Vinton County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Vinton County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, and Ross Counties in 1850.
 * County Seat: McArthur

Description
The county was named after U. S. Representative Samuel Finley Vinton, of Jackson County. It's county seat is McArthur and was founded March 23, 1850. It is located in the South-central area of the state.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:
 * Vinton County Populated Places

Neighboring Counties
Hocking County • Athens County • Meigs County • Gallia County • Jackson County • Ross County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1940) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.


 * Strongsville Cemetery
 * St. Adelbert's Cemetery
 * St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
 * Vinton County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project
 * Ohio Cemetery Records $
 * 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 Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * 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 Records

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

Finding Church Records at Other Repositories

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Vinton County, Ohio Church Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

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.

Local Histories

 * Ogan, Lew, History of Vinton County, Ohio: Wonderland of Ohio, (McArthur, Ohio: 1954).


 * Family Heritage, Vinton County, Ohio: History and Families, (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Pub. Co., 1996). Digital copy at Google Books

Land and Property

 * 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.

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * 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

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
 * 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
Online Probate Records
 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1790–1967 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
 * 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.

Courthouse
Vinton County Courthouse County Courthouse McArthur, OH 45651-1296 Phone: 740.596.4571 Probate Judge has birth and death records 1867-1950, marriage records from 1850 and probate records from 1867; County Health Department has birth records from 1950; Clerk Court has divorce and land records from 1850


 * Vinton County, Ohio
 * Gateway to Vinton Couty

Family History Centers

 * Athens Ohio Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.

Libraries

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

Societies
Vinton County Historical and Genealogical Society P.O. Box 306 Hamden, OH 45634-0306 Website

The Ohio Genealogical Society 611 State Route 97 West Bellville, OH 44813 Telephone: 419-886-1903 Fax: 419-886-0092 *Website

Ohio Historical Society 800 E. 17th Ave Columbus Ohio, 43211 Telephone: 614.297.2300 Fax: 800.686.6124 Email:[mailto:info@ohiohistory.org infor@ohiohistory.org] Website


 * Ohio Memory, A Collaborative Project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State Library of Ohio.

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Schools

 * Vinton County Schools
 * Vinton County, Ohio

Taxation
Finding Tax Records at Other Repositories

Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Vinton County, Ohio Tax Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Vinton County Birth, Death and Marriage Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images+
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch — free; Index.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Vinton County Birth, Death and Marriage Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1908-1953 - 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.
 * 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,.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Websites

 * Vinton County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Vinton County OH Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Gateway to 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