Ross County, Ohio Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * Ross County Courthouse

Parent County
1798--Ross County was created 20 August 1798 from Adams and Washington Counties. County seat: Chillicothe

Populated Places

 * Chillicothe

Neighboring Counties

 * Fayette
 * Highland
 * Hocking
 * Jackson
 * Pickaway
 * Pike
 * Vinton

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries
 * Cemetery Index
 * Ross County Cemeteries
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Cemeteries of Ross County

Census and Directories

 * Census
 * Census Records
 * Ross County Ohio Census
 * U. S. City Directories(Chillicothe) $
 * Canton, Ohio 1914 City Directory

Church

 * Bible &amp; Church Records
 * Churches

Court

 * Gateways to the West$ (Includes Territorial Court Order Book, 1798-1799, 1799-1800, Index to Estates and Guardianships 1797-1820).

Land

 * Land Records

Local Histories

 * Articles &amp; Stories
 * Biographies
 * Histories
 * Biographiesextracted from The County of Ross: by Henry Holcomb Bennett 1902
 * The History of Ross County, Ohio
 * County History

Maps
Ross County Ohio Maps

Military

 * Military Records
 * Military Records for Ohio Counties

Naturalization and Citizenships

 * Naturalization

Newspapers

 * Obituaries
 * Chillicothe Gazette

Probate

 * Wills &amp; Probate Records

Schools

 * Schools

Vital Records

 * Birth Records 1867-1908
 * Marriage Records
 * Marriages 1798-1849
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. 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.
 * Death Records
 * Gateway to the West$ (Marriages from 1798-1809)

Societies and Libraries

 * Ross County, Ohio Genealogical Society
 * Ross County Heritage Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. Search This Site
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Ross County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
 * Ross County, Ohio Genealogy Trails
 * Ross County, Ohio Genealogy Forum