Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Ohio Online Genealogy Records

Gallia County, Ohio Record Dates

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams and Washington Counties 25 March 1803.
 * County Seat: Gallipolis

Description
The county name originated from the Latin word for France. Its county seat is Gallipolis and was founded March 25, 1803. 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
Meigs County •  Vinton County  •  Jackson County  •  Lawrence County  •  Mason County, West Virginia  •  Cabell County, West Virginia

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
1981  A courthouse fire may have damaged or destroyed some records.

Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

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


 * Cemeteries of Gallia County.
 * Gallia County Cemeteries.

Census

 * United States Census 1850.
 * United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * United States Census 1860.
 * United States Census 1870.
 * United States Census 1880.
 * United States Census 1900.
 * United States Census 1910.
 * United States Census 1920.
 * United States Census 1930.

Church Records

 * Gallia County Churches.

Court Records

 * Many Court records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Directories

 * Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River Directory for 1871-1872, including Gallipolis.

Local Histories

 * Index to Hardesty's History of Gallia County. Printed in 1882. It contains a condensed history of the county, biographical sketches, general statistics and miscellaneous matters.
 * History of Gallia County Containg A condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters, ;c.
 * Gallia County Ohio History Sources.
 * First Settlers of Huntington Township.
 * Gallia County Ohio Memory Digital Collection.
 * Biographical Index.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Pioneer Families.
 * Many History records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Land and Property

 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
 * various years - Community contributed deeds


 * Many Land records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * Gallia County Google Satellite Map.
 * Gallia County and its Neighbors Maps.
 * 1887 Gallia County map from Military History of Ohio, Illustrated.
 * U. S. Geological Survey - National Mapping Information Geographic Names
 * Many Map records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

General

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Gallia County Military Records.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Knox 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 Knox County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company E
 * - 56th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A and E
 * - George's Independent Company, Ohio Cavalry
 * -Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.
 * -Gallia History Web, during the Civil War.

Many Military Civil War 1861-1865 records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

World War I

 * 1914-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1916-1920 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * Gallia County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force.
 * United States, World War II Draft Registratoin Cards, 1942 at FamilySearch

Many Military records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Newspapers
Online Newspapers


 * Gallipolis Daily Tribune.

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries.
 * Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries for Civil War Veterans.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy and History News Articles.
 * various years - Community contributed newspaper articles

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

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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.
 * various years - Community contributed wills
 * Many Probate records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Courthouse
Gallia County Courthouse 18 Locust Street Gallipolis, OH 45631-1251 Phone: 740.446.4374 Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records; County Health Department has burial records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1850; County Recorder has land records


 * Gallia County, Ohio Courthouse.
 * County Records for Gallia County.

Family History Centers

 * Columbus 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.

Societies

 * Gallia County Genealogical Society.
 * Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library.
 * The Gallia County Historical and Genealogical Society (Facebook) located at 412 Second Avenue and is open 4 days a week from 10am to 4 pm. Closed for the month of January. The Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center can be reached at 740-446-7200.  The Family Search team came to the society many years ago and copied all the books that were there at the time. We now have 92 books that were copied (exact copies) of what is in the Probate office. (Birth, Death, Marriages from 1800- 1993) and Wills from 1803 to later 1930's. The GCHGS has become the depository for all the Gallia County books that were at one time housed in the Alden Library, Genealogy, and rare book room on the Ohio University Campus. The early tax records and other land records that no longer could be housed in the Gallia County Courthouse are now a part of the GCHGS collection.  The collection also includes the Gallipolis Tribune, the local newspaper, from the years 1900 to 1980. They can be found in the section of the genealogical library in the GCHGS.  They are hard bound editions.. easy to read and very available to the public. There are also many books that have been donated by schools, granges, children's home, etc. and other organizations.  There are 2 floors of records and 1 floor that houses donated artifacts of the area.. in 3 Museum Rooms... Military, Medical and Miscellaneous.

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

 * Gallia County Schools.

Taxation

 * 1800-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1816-1838 - Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838.
 * 1860 - Delinquent Tax List for 1860. Transcribed by Henry Evans


 * Many Probate records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1841-2003 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1894-1903 - Birth Records of Gallia County 1894-1903. These records are transcribed from Volume 3. The birth records are housed in Gallia County Probate Court in Gallipolis, Ohio.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry.com ($) — index

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and some FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-1888 -Gallipolis Township, Part 1.
 * 1887-1888 - Gallipolis Township, Part 2.
 * 1887-1888 - Cheshire Township.
 * 1887-1888 - Huntington Township.
 * 1888 - Gallia County Death Register
 * 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
 * 1913-1943 - Gallia County, Ohio Death Records.
 * various years - community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives


 * Many Vital records for Gallia 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 the from their catalog.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Gallia County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Gallia County OH Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Gallia County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
 * Post Offices of Gallia County.
 * Gallia County Funeral Homes.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy and History.
 * Genealogical ; Historical Information for Gallia County, Ohio.
 * Linkpendium Gallia County Genealogy and Family History.
 * Linkpendium Gallia County Genealogy and Family History.