Athens County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Athens County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Washington in 1805.
 * County Seat: Athens
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Meigs (south)·Wood County, West Virginia (east)·Washington (northeast)· Hocking(northwest)· Vinton (west)· Perry and Morgan (north)

Ohio Digital Collections

County Courthouse

 * Athens County Clerk of Courts
 * Athens County Courthouse

Parent County
1805--Athens County was created 20 February 1805 from Washington County. County seat: Athens

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

Cities

 * Athens
 * Nelsonville

Unincorporated Communities

 * Amesville
 * Athens County Towns
 * Athens County, Ohio Genealogy and History. Information linking to the towns and township of Athens County, Ohio.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Township Biographies.

Neighboring Counties

 * Hocking
 * Meigs
 * Morgan
 * Perry
 * Vinton
 * Washington
 * Wood County, West Virginia

Cemeteries

 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Cemetery Links Index.
 * Athens County Cemeteries.
 * Athens County Ohio Gravestones Photo Project.

Church

 * Athens County Ohio, Churches. Churches for Athens County from 1990 census and newspapers.

Court

 * Many Court records for Athens 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.
 * Many Divorce records for Athens 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

 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Early Land Records 1804-1807.
 * Many Land records for Athens 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.

Local Histories

 * Athens High School, Athens, Ohio 1933 Arena Yearbook.
 * A Look at Athens' Past.
 * Southeastern Ohio Coal Industy and History. A Large part of the history of Athens, Hocking and Perry counties in Ohio is the local coal industry.
 * An Annotated Bigraphical History of Athens County, Ohio. Some biographies originally penned by Charles M.Walker, in 1869.
 * : with narratives of inidents and occurrrences in 1775 by S. P. Hildreth.
 * and incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the first setlement of the state at Marietta, with personal and biographical sketches of the early settlers, narratives and pioneer adventures, etc. By Charles M. Walker.
 * Many History records for Athens 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

 * Map of the Ohio Company's Purchase and of Athens County, Ohio Past and Present. Compiled and drawn by R. C. Phillips C. E. for Robert, Clarke and Co. Publishers of Cincinnati, Ohio by Act of Congress in the year 1869.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Sanborn Fire Maps. The Sanborn Company began making fire insurance maps in 1867.
 * Athens County Road Map from the Ohio Department of Transportation.
 * Athens County, Ohio Cemeteries, Cities, and Townships. This site provides maps, coordinates, nearby cities, nearby cemeteries and elevations.

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Revolutionary War Pensioners.

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * Civil War service men from Knox County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Knox County.
 * 36th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and C
 * 116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies I and K

War with Spain, 1898-1899

 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Soldiers in the War With Spain 1898-1899.

World War I, 1917-1918

 * Genealogy Trails Athens County Ohio Military Men, 1917-1918 page one.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County Ohio Military Men, 1917-1918page two.

World War II, 1941-1945

 * Athens County WWII Soldiers Index.
 * Genealogy Trails /Army_Enlistment_Records__1938_1946.htm Athens County Ohio Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
 * Genealogy Trails History Group Athens County Ohio Young American Patriots 1941-1945. This site consists of a photo and personal information for each person listed.
 * Many Military records for Athens 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

 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio The Athens Messenger Obituares.
 * The Athens News, Athens County Only Locally Owned Newspaper.
 * The Athens Messenger. $
 * The Athens Messenger and Herald. $

Probate

 * Athens County, Ohio Will Index.
 * Many Probate records for Athens 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.

Taxation

 * Athens County, Ohio 1810 Tax List.
 * Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838. More information at Ohio Tax Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Vital Records

 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900.
 * 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.
 * Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County. This is a guide to the index of Ohio Vital Records microfilmed and listed at familysearch.org.
 * Ohio Death Certificate Index searchable database, 1913-1944.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002.
 * Many Vital records for Athens 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Athens County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.
 * Athens County Historical Society &amp; Museum Athens Ohio

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Athens Ohio Family History Center (The Plains)

Web Sites

 * Athens County, OHGenWeb.
 * Athens County, Ohio History and Genealogy.
 * Athens County Home/Infirmary 1857-1928.
 * Athens County Public Libraries.
 * Athens County Children's Home Index 1882-1911.
 * Athens County Historical Society &amp; Museum.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Physician and Dentist Directory, 1905.
 * Athens County, Ohio Genealogy including Biograhies, 1820 Census Index, Town Officers, Land Records.
 * Athens County, Ohio Genealogy Forum.
 * Records Project, Athens County Public Record Information.
 * Records Project, Athens County Public Record Information.