Scioto County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Scioto County

County Courthouse

 * Scioto County, Ohio
 * Courthouse Information
 * History of Scioto County Courthouses

Parent County
1803--Scioto County was created 24 March 1803 from Adams County. County seat: Portsmouth

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

Populated Places

 * Scioto County, Ohio WikipediA
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Scioto County, Ohio
 * Scioto County Township History
 * Scioto County, Ohio Histopolis, includes details, cemeteries, cities, townships.
 * Scioto County, Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Greenup County, Kentucky
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Lewis County, Kentucky
 * Pike

Cemeteries

 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Scioto County Cemeteries
 * Scioto County Ohio Cemeteries
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Greenlawn Cemetery-Scioto County, Ohio- 1800 Burials
 * Greenlawn Cemetery-Scioto County, Ohio- 1900 Burials
 * Virtual Cemetery Index- Scioto County, Ohio
 * Cemeteries
 * Linkpendium Cemeteries
 * Ohio Gravestones, Scioto County
 * Many Cemetery Records for Scioto 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.

Census and Directories

 * Scioto County, Ohio links to Online Census Records
 * Scioto County, Ohio Census
 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * U. S. Fedreral Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * United States Census, 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1920(No images)
 * 1920 United States Federal Census $
 * 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen $
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * U. S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
 * Many Directories for Scioto 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.

Church

 * Church Records
 * Scioto County, Ohio Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Scioto County, Ohio

Court

 * Scioto County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory
 * Scioto County, Ohio Court Directory
 * Scioto County Clerk of Common Pleas Court
 * Many Court Records for Scioto 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.

Funeral Homes

 * D. W. Davis Funeral Home
 * D. W. Swick Funeral Home: Obituaries
 * Obituary IndexScioto County, Ohio
 * Roger W. Davis Funeral Home
 * Swick-Bussa-Chamberlin Funeral Home

Land

 * Land Patent Search
 * Bureau of Land Management Database
 * Many Land Records for Scioto 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.

Local Histories

 * Scioto County History, includes Biographical Sketches of Portsmouth
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henty Howe Vol. II 1888
 * Family History Holdings of SCCOGS, Pioneer Applications.
 * Biographies
 * Articles and Stories
 * History
 * Portsmouth Ohio
 * Scioto County Ohio History
 * Many Histories for Scioto 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.

Maps

 * Scioto County And Its Neighbors
 * 1895 Scioto County Ohio U. S. Atlas
 * Map of Scioto County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
 * Scioto County Map
 * Maps of Scioto County, Ohio
 * Many Maps for Scioto 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.

Military

 * General  Many Military Records for Scioto 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.


 * -Scioto County, Ohio Military Records


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


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery, Companies A, D, and F
 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company G, also known as the Portsmouth Guards

-Civil War Reserach Database $ -8th Independent Company Ohio Volunteer Sharp Shooters -91st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Field and Staff -"Final Roll Call" First Ohio Light Artillery, Battery L -Fifth Independent Ohio Sharpshooters


 * World War I -World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $


 * World War II  -United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942


 * Korean War -U. S. Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Korean War -Scioto County, Ohio Military Resources

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Scioto 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.

Newspapers

 * Obituaries
 * Portsmouth Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) $
 * Portsmouth Times (Portsmouth, Ohio)$
 * Newspapers Abstracts
 * Obituary Search Engine Scioto County, Ohio
 * Historic Newspapers Online
 * Many Newspapers for Scioto 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.

Probate

 * Many Probate Records for Scioto 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.

Schools

 * U. S. School Yearbooks Portsmouth High School, 1930 $

Taxation

 * Index to Scioto County Tax Records Book-1807
 * Ohio Tax Records, 1816-1838

Vital Records

 * Scioto County, Ohio Birth Records
 * Scioto County, Ohio Death Records
 * 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 Death Certificate Index
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $
 * Death Information
 * Death Records of Scioto County 1803-1860
 * Ohio Death Records and Obituaries
 * Scioto County, Ohio Divorce Information
 * Marriage Records 1800-1900, 1901-1945 Misc.
 * Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio, 1803-1860 $
 * Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio, 1803-1860 $
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County
 * Many Vital Records for Scioto 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Scioto County Chapter, OGS
 * Ohio Historical Society
 * Portsmouth Public Libarary
 * Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Scioto County History and Information
 * Ohio Genealogy Databases, Progenealogist
 * Ohio Genealogy Databases, Progenealogist