Vinton County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Vinton County

County Courthouse

 * Vinton County, Ohio
 * Gateway to Vinton Couty

Parent County
1850--Vinton County was created 23 March 1850 from Gallia, Athens, Ross, Jackson, and Hocking Counties. County seat: McArthur

Populated Places

 * Origins of Vinton County Place Names
 * Vinton County, Ohio GNIS
 * Vinton County, Ohio WikipediA
 * Vinton County Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

 * Athens
 * Gallia
 * Hocking
 * Jackson
 * Meigs
 * Ross

Cemeteries

 * Locust Grove Cemetery
 * Vinton County, Ohio Cemeteries by Township
 * Vinton County, Ohio Cemeteries by Cemetery Name
 * Tombstone Records at Bowen Cemetery, Vinton County
 * Curry Cemetery Gravestone Transcription
 * Hamilton Cemetery
 * Old McArthur Cemetery
 * Strongsville Cemetery
 * St. Adelbert's Cemetery
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Ohio Cemetery Records $
 * Vinton County Cemeteries
 * St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
 * Vinton County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Gravestone
 * Find A Grave
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * Many Cemetery Records for Vinton 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

 * 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 $
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * 1920 United States Federal Census$
 * 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen $
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $

Church

 * Gateway to Vinton County, Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Vinton County
 * Vinton County, Ohio Churches

Funeral Homes

 * Vinton County Funeral Homes
 * Many Funeral Home Records for Vinton 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.

Land

 * Land Patent Search
 * Vinton County, Ohio Land Patents
 * Many Land and Property Records for Vinton 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

 * Vinton County, Ohio History Sources
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe
 * A History of New Plymouth by Mrs. Merle Huggins and Flossie M. Monks
 * Vinton County, Ohio Biography (WorldCat)
 * Many History Records for Vinton 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

 * 1875 Vinton County, Ohio Township Maps, shows property owners
 * 1877 Vinton County Map
 * 1895 Vinton County, Ohio U. S. Atlas
 * Maps of Vinton County, Ohio
 * Map of Vinton, County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
 * Vinton County Map
 * Many Maps for Vinton 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

 * Civil War


 * - Civil War service men from Vinton 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 Vinton County.


 * - 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company A
 * - Ohio in the Civil War
 * - Civil War Collection $
 * - Many Military (Civil War) Records for Vinton 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.


 * World War I


 * - American War Dead
 * - Vinton County, Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918
 * - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $


 * - U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $


 * -Many Military (Word War I) Records for Vinton 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.


 * World War II


 * - United States, World War II Draft Registraton Cards, 1942
 * - Vinton County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force


 * Korean War


 * - Korean War Project


 * Vietnam War


 * - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial


 * Many Military Records for Vinton 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.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Vinton 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

 * The Athens Messenger
 * Vinton County Obituaries
 * Vinton County Republican (1850-1852)
 * Vinton County Flag (1852-1853)
 * M'arthur Democrat (1853-1865)
 * The Vinton Record (1866-1891)
 * The Vinton Record and McArthur Courant (1891-1899)
 * Vinton County, Ohio Newspapers

Probate

 * Many Probate Records for Vinton 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

 * Vinton County Schools
 * Vinton County, Ohio

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.

Vinton County Birth, Death and Marriage Records

Many Vital Records for Vinton 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,.

Societies and Libraries

 * Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library
 * Vinton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
 * The Ohio Genealogical Society
 * Ohio Historical Society
 * Ohio University Libraries, Collections
 * Ohio Memory, A Collaborative Project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State Library of Ohio.

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.
 * Gateway to Vinton County
 * My Ohio Genealogy, Vinton County
 * Vinton County Convention &amp; Vistors' Bureau
 * Cyndi's List, Vinton County
 * Vinton County, Ohio Free Public Records Directory
 * Find County Records
 * Ohio Genealogy Trails
 * Ohio Genealogy Trails