Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county name originated from the Latin word for France. It is located in the South-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gallia County Courthouse 18 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631-1251 Phone: 740-441-2185 Gallia County Website

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

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

 * Biographical Index at Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Index to Hardesty's History of Gallia County at Gallia Genealogy Printed in 1882. It contains an every-name index to this book created by Maxine Marshall.
 * Transcription of History of Gallia County' Containing A Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters, &c. (Chicago and Toledo: H.H. Hardesty & Co., 1882) at Ohio Genealogy Express

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Post Offices of Gallia County at Gallia Genealogy

Church Records

 * Gallia County Churches at Gallia Genealogy

Court Records

 * Evans, Henrietta C,; Wood, Mary P.; Early Gallia County Court Records, 1846-1900 (1984) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library

Directories

 * 1871-1872 Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River Directory for 1871-1872 (Cleveland, OH: Wiggins & Weaver, 1871) Online at Google Books

Funeral Homes

 * Gallia County Funeral Homes at USGenWeb project

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1790-1907 Land Records at USGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Gallia County Ohio History Sources at OHGenWeb
 * First Settlers of Huntington Township January 22, 1857 at USGenWeb Archives
 * History of Gallia County: containing a condensed history ... (Chicago and Toledo; H.H. Hardesty & Co., 1882) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1788-1940 Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * 1887 Gallia County map from Military History of Ohio, Illustrated at USGenWeb
 * Gallia County Google Satellite Map at maplandia.com
 * Gallia County and its Neighbors Maps at Gallia Genealogy
 * U. S. Geological Survey at Rootsweb

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * Military Records at Gallia Genealogy

Civil War
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System at National Parks Service
 * Ohio in the Civil War at Internet Archive

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

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

World War II
 * 1942 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection.
 * Ohio World War 2 Casualties - Army, Air Force at Access Genealogy

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

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county to Browse.
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Digital Archives of Bossard Memorial Library at Bossard Memorial Library
 * Newspaper Articles at OHGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Gallipolis Daily Tribune Obituaries at Gallipolis Daily Tribune.
 * Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries at Gallia Genealogy
 * Newspaper Gleanings at Genealogy Trails

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.
 * Wills at OHGenWeb Archives

School Records

 * Gallia County Schools at Old Ohio Schools

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.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1860 Delinquent List for 1860 at Gallia Genealogy

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1894-1903 Birth Records of Gallia County 1894-1903 at Gallia Genealogy
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1887-1888 Deaths: 1887-1888, Gallipolis, Gallia, Part 1 at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1887-1888 Deaths: 1887-1888, Gallipolis, Gallia, Part 2 at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1887-1888 Deaths: 1887-1888, Huntington Twp, Gallia at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1888 Records from the Gallia County Death Register (1888) at USGenWeb Archives
 * 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
 * Death Records at Ohio Genealogy Express

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Ashland Kentucky Family History Center
 * Athens Ohio Family History Center
 * Charleston West Virginia Family History Center
 * Huntington West Virginia Family History Center
 * Boyd County, Kentucky Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Briggs Lawrence County Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Portsmouth Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Bossard Memorial Library 7 Spruce St Gallipolis, OH 45631-1220 740-446-7323 Email: [mailto:reference@bossardlibrary.org reference@bossardlibrary.org] Website

Museums
Our House Tavern 432 First Ave Gallipolis, OH 45631 800-752-2618 Website John Gee Black Historical Center 48 Pine St Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-2698 Website

Societies
Gallia County Genealogical Society 459 2nd Ave PO Box 1007 Gallipolis, OH 45631 E-mail:[mailto:galliagenealogy@sbcglobal.net galliagenealogy@sbcglobal.net] Website Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library 7 Spruce St Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-7323 Email: [mailto:Library@bossardlibrary.org Library@bossardlibrary.org] Website The Gallia County Historical Society 340 Second Ave Gallipolis, OH 45631 Email: [mailto:gchs7200@yahoo.com gchs7200@yahoo.com] Facebook

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
 * USGenWeb project at USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * OHGenWeb Archives
 * Gallia County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy and History at Genealogy Trails
 * Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Gallia Genealogy
 * – 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.