Belmont County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Belmont County

Parent County
1801--Belmont County was created 7 September 1801 from Jefferson and Washington Counties. County seat: St. Clairsville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Guernsey
 * Harrison
 * Jefferson
 * Marshall County, West Virginia
 * Monroe
 * Noble
 * Ohio County, West Virginia

Military

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


 * - 98th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B and E

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers