Pike County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Pike County

County Courthouse

 * Pike County Courthouse

Parent County
1815--Pike County was created 4 January 1815 from Ross, Scioto, and Adams Counties. County seat: Waverly

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Pike County boundary changes.

Populated Places

 * Townships, lists cemeteries, tombstone pictures, history and maps.
 * Pike County"s Timeline
 * Pike County, Ohio WikipediA
 * Histopolis, includes details for Pike County, cemeteries, cities, townships

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Highland
 * Jackson
 * Ross
 * Scioto

Cemeteries

 * Pike County Ohio Cemetery Index
 * Pike County, Ohio Cemeteries
 * Ohio Gravestones
 * Pike County, Ohio Cemetery List
 * Givens Chapel Cemeteryin Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. (Includes many photos of headstones)
 * Find a Grave
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Ohio GenWeb Tombstone Phot Project
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Many Cemetery Records for Pike 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

 * Pike County Ohio Census Index
 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * United States Census 1850
 * United States Census 1860
 * 1860 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1870
 * United States Census 1880 (Index only)
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule $
 * United States Census 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1920
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $
 * 1930 Census of Merchant Seamen $

Church

 * Pike County, Ohio Churches
 * Topographic Map Church Features in Pike County, Ohio

Court

 * Many Court Records for Pike 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.
 * Many Guardianship Records for Pike 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

 * Pike County Funeral Records 1913-1917 (Hammerstein Funeral Home)

Land

 * Land Patent Search(BLM)
 * Land Access
 * U. S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 $
 * Many Land Records for Pike 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

 * Pike County Ohio Biographies
 * Pike County, Ohio Biograhies(WorldCat)
 * History of River Scioto Valley, Ohio (WorldVital Records $)
 * History of PIke County
 * Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe Vol. 1888
 * Many History Records for Pike 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

 * 1914 County Map for Pike-Ross
 * Ohio Historical Lines
 * Maps of Pike County, Ohio
 * Map Showing Pike County, Ohio

General
- Military Index

Civil War

 * Civil War service men from Ross 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 Ross County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery, Company C

World War II

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


 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $
 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

Newspapers

 * Obituaries
 * Obituary and Death Notices

Probate

 * Pike County Wills &amp; Administrations
 * Many Probate Records for Pike 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

 * Pike County Schools

Taxation

 * Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838

Vital Records

 * Pike County, Ohio Births
 * Pike County Ohio Marriages
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * 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 Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $
 * Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913-1944
 * Pike County Death Records, 1958-1967
 * Pike County Names and Years of Deaths of Early Resident Who Died Intestate
 * Many Vital Records for Pike 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

 * Pike County Genealogy &amp; Historical Society
 * Garnet A. Wilson PUblic Library
 * The Ohio Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWebproject. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Publication List
 * Cyndi's List for Pike County, Ohio
 * My Ohio Genealogy
 * Pike County Chamber of Commerce
 * Pike County Chamber of Commerce