Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Jackson County

Guide to Jackson County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jackson County, Ohio
Map
Location of Ohio in the U.S.
Courthouse
Address	Jackson County Courthouse 275 Portsmouth Street Jackson, Ohio 45640 Jackson County Website

Historical Facts

Beginning dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Tax	Land	Probate
1867	1816	1867		1816	1819
*For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries

• Parent Counties: Formed from Athens, Gallia, Ross, and Scioto Counties 12 January 1816.
• County Seat: Jackson
• Neighboring Counties: Jackson County, Ohio Genealogyresidents may also have records in Vinton (north) · Lawrence (south) · Scioto (southwest) · Pike (west) · Gallia (east) · Ross (northwest)

Boundary Changes

• Jackson County Ohio Boundary Changes
• For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses

Resources

Cemeteries

• Jackson County Cemeteries
• Jackson County Ohio Cemetery Map
• The Tombstone Transcription Project, Jackson County
• Find A Grave
• Bundy-Paine Cemetery Index
• Fairmount Cemetery Burial List as of January 31st, 2007
• James Cemetery Burials, Jackson, Ohio
• Limerick Cemetery, (Jackson) Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Limerick Cemetery Index
• "Old" Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jackson County, Ohio Transcription
• Ridgewood Cemetery Burials
• Index to Cemetery Inscriptions of Jackson County, Ohio
• The Political Graveyard
• Jackson County, Ohio Cemetery Index

Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Online Grave Transcripts	Published Grave Transcripts	County Cemetery Directories
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
Interment.net	WorldCat	Names in Stone
USGenWeb		Billion Graves
Billion Graves		Epodunk
Ohio Gravestones
Names in Stone

See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Census and Directories

• 1820 Index to U. S. Census for Jackson County, Ohio
• United States Census, 1830 $
• United States Census, 1840 $
• United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
• United States Census 1850
• United States Census 1860 $
• United States Census 1870
• United States Census 1880 (Index only)
• United States Census, 1880 $
• United States Census 1880
• United States Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule $
• United States Census 1890
• United States Census 1900
• Jackson County 1900 Census Enumeration Districts
• United States Census 1900
• United States Census, 1910 $
• United States Census 1920
• United States Census, 1930 $
• United States Census 1920
• United States Census, 1930 Merchant Seamen $
• United States Census 1930
• 1930 Jackson County Rural Directory, Including Oak Hill, Coalton, Byer, Roads, Ray, Cove

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Ohio denominations, see Ohio Church Records.

• 1818-1918 - Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus available records vary by year
• 1880-1920 - Limerick RLDS Church Membership Records 1880-1920
• various years - Jackson County, Ohio Churches

Court Records

• Many Court for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

• The Wales-Ohio Project, digitzing the archive of the Welsh in Ohio

Funeral Homes

• Jackson County Funeral Homes

History

Local histories are available for Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Ohio Local Histories.

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The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.

Local Histories

• Jones, Romaine Aten, History of Jackson County, (Jackson, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County Chapter, 1953). FHL film 1320901 Item 2; book 977.185 H2j

• Williams, Daniel Williams, A History of Jackson County, Ohio, (Jackson, Ohio: 1900). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive FamilySearch Digital Library FHL film 459657 Item 2

• Howe, Henry, History of Jackson County, Ohio: 1816-1889, (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1977). FHL film 2409056 Item 1; book 977.185 H2hh

• Jackson County Genealogical Society, Jackson County, Ohio: History and Family Book, 176th Anniversary, 1816-1991, (Jackson, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County Chapter, 1991). FHL film 2409056 Item 1; book 977.185 H2jc

• Jackson County Genealogical Society, Jackson County, Ohio, (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 1991). Digital copy at Google Books

• Poe, Michael A., Jackson County, (Chicago, Illinois: Arcadia Publishing, 2008). Digital copy at Google Books

• Excerpts of History of Jackson County, (1816-1889)
• Jackson County, Ohio History Sources
• Historical Collections of Ohioby Henry Howe 1896 edition
• The History of Jackson County, Ohio(1900)
• History of Lower Scioto Valley Ohio Chicago Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884
• Jackson county, Ohio, History (WorldCat)
• History & Families of Jackson County, Ohio
• A History of Jackson County, Ohio by Daniel Webster
• Many History Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Ohio Land and Property for additional information about early Ohio land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

