Scioto County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Scioto County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Ohio Online Genealogy Records

Scioto County, Ohio Record Dates

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams County in 1803.
 * County Seat: Portsmouth

Description
The county was named for an Indian word referring to deer or deer-hunting. Its county seat is Portsmouth and was founded March 24, 1803. It is located in the Southcentral area of the state.

Populated Places
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:


 * Scioto County, Ohio WikipediA
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Scioto County, Ohio
 * Scioto County Township History
 * Scioto County, Ohio Histopolis, includes details, cemeteries, cities, townships.
 * Scioto County, Populated Places

Neighboring Counties
Adams County • Pike County • Jackson County • Lawrence County • Greenup County, Kentucky • Lewis County, Kentucky

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1940) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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


 * Scioto County Ohio Cemeteries Wandering Appalachia


 * Scioto County Ohio Cemeteries I Dream of Genealogy
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries
 * Many Cemetery Records for Scioto 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.

Census and Directories

 * Scioto County, Ohio links to Online Census Records
 * Scioto County, Ohio Census
 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * U. S. Fedreral Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * United States Census 1850
 * United States Census, 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census 1870
 * United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
 * United States Census 1880
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * United States Census 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1920 (No images)
 * United States Census 1920
 * 1920 United States Federal Census $
 * 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen $
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * U. S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
 * Many Directories for Scioto 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.

Church Records

 * Church Records
 * Scioto County, Ohio Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Scioto County, Ohio

Finding Church Records at Other Repositories

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Scioto County, Ohio Church Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Court Records

 * Portsmouth Municipal Court
 * Scioto County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory
 * Scioto County, Ohio Court Directory
 * Scioto County Clerk of Common Pleas Court
 * Many Court Records for Scioto 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.

Political Groups

 * Scioto County Republican Party
 * Scioto County Democratic Party

Religious Groups

 * Scioto County Catholic Organizations

Funeral Homes

 * Obituary Index Scioto County, Ohio
 * Adkins Family Funeral Home
 * Botkin-Hornback Funeral Home
 * Brant Funeral Home
 * F.C. Daehler Mortuary Company
 * Harrison-Pyles Funeral Home
 * McKinley Funeral Home
 * Melcher Funeral Home
 * Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home
 * Roger W. Davis Funeral Home
 * Wolfe-Nelson Funeral Home

Genealogy

 * Scioto County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Local Histories

 * Keyes, James, Pioneers of Scioto County: Being a Short Biographical Sketch of Some of the First Settlers of Scioto County, Ohio, (Portsmouth, Ohio: J. Keyes, 1880). Digital copy at Google Books


 * Gargiulo, Barbara Keyser, Scioto County, Ohio: As Extracted From Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, (Milford, Ohio: Little Miami Pub. Co., 2002).


 * Evans, Nelson W., A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio, (Portsmouth, Ohio: N. W. Evans, 1903). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 2;


 * Bannon, Henry Towne, Scioto Sketches: An Account of Discovery and Settlement of Scioto County, Ohio, (Scioto, Ohio: A. C. McClurg, 1920). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Portsmouth Area Recognition Society, A History of Scioto County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Beginning, Its Development, and Its People, (Portsmouth, Ohio: Portsmouth Area Recognition Society, 1986).


 * Family History Holdings of SCCOGS, Pioneer Applications.
 * Biographies
 * Articles and Stories
 * Portsmouth, Ohio

Land and Property

 * Scioto County Auditor
 * Scioto County Engineer GIS
 * Land Patent Search
 * Bureau of Land Management Database
 * Many Land Records for Scioto 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.

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * Scioto County And Its Neighbors
 * 1895 Scioto County Ohio U. S. Atlas
 * Map of Scioto County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
 * Scioto County Map
 * Maps of Scioto County, Ohio
 * Many Maps for Scioto 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.

General
Many Military Records for Scioto 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.


 * Scioto County, Ohio Military Records

Civil War
Civil War service men from Scioto 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 Scioto County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery, Companies A, D, and F
 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company G, also known as the Portsmouth Guards
 * - 56th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, G, H, and K

-Civil War Research Database $ -8th Independent Company Ohio Volunteer Sharp Shooters -91st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Field and Staff -"Final Roll Call" First Ohio Light Artillery, Battery L -Fifth Independent Ohio Sharpshooters

World War I

 * 1914-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1916-1920 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918 - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $

World War II

 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

Korean War

 * U. S. Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Korean War -Scioto County, Ohio Military Resources

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Scioto 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.

Newspapers

 * Portsmouth Daily Times

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * Obituaries
 * Portsmouth Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) $
 * Portsmouth Times (Portsmouth, Ohio)$
 * Newspapers Abstracts
 * Obituary Search Engine Scioto County, Ohio

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form


 * Many Newspapers for Scioto 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.

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 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.
 * Many Probate Records for Scioto 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.

Courthouse
Scioto County Courthouse 602 7th Street Portsmouth, OH 45662-3948 Phone: 740.355.8313 Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1817; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; County Recorder has land records


 * Scioto County, Ohio
 * Courthouse Information
 * History of Scioto County Courthouses

Family History Centers

 * Ashland Kentucky 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

 * Portsmouth Public Libarary

Societies

 * Scioto County Chapter, OGS
 * Ohio Historical Society


 * Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus
 * Wandering Appalachia

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Schools

 * U. S. School Yearbooks Portsmouth High School, 1930 $

Taxation

 * 1800-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index


 * Index to Scioto County Tax Records Book-1807

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)


 * 1841-2003 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)


 * Scioto County, Ohio Birth Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch — free; Index.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index


 * 1800-1900, 1901-1945 - Marriage Records 1800-1900, 1901-1945 Misc.
 * 1803-1860 - Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio, 1803-1860 $
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Scioto County, Ohio Death Records
 * 1803-1860 - Death Records of Scioto County 1803-1860
 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * Ohio Death Certificate Index


 * Death Information
 * Ohio Death Records and Obituaries

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Scioto County, Ohio Divorce Information

General

 * Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County
 * Many Vital Records for Scioto 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.

Websites

 * Scioto County OHGenWeb
 * Scioto County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Scioto County OH Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.