Athens County, Ohio:
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Projects

• Athens County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Athens County, OHGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Athens County, Ohio Genealogy and History 
• Athens county, Ohio Genealogy and History      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Athens County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)

Adjacent counties

• Hocking County, OH  to the northwest
• Meigs County, OH  to the south
• Morgan County, OH  to the north
• Perry County, OH  to the north
• Vinton County, OH  to the southwest
• Washington County, OH  to the east
• Wood County, WV  to the southeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Athens Co, Ohio, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Athens County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Athens County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Athens County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Biographical and historical memoirs of the early pioneer settlers of Ohio  1852     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Biographical and historical memoirs of the early pioneer settlers of Ohio  With narratives of incidents and occurrences in 1775     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Athens County, Ohio  1869     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Athens County, Ohio  and Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta. With Personal and Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers, Narratives of Pioneer Adventures, Etc.     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• History of Athens County, Ohio (1869)  And, Incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta     (Source: Google Books)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Church Records

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. IV  includes Chesterfield Monthly Meeting     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Albany, Guysville and Nelsonville, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Athens County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Court of Common Pleas record book, 1807-1811      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1807-1855; index, 1815-1857      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gateway to the West, Volume I  includes Powers of Attorney     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Athens County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Minute book, 1823-1825      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Supreme Court records, 1806-1860      (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Athens County, Ohio Will Testators Index      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• Gateway to the West, Volume I  includes Will and Estate Records, 1814-1825     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998  includes Athens County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: FamilySearch)

Ethnic

• Swiss Pioneeers of Southeastern Ohio      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

History (42)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Swiss Pioneeers of Southeastern Ohio      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Athens County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Athens County Ohio Info      (Source: Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever)
• Athens County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Athens County, Ohio Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• County by County in Ohio Genealogy, 1992  Athens County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Cyndi's List of Ohio locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Athens County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Athens County Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Early Ohio Settlers  Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Early Ohio Settlers, Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800 - 1840      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Early Ohio Settlers, Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Real Estate Transfers      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Athens County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (11)

Lookups

• Athens County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHATHENS Athens County genealogy

  • OHATHENS Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (16)

Military Records and Histories

• Athens County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Athens, Wh  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Athens County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Deceased Veteran Grave Registration Card File Index  1819-1936     (Source: FamilySearch)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Athens County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Athens County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment History and Roster  Co. A & G     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • Camp Wool      (Source: Ohio History Central)
  • Morgans Raiders  July, 1863     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Spanish American War

  • Athens County Soldiers in the War With Spain 1898-99      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Athens County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Young American Patriots 1941/45      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Miscellaneous Data

• Athens County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• The Athens State Hospital      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Classic Buildings of Athens County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Montani Publishing  Publishers of Appalachian Memoirs mid-20th century     ($)
• Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area 

Newspaper Records

• Athens County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Athens County Gazette      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Athens Messenger  1850-60, 1862-64, 1868-76, 1879-83, 1887-90, 1894-97, and 1926-32     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Athens Messenger and Herald  1896-97     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Athens Messenger Digital Archives      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Chronicling America  Athens County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Athens Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (14)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• 1875 Athens county Atlas pictures      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Athens  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Athens County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Athens County Courthouse 
• Athens County Historical Society Collection      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Athens County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Athens County, Athens  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Athens County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Memory      (Source: Ohio Memory)

School Records and Histories (16)

Societies

• Athens County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society 
• Athens County Historical Society and Museum 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (230)

Tax Lists

• Ohio Source Records  1810 Tax Lists, Athens County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Tax duplicates, 1816-1838      (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Athens County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Athens County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Building histories of Athens County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Hocking, Athens & Perry County Coal Strikes, Company Stores, News & Odds & Ends      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Iron and Early Steel Bridges of Athens County, Ohio 
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Athens County, Ohio     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (15)

Wiki

• Athens County, Ohio Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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