Muskingum County, Ohio]
 
==== Business Records and Commerce  ====
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
 
[[LDS Cemetery Records|LDS Cemetery Records]] (rural or uncertain specific location)<br>Vol. 1, page 139 - South Adamsville [[Image:St. Nicholas Church Zanesville, Ohio.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]
 
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158979 Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dresden] BillionGraves
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=140026 Sherrods Chapel Cemetery, Muskingum] BillionGraves
 
==== Church Records  ====
 
===== Roman Catholics  =====
 
*The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio Archives<br>6616 Beechmont Avenue <br>Cincinnati, OH 45230 Tel: 513-231-0810 <br>website: [http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=26 Archives Genealogy Research ]<br>
 
*[http://www.stnickparish.org/ St. Nicholas Catholic Church]<br>925 E. Main St.<br>Zanesville, OH 43701
 
===== Lutherans  =====
 
*''Records kept by Carl Louis Wagner, '''Lutheran '''minister, 1920-1965'' <ref>''Records kept by Carl Louis Wagner, '''Lutheran '''minister, 1920-1965''. Wagner, Carl Louis. [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Film Number: 1036647 Item 1 </ref>Contains baptisms, confirmations, funerals and weddings in the following locations.
**Brandywine and Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia
**Zanesville and Philo, Muskingum County, Ohio
**Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio
**Lake Township, Fort Wayne, Indiana
**Dixon and Amboy, Lee County, Illinois
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/church.html Muskingum County OHGenWeb Project] has additional information about various church groups and their records.
 
===== Baptists  =====
 
*105 South 6th Street
*Zanesville, Ohio 43701-3608
*Phone: (740) 452-1620
 
===== Methodists  =====
 
On Prospect Church Road (County Road 99). Has cemetery beside it, see 'Cemeteries' below for link with Google map, headstone images.
 
==== Court Records  ====
 
==== Emigration and Immigration  ====
 
==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ====
 
==== Gazetteers  ====
 
*United States Geographic Survey Place Names - [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=155:2:7258823167454522411::NO::: GNIS] for Muskingum County <br>(may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)
 
==== Genealogy  ====
 
==== History  ====
 
Home of the [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4597 "Y" Bridge] which crosses the Muskingum and Licking Rivers. The Ohio government authorized the creation of Muskingum County on January 7, 1804 and the County of Muskingum was established on 1 March 1804. [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1986 Muskingum County] was named from the Delaware Indian word meaning “a town near the river”.
 
==== Land and Property  ====
 
==== Maps  ====
 
*[http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/1866atlas.html 1866 Atlas] of Muskingum County Ohio.
 
==== Military  ====
 
*Civil War<br>Civil War service men from Muskingum County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment)&nbsp;that&nbsp;originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Muskingum County.
 
:- [[1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry|1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry]], Company B, also known as "Laughlin's Cavalry"  
:- [[1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry|1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Company H,&nbsp;also known as the Zanesville Guards&nbsp;
:- [[97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry]], Companies E, F, G, and K
 
==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
 
==== Newspapers  ====
 
*[http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/ The Zanesville Times Recorder] <br>34 S. Fourth St. <br>Zanesville, OH 43701 <br>Tel: (740) 452-4561
*[http://www.coshoctontribune.com/ Coshocton Tribune] <br>550 Main Street <br>Coshocton, OH 43812 <br>Tel: (740) 622-1122
 
Online obituaries since 27 Dec 2001
 
*Muskingum County Libraries, [http://library.osu.edu/ Ohio State University Library], and the [http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/ Ohio Historical Society] are all resources for historical newspapers. Over the years Zanesville has had it's newspaper change names many times. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/papers.html#historical This Historical Newspapers article] lists the names of early newspapers for Adamsville, Dresden, New Concord, and Zanesville.
 
==== Obituaries  ====
 
==== Periodicals  ====
 
==== Probate  ====
 
==== Public Records  ====
 
==== Repositories  ====
 
===== Courthouse  =====
 
=== County Courthouse  ===
 
[http://www.muskingumcounty.org/ Muskingum County Courthouse]<br>401 Main Street <br>Zanesville, OH 43701<br>Phone: 740.455.7104 <br><br>Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1908, <br>marriage and probate from 1804 and naturalization records; <br>County Recorder has land records from 1803 and and military <br>records from 1865; Clerk Court has divorce and court record <br>from 1804<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Muskingum County, Ohio. Page 544 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 
===== Family History Centers  =====
 
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Zanesville Ohio Family History Center]]
 
===== Libraries  =====
 
===== Museums  =====
 
===== Societies  =====
 
==== Taxation  ====
 
==== Vital Records  ====
 
===== Birth  =====
 
===== Marriage  =====
 
===== Death  =====
 
'''[[Ohio Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953]]''' Free name indexes and images at [[Ohio Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
 
<br>
 
=== Web Sites  ===
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmuskin/ The Muskingum County OHGenWeb Project], an member of [[OHGenWeb|The OHGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/muskingum/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Muskingum County.
*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Muskingum|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
 
=== Places  ===
 
=== Populated Places  ===
 
===== City  =====
 
*[[Zanesville|Zanesville, Ohio]]
 
