Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Gallia County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Washington County in 1803.
 * County Seat: Gallipolis
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Vinton (north)·Cabell County, West Virginia (south)·Lawrence (southwest)·Meigs (northeast)·Jackson (west)·Mason County, West Virginia (east)

Ohio Digital Collections

County Courthouse

 * Gallia County, Ohio Courthouse.
 * County Records for Gallia County.

Parent County
1803--Gallia County was created 25 March 1803 from Washington and Adams Counties. County seat: Gallipolis

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

Populated Places

 * Gallia County Populated Places.
 * Orgins of Gallia County Place Names.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cabell County, West Virginia
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Mason County, West Virginia
 * Meigs
 * Vinton

Cemeteries

 * Gallia County Cemeteries, 163 cemeteries listed.
 * Gallia County Cemetery Records.
 * Cemeteries of Gallia County.
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project.
 * Gallia County Cemeteries.

Census

 * United States Census 1850.
 * United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records).
 * United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records).
 * United States Census 1860.
 * United States Census 1870.
 * United States Census 1880.
 * United States Census 1900.
 * United States Census 1910.
 * United States Census 1920.
 * United States Census 1930.

Church

 * Gallia County Churches.

Court

 * Many Court records for Gallia 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.

Directory

 * Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River Directory for 1871-1872, including Gallipolis.

Land

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

 * Index to Hardesty's History of Gallia County. Printed in 1882. It contains a condensed history of the county, biographical sketches, general statistics and miscellaneous matters.
 * History of Gallia County Containg A condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters, &amp;c.
 * Gallia County Ohio History Sources.
 * First Settlers of Huntington Township.
 * Gallia County Ohio Memory Digital Collection.
 * Biographical Index.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Pioneer Families.
 * Many History records for Gallia 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

 * Gallia County Google Satellite Map.
 * Gallia County and its Neighbors Maps.
 * 1887 Gallia County map from Military History of Ohio, Illustrated.
 * U. S. Geological Survey - National Mapping Information Geographic Names
 * Many Map records for Gallia 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.

Military

 * General


 * -Gallia County Military Records.


 * Civil War 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
 * - George's Independent Company, Ohio Cavalry


 * -Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.
 * -Gallia History Web, during the Civil War.

Many Military Civil War 1861-1865 records for Gallia 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.


 * World War II


 * -Gallia County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force.
 * -United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.

Many Military records for Gallia 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.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship records for Gallia 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

 * Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries.
 * Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries for Civil War Veterans.
 * Gallipolis Daily Tribune.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy and History News Articles.

Probate

 * Many Probate records for Gallia 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

Schools

 * Gallia County Schools.

Taxation

 * Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838.
 * Delinquent Tax List for 1860. Transcribed by Henry Evans
 * Many Probate records for Gallia 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

Vital Records

 * Birth Records of Gallia County 1894-1903. These records are transcribed from Volume 3. The birth records are housed in Gallia County Probate Court in Gallipolis, Ohio.
 * 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.
 * Deaths 1887-1888, Gallipolis, Part 1.
 * Deaths 1887-1888, Gallipolis, Part 2.
 * Deaths 1887-1888, Cheshire Township.
 * Deaths 1887-1888, Huntington Township.
 * Gallia County Death Register 1888
 * Gallia County, Ohio Death Records.
 * Many Vital records for Gallia 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

 * Gallia County Genealogical Society.
 * Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library.

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.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
 * Post Offices of Gallia County.
 * Gallia County Funeral Homes.
 * Gallia County, Ohio Genealogy and History.
 * Genealogical &amp; Historical Information for Gallia County, Ohio.
 * Linkpendium Gallia County Genealogy and Family History.
 * Linkpendium Gallia County Genealogy and Family History.