Pickaway County, Ohio Genealogy

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

United States Ohio  Pickaway County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Fairfield, Franklin, and Ross Counties 12 January 1810.
 * County Seat: Circleville
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Franklin (north)·Fairfield (east)·Hocking (southeast)· Ross (south)·Fayette (southwest) · Madison (northwest)

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

Cemeteries

 * Pickaway County, Ohio Cemeteries

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

See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Census and Directories

 * Pickaway County, Ohio Directories

Church Records

 * Church and Bible Records

Court Records

 * Pickaway County, Ohio Court Records

Local Histories

 * Pickaway County, Ohio History

Land and Property

 * Land and Deed Records

Maps

 * Maps of PIckaway County, Ohio
 * Map of Pickaway County Cemetery Locations by Township

Military

 * Multiple Wars


 * - Pickaway County, Ohio Military Records has information about Pickaway County and its citizens in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and many other wars.


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


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company C, also known as "Pope's Escort" and "Shield's Body Guard" and Company E
 * - 24th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company A
 * - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, F, and K

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Declarations of Intention for Naturalization(1860)

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * Pickaway County, Ohio Obituaries
 * Pickaway County, Ohio Newspapers

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.


 * Index of Wills 1810-1837; Books A and B
 * Will Abstracts 1810-1820

Courthouse
Pickaway County Courthouse 207 S Court Street Circleville, OH 43113 Phone: 740.474.5231 County Recorder has land records from 1810; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records

Family History Centers
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
 * Chillicothe Ohio Family History Center

Schools

 * Pickaway County Schools

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Births

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Marriages for PIckaway County, Ohio

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Pickaway County, Ohio Death Records
 * 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Web Sites

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