Scioto County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for an Indian word referring to deer or deer-hunting. It is located in the Southcentral area of the state.

County Courthouse
Scioto County Courthouse 607 7th St Portsmouth, OH 45662-3948 Phone: 740-355-8218 Scioto County Website

Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1817; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; County Recorder has land records

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:

Biographies

 * 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). Online at Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * History of lower Scioto Valley, Ohio : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military and political history, portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. (Inter-state Publishing Co., Chicago, 1884). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Ancestry ($) at Ancestry.

Census Records

 * 1820 1820 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1830 1830 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840 1840 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 United States Census 1850; Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry.
 * 1850-1880 U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1860 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1860 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870 United States Census 1870; Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry.
 * 1880 United States Census 1880; Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry.
 * 1890 1890 Veterans Schedule at Ancestry ($)
 * 1898-1914 U. S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1900 United States Census 1900; Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry.
 * 1910 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1920 United States Census 1920; Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to both FamilySearch and Ancestry.
 * 19301930 Census of Merchant Seamen at Ancestry ($)
 * 1930 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * Scioto County, Ohio links to Online Census Records at Census Online
 * Scioto County, Ohio Census at Internet Archive

Church Records

 * Church Records at Internet Archive
 * Scioto County, Ohio Churches at OH HomeTownLocator

Catholic
 * Scioto County Catholic Organizations

Court Records

 * Record Search at Portsmouth Municipal Court
 * Scioto County, Ohio Court Directory at Court Reference
 * Clerk of Common Pleas Court for Scioto County.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Native Americans
 * 1898-1914 U. S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 at Ancestry ($)

Funeral Homes

 * 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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Scioto County Auditor; property search
 * Scioto County Engineer GIS; property search
 * Land Records at USGenWeb Archives for Ohio

Local Histories

 * 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 HathiTrust; Vol 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Bannon, Henry Towne, Scioto Sketches: An Account of Discovery and Settlement of Scioto County, Ohio, (Scioto, Ohio: A. C. McClurg, 1920). Online at Google Books Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Articles and Stories at Internet Archive
 * Portsmouth, Ohio History at Portsmouth, Ohio Website
 * Gargiulo, Barbara Keyser, Scioto County, Ohio: As Extracted From Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, (Milford, Ohio: Little Miami Pub. Co., 2002).
 * 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).
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * Scioto County And Its Neighbors at Internet Archive
 * Map of Scioto County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels at Wikimedia Commons
 * Maps of Scioto County, Ohio at Wikimedia Commons

Military Records

 * Scioto County, Ohio Military Resources at The USGenWeb Project

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1862-1865 91st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Field and Staff at Internet Archive
 * 1862-1865 "Final Roll Call" First Ohio Light Artillery, Battery L at Internet Archive
 * 1863-1865 8th Independent Company Ohio Volunteer Sharp Shooters at Internet Archive
 * Fifth Independent Ohio Sharpshooters at Internet Archive

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

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)

World War II
 * 1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Korean War
 * U. S. Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Korean War at Internet Archive

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1858-1894 Portsmouth Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) at Ancestry ($)
 * 1894-1930 Portsmouth Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) at Ancestry ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Portsmouth Daily Times
 * Scioto County Newspaper Abstracts at Newspaper Abstracts

Obituaries

 * Obituary Index Scioto County, Ohio
 * Obituaries at USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1807 Index to Scioto County Tax Records Book-1807 at Internet Archive

Birth

 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1900, 1901-1945 Marriage Records 1800-1900, 1901-1945 Misc. at Internet Archive
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1803-1860 Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio, 1803-1860 at Ancestry (Free)
 * 1803-1900 Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($) — Index.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1803-1860 Death Records of Scioto County 1803-1860 at Internet Archive
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; Index.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * Ohio Death Certificate Index at Ohio History Connection
 * Death Information at Internet Archive

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)
 * Scioto County, Ohio Divorce Information at USGenWeb Project

Family History Centers

 * Ashland Kentucky Family History Center
 * Adams Ohio Family History Center
 * Portsmouth Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street Portsmouth, OH 45662-4185 740-354-5688 Website

Museums
Southern Ohio Museum & Cultural Center 825 Gallia Street Portsmouth, OH 45662 740-354-5629 Website Website

Societies
Scioto County Chapter, OGS PO Box 812 Portsmouth, OH 45662 Website Catholic Record Society The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus 197 E Gay St Columbus, OH 43215 614-228-2457 Website

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Scioto County OHGenWeb part of The USGenWeb Project
 * Scioto County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGenWeb Archives project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.