• 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
• Pre-1908 - Ohio Land Recordsat Ancestry.com ($)
• various years - general land information, deeds, mortgages, maps and early surveys Courtesy OhioGenWeb

• Many Land Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Maps

• 1875 - 1875 Jackson County, Ohio Township Maps (This atlas show property owners)
• 1877 - 1877 Jackson County Map from Military History of Ohio
• various years - Family Maps of Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy land patent maps at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
• Southeast Ohio Map from U. S. Geological Survey

• Many Maps for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Military

• General
  - Miltary History Of Ohio-Jackson County Edition
• Revolutionary War
  - Veterans of the Revolution
• Civil War
  Civil War service men from Jackson 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 Jackson County.

- 1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery, Companies A and H

- 56th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A, C, E, and K

• Civil War Collection$

• World War I
  - World War I Draft Registration Cards $
• World War II
  - Jackson County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force

- World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $

Naturalization and Citizenship

• Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Newspapers

Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.

To access newspapers, contact public libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, college or university libraries, the Library of Congress, Google News, or the Ohio Memory. The Ohio Genealogical Society Obituary Database is another source of newspaper information.

For more Ohio newspaper information see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Ohio Newspapers.
Online Newspapers

• The Telegram
• The Times-Journal

Online Newspaper Abstracts

• various years - community contributed newspaper articles Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

• 1858-1938 - Index of births, marriages and deaths from Jackson County newspapers.

Probate

From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the {{{1}}} County Probate Court. See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

• 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
  
• 1819-1871 - Index to Will Book "A" Courtesy OhioGenWeb
• various years - community contributed wills

• Many Probate Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Finding More Probate Records

Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Repositories

Courthouse

• Jackson County Municipal Court
• Jackson County, Ohio Government Web Portal

Jackson County Courthouse
226 East Main Street
Jackson, OH 45630
Phone: 740.286.2006

Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records
County Health Department has death and burial records;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; County
Recorder has land records

Family History Centers

FamilySearch Centers are branches of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.

The main FamilySearch Center for Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy is the

• Chillicothe Ohio Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.

Libraries

• Jackson City Library
• Oak Hill Public Library
• Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library

Museums

• Lillian E. Jones Museum & The Carriage House Genealogy Center
• Welsh-American Heritage Museum

Societies

• Jackson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Resource Guide

• The Jackson County Genealogical Resource Guide
• The Ohio Historical Society Resources

Schools

• Jackson County Schools

Taxation

• 1800–1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index of tax records as recorded with the County Auditor of each county. Entries are recorded in voucher books, one person per page. The majority of the tax records in this collection are for the years 1816 through 1838. Currently (September 2012) this collection is 17% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.
  

Finding More Tax Records

Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Vital Records

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Marriages were usually recorded from the formation of the county and are held at the office of the County Probate Court. Divorce records are located with the county Clerk of Courts.

Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954, while the Ohio History Connection houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.

• Many Vital Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Birth

Online Birth Indexes and Records

• 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index at Ancestry.com ($)
• 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
• various years - community contributed births Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

• Many Vital Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Marriage

Online Marriage Indexes and Records

• 1791-1898 - Jackson County, Ohio Marriages 1791-1898
• 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages at Ancestry.com ($)
• 1818-1865 - Marriage records Ancestry.com ($)
• various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

• Many Vital Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Death

Online Death Indexes and Records

• 1867-1908 - Jackson County death records index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
• 1908-1953 - 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.
• 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 - Ohio Deaths at Ancestry.com ($)
• 20th Century - Jackson County, Ohio Deathsmostly 1900s. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
• 1909 - Jackson County, Ohio 1909 death index
• 1913-1944 - Ohio Death Certificate index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
• various years - Ohio Death Records & indexes
• various years - community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Death Records on Microfilm

• Many Vital Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details. 

Finding More Vital Records

Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Divorce

• Many Divorce Records for Jackson County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Jackson County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)

Places

Populated Places

• U. S. Geological Survey - National Mapping Information
• Origins of Jackson County Place Names
• Jackson County, Ohio

References

• Jackson County, Ohio Wikipedia

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