Ohio District Court Jurisdictions

= History of Ohio District Courts =

In 1803, the Ohio District was created by Congress. All counties were in the Ohio District. As more counties were created, they were assigned to the Ohio District. In 1855, the Ohio District was split into the Ohio Northern District Court and the Ohio Southern District Court. The districts were restructed and another district created in 1878. The three courts were: Northern Eastern District Court, Northern Western District Court, and the Southern District Court. In 1911, the Southern District Court was split into the Southern Western District Court and the Southern Eastern District Court, making four District Courts in the state of Ohio. In the years 1815 and 1923, some counties were shifted from one District Court to another as deemed necessary.

National Archives at Chicago

 * Records of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division (Cincinnati)

Family Search Historical Records Collections

 * Ohio, Northern District, Eastern Division, Naturalization Index, 1855-1967.
 * Ohio, Southern District, Naturalization Index, 1852-1991.

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Records of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio : records relating to the proposed trials of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett, August 1, 1805 - January 21, 1808

District Courts and Circuit Courts had the same jurisdictions.

= Counties within Each Ohio District Court =

The following table gives the districts each county of Ohio was in from inception to current day.