Belmont County, Ohio Genealogy

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

United States Ohio Belmont County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Jefferson and Washington counties 7 September 1801.
 * County Seat: St. Clairsville
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Monroe (south)· Ohio County, West Virginia (east)·Marshall County, West Virginia (southeast)·Guernsey (west)·Noble (southwest)·Harrison(north) ·Jefferson (northeast)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Belmont County boundary changes.

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

See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Local History

 * McKelvey, A.T. Centennial history of Belmont County, Ohio and representative citizens (Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co. 1903) Digital version at Google Books; . Indexed in “Index to McKelvey’s centennial history of Belmont County, Ohio, 1801-1901” (St. Clairsville, Ohio : Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society, 2001).
 * Poorman, Christian L., History of the Upper Ohio Valley: with family history and biographical sketches; a statement of its resources, industrial growth and commercial advantages, Vol. 2 (Madison, Wisconsin : Brant &amp; Fuller, c1890) Digital version at ;.
 * Caldwell J. A., History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio (Wheeling, West Virginia : Historical Pub. Co., 1880) Digital version at ;.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Belmont 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 Belmont County.


 * - 98th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and E

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Probate

 * 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.

County Courthouse
Belmont County Courthouse 100 W Main Street Saint Clairsville, OH 43950-1225 Phone: 740.699.2139

Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1820. County Health Department has burial records. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records.

FamilySearch Centers
Wintersville Ohio FamilySesarch Center. For additional nearby FamilySearch Centers, search online in the FHC directory.


 * Belmont Public Library

Libraries

 * Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Societies

 * Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Taxation

 * 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.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1856–1909 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.
 * 1867-8 - Birth Records transcribed from probate court records, Courtesy of OhioGenWeb

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789–1994 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.


 * 1800–1958 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.


 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)


 * 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)


 * 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1854–1997 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates.
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 - Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)