Belmont County, Ohio:
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Projects

• African Americans in Southeastern Ohio 
• Belmont County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Belmont County OHGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Belmont County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)
• The Digital Shoebox Project  Historical Treasures of Southeastern Ohio
• The Early Families and History of Belmont County, Ohio  Under construction, January 2007
• Kay and Maggie's World  of the West Virginia Panhandle
• Western Belmont County Ohio  Registration required

Adjacent counties

• Guernsey County, OH  to the west
• Harrison County, OH  to the north
• Jefferson County, OH  to the north
• Marshall County, WV  to the southeast
• Monroe County, OH  to the south
• Noble County, OH  to the southwest
• Ohio County, WV  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (10)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (29)

Church Records

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. IV  includes Concord, Plainfield, Stillwater, Flushing and Somerset Monthly Meetings     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Gateway to the West, Volume I  includes Common Pleas Court Records, 1805-1808 and 1828-1832     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Belmont County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Ohio River Directory, 1871-72  includes Bellair, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry     (Source: Google Books)
• Telephone Directory of Bellaire, Bridgeport, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Ohio, 1934  Benwood, Elm Grove, McMechen, Moundsville, Warwood, Wheeling, Woodsdale, W. Va. and West Alexander, Pa.     (Source: The Digital Shoebox Project)
• Telephone Directory of Bellaire, O. - Wheeling, W. Va., 1932  Bridgeport, Martins Ferry and St. Clairsville, O., Beech Bottom, Benwood, Cameron, Elm Grove, Moundsville, Warwood and Woodsdale, W. Va.     (Source: The Digital Shoebox Project)

Estate Records

• Belmont County Estate Settlements      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Belmont County, Ohio Will Testators Index      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: Family History Library)

History (36)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: Family History Library)

Introduction and Guides (13)

Land Records

• Gateway to the West, Volume I  includes Partition Records, 1823-1828 and 1832-1833     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Belmont County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Belmont County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Belmont County Libraries      (Source: Ohio Public Library Information Network)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Genealogy Resources  Bellaire Public Library
• Local History  Bellaire Public Library
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Belmont County, Ohio     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Belmont County Genealogical Society Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Belmont County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Belmont County, OH Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OH-BCGS-L A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

  • OH-BCGS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • OH-BCGS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • OH-BCGS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHBELMON-L Belmont County genealogy

  • OHBELMON-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • OHBELMON-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • OHBELMON-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (27)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Belmont County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Belmont County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Belmont County     (Source: Family History Library)
  • Camp Jefferson      (Source: Ohio History Central)

• World War I

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

• World War II

  • Belmont County, Ohio  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Belmont County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Belmont County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Belmont County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Encyclopedia of Appalachia 
• Migrations through Belmont County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Montani Publishing  Publishers of Appalachian Memoirs mid-20th century     ($)
• Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area 

Newspaper Records

• The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate, St. Clairsville, Ohio  1853-1855
• Belmont chronicle, St. Clairsville, Ohio  1855-1895
• Belmont County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Chronicling America  Belmont County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Ohio Source Records  Newspaper Abstracts, Items from The Historian & Advertiser, 1827, St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., OH     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Search St. Clairsville Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Altmeyer Memorial Obituaries 
• Belmont County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Belmont County
• The Times Leader  Recent obituaries
• The Times Leader  Martins Ferry     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Times Leader  Martins Ferry, OH     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wilson Funeral Homes  Mingo Junction, Dillonvale, Tiltonsville and Bridgeport, Ohio

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Belmont County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Belmont County Poorhouse Pictures      (Source: The Poorhouse Story)
• Historical Postcards of Belmont County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Martins Ferry Public Library Collection      (Source: The Digital Shoebox Project)
• Scrapbook Contents      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• St. Clairsville Public Library Collection      (Source: The Digital Shoebox Project)

School Records and Histories (22)

Societies

• Belmont County Chapter  Ohio Genealogical Society
• Belmont County Chapter  Ohio Genealogical Society
• Catholic Record Society  of the Diocese of Columbus
• The Martins Ferry Area Historical Society 
• Ohio National Road Association 
• Underground Railroad Foundation  Preserving history in the Ohio Valley

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (415)

Tax Lists

• 1807 Tax List      (Source: Wayback Machine)
• Ohio Source Records  1810 Tax Lists, Belmont County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Tax Records  1800-1850     (Source: Family History Library)
• Tax Lists for Belmont County, Ohio 

Transportation and Industry (10)

Vital Records (13)

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