===== Villages  =====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="80%"
|-
| valign="top" |
*[[Adamsville, Muskingum, Ohio|Adamsville]]
*Dresden
*[[Frazeysburg, Ohio|Frazeysburg]]
*Fultonham
 
| valign="top" |
*Gratiot
*New Concord
*Norwich
 
| valign="top" |
*Philo
*Roseville
*South Zanesville
 
|}
 
===== Townships  =====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="80%"
|-
| valign="top" |
*Adams
*Blue Rock
*Brush Creek
*Cass
*Clay
*Falls
*Harrison
*Highland
*Hopewell
 
| valign="top" |
*Jackson
*Jefferson
*Licking
*Madison
*Meigs
*Monroe
*Muskingum
*Newton
 
| valign="top" |
*[[Perry Township, Muskingum, Ohio|Perry]]
*Rich Hill
*Salem
*Salt Creek
*Springfield
*Union
*Washington
*Wayne
 
|}
 
===== Communities  =====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="80%"
|-
| valign="top" |
*Adams Mills
*Blue Rock
*Chandlersville
*Duncan Falls
*East Fultonham
*Hopewell
 
| valign="top" |
*Nashport
*North Zanesville
*Pleasant Grove
*Trinway
*White Cottage
 
|}
 
<br>
 
=== References  ===
 
<references />
 
{{ohio|ohio}}
 
[[Category:Muskingum_County,_Ohio]]

Revision as of 16:22, 1 October 2012

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Muskingum County, Ohio
Map
Boundary map of Muskingum County, Ohio
Map of the U.S. highlighting Ohio
Location of Ohio in the U.S.
Courthouse
Muskingum County, Ohio Courthouse.jpg
Address Muskingum Co. Courthouse
401 Main St.
Zanesville, Ohio 43702
Muskingum County Website 
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Historical Facts[edit | edit source]

Beginning dates for major county records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Tax
Land
Probate
1867
1804
1867

1800
1804
*For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

  • A part of the county was returned to Fairfield County 1817.
  • Parts set off to create Coshocton 1810, Guernsey 1810, Morgan 1817.

See an interactive map of Muskingum County boundary changes.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

LDS Cemetery Records (rural or uncertain specific location)
Vol. 1, page 139 - South Adamsville

St. Nicholas Church Zanesville, Ohio.JPG

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Roman Catholics[edit | edit source]
  • The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio Archives
    6616 Beechmont Avenue
    Cincinnati, OH 45230 Tel: 513-231-0810
    website: Archives Genealogy Research
Lutherans[edit | edit source]
  • Records kept by Carl Louis Wagner, Lutheran minister, 1920-1965 [3]Contains baptisms, confirmations, funerals and weddings in the following locations.
    • Brandywine and Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia
    • Zanesville and Philo, Muskingum County, Ohio
    • Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio
    • Lake Township, Fort Wayne, Indiana
    • Dixon and Amboy, Lee County, Illinois
  • Muskingum County OHGenWeb Project has additional information about various church groups and their records.
Baptists[edit | edit source]
  • 105 South 6th Street
  • Zanesville, Ohio 43701-3608
  • Phone: (740) 452-1620
Methodists[edit | edit source]

On Prospect Church Road (County Road 99). Has cemetery beside it, see 'Cemeteries' below for link with Google map, headstone images.

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

  • United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Muskingum County
    (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Home of the "Y" Bridge which crosses the Muskingum and Licking Rivers. The Ohio government authorized the creation of Muskingum County on January 7, 1804 and the County of Muskingum was established on 1 March 1804. Muskingum County was named from the Delaware Indian word meaning “a town near the river”.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

  • Civil War
    Civil War service men from Muskingum County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Muskingum County.
- 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company B, also known as "Laughlin's Cavalry"
- 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company H, also known as the Zanesville Guards 
- 97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E, F, G, and K

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Online obituaries since 27 Dec 2001

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Public Records[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

Courthouse[edit | edit source]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Muskingum County Courthouse
401 Main Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone: 740.455.7104

Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1908,
marriage and probate from 1804 and naturalization records;
County Recorder has land records from 1803 and and military
records from 1865; Clerk Court has divorce and court record
from 1804[1]

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.


Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Places[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

City[edit | edit source]
Villages[edit | edit source]
  • Gratiot
  • New Concord
  • Norwich
  • Philo
  • Roseville
  • South Zanesville
Townships[edit | edit source]
  • Adams
  • Blue Rock
  • Brush Creek
  • Cass
  • Clay
  • Falls
  • Harrison
  • Highland
  • Hopewell
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson
  • Licking
  • Madison
  • Meigs
  • Monroe
  • Muskingum
  • Newton
  • Perry
  • Rich Hill
  • Salem
  • Salt Creek
  • Springfield
  • Union
  • Washington
  • Wayne
Communities[edit | edit source]
  • Adams Mills
  • Blue Rock
  • Chandlersville
  • Duncan Falls
  • East Fultonham
  • Hopewell
  • Nashport
  • North Zanesville
  • Pleasant Grove
  • Trinway
  • White Cottage


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002]. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HBG" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Muskingum County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskingum_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).
  3. ↑ Records kept by Carl Louis Wagner, Lutheran minister, 1920-1965. Wagner, Carl Louis. Family History Library Film Number: 1036647 Item 1
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