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| Address | Jackson County Courthouse 275 Portsmouth Street Jackson, Ohio 45640 Jackson County Website |
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- Parent Counties: Formed from Athens, Gallia, Ross, and Scioto Counties 12 January 1816.[1]
- County Seat: Jackson
- Neighboring Counties: Jackson County, Ohio residents may also have records in [2]Vinton (north) · Lawrence (south) · Scioto (southwest) · Pike (northwest) · Gallia (southeast) · Pike (west)
Boundary Changes
- Jackson County Ohio Boundary Changes
- Interactive map of Jackson County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Business Records and Commerce
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
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
- Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus
- Limerick RLDS Church Membership Records 1880-1920
- 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.
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
- The Wales-Ohio Project, digitzing the archive of the Welsh in Ohio
Funeral Homes
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.[3]
Local Histories
- 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
- For Land Information, Deeds, Mortgages, Mapes, Early Surveys
- Land Records Bureau of Land Management Database
- 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.
- Ohio Land Records $
Maps
- 1875 Jackson County, Ohio Township Maps (This atlas show property owners)
- 1877 Jackson County Map from Military History of Ohio
- 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
- World War I
- World War I Draft Registration Cards $ - World War II
- Jackson County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force
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
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate
- Index to Will Book "A" of Jackson County, Ohio
- 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.
Public Records
Repositories
Courthouse
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 hsa death and burial records;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; County
Recorder has land records[1]
Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Resource Guide
Schools
Taxation
Vital Records
- 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.
- Jackson County, Birth, Death and Marriage Records
Birth
Marriage
Death
- 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.
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1844, and 1958-2002 $
- Jackson County, Ohio Deaths
- Jackson County, Ohio Death Certificates
- Ohio Death Records & Indexes
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
Places
Populated Places
- U. S. Geological Survey - National Mapping Information
- Origins of Jackson County Place Names
- Jackson County, Ohio
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ "Jackson County, Indiana," Wikipedia.
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