Washington County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Washington County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from unorganized land in 1788.
 * County Seat: Marietta
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Noble (north)·Wood County, West Virginia (south)·Athens (west)· Morgan (northwest)·Pleasants County, West Virginia (southeast)·Tyler County, West Virginia (east)

County Courthouse

 * Washington County Courthouse Information
 * County Courthouse 223 Putnam Street Marietta, OH 45750-3015 Phone: (740)373-6623 Fax: (740)374-7693

Parent County
1788--Washington County was created 27 July 1788 as an original county. County seat: Marietta

Boundary changes
See an interactive map of Washington County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Adams, Alden, Archers, Archers Fork, Aurelius Barlow, Bartlett, Bevertown, Beckett, Belpre Bevan, Beverly, Blennerhassett View, Bonn, Briggs Caywood, Churchtown, Clifton, Coal Run, Constitution Corner Cornerville, Cow Run, Cutler, Dale, Dalzell Dart, Decatur, Decaturville, Dell, Deucher Devola, Dunbar, Dunham, East Norwood, Elba Equity, Fairfield, Fay, Fearing, Fillmore Fleming, Gasville, Germantown, Glass, Gracey Grandview, Harmar, Hayward, Heslop, Hills Hohman, Independence, Layman, Leith, Liberty Little Hocking, Locust Fork, Lowell, Lower Newport, Lower Salem Ludlow, Luke Chute, Macksburg, Marietta, McAvan Moore Junction, Moss Run, Murphy, Napier, New Matamoras Newell Run, Newport, Norwood, Oak Grove, Patten Mills Pinehurst, Porterfield, Qualey, Rainbow, Rathbone Redbush, Relief, Reno, Riverview, Rockland Sandhill, Schley, Shay, Sitka, Springdale Stanleyville, Steel Run, Swift, Tick Ridge, Unionville Upper Lowell, Veto, Vincent, Wade, Warner Waterford, Watertown, West Marietta, Wesley, Whipple, Wingett Run, Wolf Creek,Yankeeburg


 * Washington County Townships &amp; Cities

Neighboring Counties

 * Athens
 * Monroe
 * Morgan
 * Noble
 * Pleasants County, West Virginia
 * Tyler County, West Virginia
 * Wood County, West Virginia

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries
 * Washington County, Ohio Cemetery Index
 * Washington County, Ohio
 * Cemetery Index
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Washington County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Cemetery Records $
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Epodunk Cemetery List
 * Ohio Gravestones
 * Find a Grave
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project

Census and Directories

 * Census Index
 * U. S. City Directories for Marietta $

Church

 * The Parish Register of St. Luke's Church Burials
 * The Parish Register of St. Luke's Church Baptisms
 * Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. IV: (Ohio Monthly Meetings) $

Funeral Homes

 * Marietta Times $

Land

 * Locations in Washington County
 * Washington County Land Records
 * Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Records

Local Histories

 * Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies
 * Washington County History
 * Washington County Pioneers
 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of the Early Pioneer Settlers of Ohio
 * History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio and representive citizens, vol. 1-2
 * A History of Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, 1920
 * Washington County Histories

Maps

 * Washington County Maps
 * Maps and Gazetteers

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men from Washington 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 Washington County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company L
 * - 36th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A, F, and G


 * MIlitary Records for Ohio Counties
 * Daughters of the American Revolution. Marietta Chapter (Marietta, Ohio). Revolutionary soldiers buried in Washington County, Ohio : containing military records and short history of lives. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973.  

War of 1812


Martin, Eleanor, Veterans, War of 1812 (Ohio, E. Martin 1992) page 34 FHL Book 977.1 A1

Newspapers

 * Old Marietta Papers
 * Marietta Register
 * Obituaries and Death Notices
 * NewsandSentinel
 * The Marietta Register
 * Marietta College Special Collections

Probate

 * Abstracts of Wills &amp; Administrations
 * Washington County Wills &amp; Estates
 * Abstract of Probate Records, Washington County, Ohio $
 * Abstract of Probate Records, Washington County, Ohio: Wills, Estates &amp; Guardianships (1789-1855) $
 * Gateway to The West, Vol. II $

Vital Records

 * Marriages 1789-1882
 * 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Washington County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
 * Washington County Historical Society of Ohio
 * The Ohio Historical Society Campus Martius
 * The Castle
 * The Henry Fearing House Museum
 * Ohio River Museum
 * Washington County Public Libraries

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Genealogy Trails
 * Genealogy Trails