Jackson County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Athens, Gallia, Ross, and Scioto Counties 12 January 1816.
 * County Seat: Jackson

Description
The county was named after General Andrew Jackson. It's county seat is Jackson and was founded 12 January 1816. It is located in the South-central 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:

Neighboring Counties
Ross County •  Pike County  •  Scioto County  •  Lawrence County  •  Gallia County  •  Vinton County

Boundary Changes

 * Jackson County Ohio Boundary Changes
 * For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) 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.


 * Jackson County Ohio Cemetery Map
 * Bundy-Paine Cemetery Index
 * Fairmount Cemetery Burial List as of January 31st, 2007
 * Limerick Cemetery, (Jackson) Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Limerick Cemetery Index
 * Jackson County, Ohio Cemetery Index

Census and Directories

 * 1820 Index to U. S. Census for Jackson County, Ohio
 * United States Census, 1830 $
 * United States Census, 1840 $
 * United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census 1850
 * United States Census 1860 $
 * United States Census 1870
 * United States Census 1880 (Index only)
 * United States Census, 1880 $
 * United States Census 1880
 * United States Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule$
 * United States Census 1890
 * United States Census 1900
 * Jackson County 1900 Census Enumeration Districts
 * United States Census 1900
 * United States Census, 1910 $
 * United States Census 1920
 * United States Census, 1930 $
 * United States Census 1920
 * United States Census, 1930 Merchant Seamen $
 * United States Census 1930
 * 1930 Jackson County Rural Directory, Including Oak Hill, Coalton, Byer, Roads, Ray, Cove

Church Records

 * 1818-1918 - Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus available records vary by year
 * 1880-1920 - Limerick RLDS Church Membership Records 1880-1920
 * various years - Jackson County, Ohio Churches

Court Records

 * Many Court for Jackson 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.

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

 * The Wales-Ohio Project, digitzing the archive of the Welsh in Ohio

Funeral Homes

 * Jackson County Funeral Homes

History


The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.

Local Histories

 * Jones, Romaine Aten, History of Jackson County, (Jackson, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County Chapter, 1953).


 * Williams, Daniel Williams, A History of Jackson County, Ohio, (Jackson, Ohio: 1900). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Howe, Henry, History of Jackson County, Ohio: 1816-1889, (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1977).


 * Jackson County Genealogical Society, Jackson County, Ohio: History and Family Book, 176th Anniversary, 1816-1991, (Jackson, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County Chapter, 1991).


 * Jackson County Genealogical Society, Jackson County, Ohio, (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 1991). Digital copy at Google Books


 * Poe, Michael A., Jackson County, (Chicago, Illinois: Arcadia Publishing, 2008). Digital copy at Google Books


 * Excerpts of History of Jackson County, (1816-1889)
 * Jackson County, Ohio History Sources
 * Historical Collections of Ohioby Henry Howe 1896 edition
 * The History of Jackson County, Ohio(1900)
 * History of Lower Scioto Valley Ohio Chicago Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884
 * Jackson county, Ohio, History (WorldCat)
 * History &amp; Families of Jackson County, Ohio
 * A History of Jackson County, Ohio by Daniel Webster
 * Many History Records for Jackson 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.

Land and Property

 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
 * Pre-1908 - Ohio Land Recordsat Ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - general land information, deeds, mortgages, maps and early surveys Courtesy OhioGenWeb


 * Many Land Records for Jackson 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)


 * 1875 - Jackson County, Ohio Township Maps (This atlas show property owners)
 * 1877 - 1877 Jackson County Map from Military History of Ohio
 * various years - Family Maps of land patent maps at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Southeast Ohio Map from U. S. Geological Survey


 * Many Maps for Jackson 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.

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * General - Military History Of Ohio-Jackson County Edition
 * Revolutionary War  - Veterans of the Revolution
 * Civil War  Civil War service men from Jackson 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 Jackson County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery, Companies A and H
 * - 56th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A, C, E, and K


 * Civil War Collection$


 * World War I  - World War I Draft Registration Cards$
 * World War II  - Jackson County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force


 * - World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Jackson 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
Online Newspapers


 * The Telegram
 * The Times-Journal

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * various years - community contributed newspaper articles Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form


 * 1858-1938 - Index of births, marriages and deaths from Jackson County newspapers.

Probate
Online Probate 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.
 * 1819-1871 - Index to Will Book "A" Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * various years - community contributed wills


 * Many Probate Records for Jackson 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

 * Jackson County Municipal Court
 * Jackson County, Ohio Government Web Portal

Jackson County Courthouse 226 East Main Street Jackson, OH 45630 Phone: 740.286.2006 Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records County Health Department has death and burial records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; County Recorder has land records

Family History Centers

 * Chillicothe Ohio 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

 * Jackson City Library
 * Oak Hill Public Library
 * Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library

Museums

 * Lillian E. Jones Museum &amp; The Carriage House Genealogy Center
 * Welsh-American Heritage Museum

Societies

 * Jackson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

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

Resource Guide

 * The Jackson County Genealogical Resource Guide
 * The Ohio Historical Society Resources

Schools

 * Jackson County Schools

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.

Vital Records

 * Many Vital Records for Jackson 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.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - community contributed births Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Birth Records on Microfilm


 * Many Vital Records for Jackson 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.

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1791-1898 - Jackson County, Ohio Marriages 1791-1898
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch — free; Index.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1818-1865 - Marriage records Ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm


 * Many Vital Records for Jackson 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.

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1908 - Jackson County death records index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * 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, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 - Ohio Deaths at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 20th Century - Jackson County, Ohio Deathsmostly 1900s. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * 1909 - Jackson County, Ohio 1909 death index
 * 1913-1944 - Ohio Death Certificate index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
 * various years - Ohio Death Records &amp; indexes
 * various years - community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Death Records on Microfilm


 * Many Vital Records for Jackson 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.

Divorce

 * Many Divorce Records for Jackson 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

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