Vinton County, Ohio Genealogy
Guide to Vinton County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named after U. S. Representative Samuel Finley Vinton, of Jackson County. It is located in the South-central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Vinton County Courthouse
100 E Main St
McArthur, OH 45651
Phone: 740-596-3001
Vinton County Website
Probate Judge has birth and death records 1867-1950, marriage records from 1850 and probate records from 1867;
County Health Department has birth records from 1950;
Clerk Court has divorce and land records from 1850[4]
Vinton County, Ohio Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1867 | 1850 | 1867 | 1850 | 1850 | 1867 | 1820 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: [7]
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Townships | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1850 | 9,353 | — |
| 1860 | 13,631 | 45.7% |
| 1870 | 15,027 | 10.2% |
| 1880 | 17,223 | 14.6% |
| 1890 | 16,045 | −6.8% |
| 1900 | 15,330 | −4.5% |
| 1910 | 13,096 | −14.6% |
| 1920 | 12,075 | −7.8% |
| 1930 | 10,287 | −14.8% |
| 1940 | 11,573 | 12.5% |
| 1950 | 10,759 | −7.0% |
| 1960 | 10,274 | −4.5% |
| 1970 | 9,420 | −8.3% |
| 1980 | 11,584 | 23.0% |
| 1990 | 11,098 | −4.2% |
| 2000 | 12,806 | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 13,435 | 4.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- 1850 United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records
- 1850-1880 U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at Ancestry ($)
- 1850 United States Census 1850; Scroll down for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry ($).
- 1860 United States Census 1860; Scroll down for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry ($).
- 1860 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
- 1870 United States Census 1870; Scroll down for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry ($).
- 1880 United States Census 1880; Scroll down for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry ($). (Index only)
- 1880 1880 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
- 1900 United States Census 1900; Scroll down for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry ($).
- 1910 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
- 1920 1920 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
- 1930 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen at Ancestry ($)
- 1930 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1850-1914 Court of Common Pleas, 1850-1914 at FamilySearch Catalog; Scroll to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
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.
Online Land Indexes and Records
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for this county. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Ohio Local Histories.
- Biggs, Louise Ogan, A Brief History of Vinton County, (Columbus: The Heer Printing, 1950). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library
- Family Heritage, Vinton County, Ohio: History and Families, (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Pub. Co., 1996). FHL book 977.1837 H2v
- Ogan, Lew, History of Vinton County, Ohio: Wonderland of Ohio, (McArthur, Ohio: 1954). FHL book 977.1837 H2o
- Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- 1875 Vinton County, Ohio Township Maps, shows property owners
- 1877 Vinton County Map at OHGenWeb
- Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
- Maps of Vinton County, Ohio at Wikimedia Commons
- Map of Vinton, County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels at Wikimedia Commons
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- 1888-1919 Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
Civil War
Civil War service men from Vinton 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 Vinton County.
- - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company A
World War I
- 1914-1918 Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1914-1919 Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1916-1920 Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
- World War I Soldiers at Genealogy Trails History Group
World War II
- 1938-1946 U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 at Ancestry ($)
- United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at FamilySearch
- Vinton County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force at Access Genealogy; scroll down.
Korean War
Vietnam War
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1800-1977 Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Vinton County newspapers often contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
- For more online Ohio newspapers index and images, see Ohio Newspapers.
- 1793-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio History Connection — Select county.
- 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
- 1850-1852 Library Of Congress Vinton County Republican (1850-1852) at Chronicling America
- 1852-1853 Library Of Congress Vinton County Flag (1852-1853) at Chronicling America
- 1853-1865 Library Of Congress M'arthur Democrat (1853-1865) at Chronicling America
- 1866-1891 Library Of Congress The Vinton Record (1866-1891)
- 1891-1899 Library Of CongressThe Vinton Record and McArthur Courant (1891-1899) at Chronicling America
- Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
- The Athens Messenger
- Vinton County, Ohio Newspapers at Vinton County
- Newspaper Articles at USGenWeb Archives
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the Vinton County Probate Court. Records include wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908 only). The records may give the decedent's date of death, name of spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1786-1998 Ohio. Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
- 1789-1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Ohio tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses before 1820 or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties.
Online Tax Indexes and Records
- 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
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.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1841-2003 Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1789-2013 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1800-1942 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
- 1800-1958 Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
- 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1833-1967 Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
- 1840-2001 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1908-1953 Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
- 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; Index.
- 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
- 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Vinton County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Vinton County. For state-wide library facilities, see Ohio Archives and Libraries.
Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library
120 N Market St
Mc Arthur OH 45651
740-596-569
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Pioneer Cemetery
Old Hollow Trail
McArthur, OH 45651
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Vinton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Ohio Societies.
Vinton County Genealogical Society Chapter of OGS
PO Box 306
Hamden, OH 45634-0306
740-596-0253
Website
Vinton County Historical Society
207 S Sugar St
McArthur, OH 45651
740-596-0253
E-mail:vchistoricalsociety@outlook.com
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
- Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
- Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
- Vinton County Ohio Genealogy at USGenWeb Sites
- Vinton County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Gateway to Vinton County
- Vinton County at Cyndi's List
- Ohio Genealogy Trails at Genealogy Trails History Group
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ohio Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
- ↑ Ohio Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Vinton County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/vinton/ accessed 2/27/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ohio.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Ohio Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Vinton County, Ohio," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinton_County,_Ohio, accessed 17 January 2019.
