Ross County, Ohio Records

Ross County, Ohio (Map It) was created on August 20, 1798 from Adams County, Hamilton County and Washington County. This county was named for the U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania James Ross by territorial governor Arthur St. Clair .

Ross County is bordered by Pickaway County (north), Hocking County (northeast), Vinton County (east), Jackson County (southeast), Pike County (south), Highland County (southwest), Fayette County (northwest).

A Map of Ross County, Ohio contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Ross County Cities and Towns include Chillicothe, Adelphi, Bainbridge, Clarksburg, Frankfort, Kingston, South Salem. Other communities include Bourneville, Denver, Hallsville, Knockemstiff, Londonderry, Richmond Dale, North Fork Village.

A Map of Ross County, Ohio contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Ross County Townships Include Ross County Townships include Buckskin, Colerain, Concord, Deerfield, Franklin, Green, Harrison, Huntington, Jefferson, Liberty, Paint, Paxton, Scioto, Springfield, Twin, Union.

Ross County, Ohio Courthouse Records

The Ross County Courthouse is located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Ross county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Ross County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1798 and Probate Records from 1797.
• Ross County Recorder has Land Records from 1797.
• Ross County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas has Court Records from 1798.
• The Ross County Health Department has Birth & Death Records from 1908-Present. For birth and death records prior to Dec. 20, 1908, contact the Probate Court of this county.

Ross County, Ohio Census Records

• Learn More: State of Ohio Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1800 (destroyed), 1810 (destroyed), 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Ross County, Ohio Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Ohio Vital Records
• Birth Records: from 1908 to present
• Marriage Records: None. See County Probate Court.
• Death Records: from 1954 to present
• Divorce Records: None. See County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas.
• Locations: Ohio Office of Vital Statistics, Ohio Local Health Departments
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate  Applications.

Ross County, Ohio Resources

• State of Ohio Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Ohio
• Ross County Chapter, OGS
• Ross County Historical Society
• Adena State Memorial-OHS, PO Box 831, Chillicothe, OH 45601-0831; Phone: (800) 319-7248
• Bainbridge Historical Society, PO Box 424, Bainbridge, OH 45612-0424;
• Frankfort Area Historical Society
• Scioto Society Inc, PO Box 73, Chillicothe, OH 45601-0073; Phone: (740) 775-4100
• Ross County, Ohio Message Boards
• Ross County, Ohio Genealogy Boards

Ross County, Ohio External Links

• Ohio Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Ohio (1802 - 1970)
• Ross County: Assorted Deaths 1840s-1860s
• Ross County, Ohio Books - Amazon
• Ross County, Ohio marriage records
• Orena V. Grant genealogical collection (marriages and cemetery records)
• Ross Co., Ohio - FindaGrave
• A Standard history of Ross County, Ohio
• The county of Ross
• Chillicothe reminiscences, 1811
• Ross County, Ohio Links - Cyndi's List
• Ross Co. OHGenweb
• Ross County Genealogy Queries
• Ross County, Ohio Ancestry Database Collections
• Ohio Military Records