Lawrence County, Ohio:
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Projects

• Lawrence County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Lawrence County, Ohio      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Lawrence County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)
• The Lawrence Register  Lawrence County, Ohio's Genealogical and Historical Website
• Tom Caulley's Lawrence Co., Ohio Genealogy Site 

Adjacent counties

• Boyd County, KY  to the southwest
• Cabell County, WV  to the southeast
• Gallia County, OH  to the northeast
• Greenup County, KY  to the west
• Jackson County, OH  to the north
• Scioto County, OH  to the northwest
• Wayne County, WV  to the south

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

• Lawrence Co, Ohio, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Lawrence County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Lawrence County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Lawrence County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Lawrence County Letters      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Hanging Rock, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Common Pleas Court complete record, 1845-1851  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Common Pleas Court Records  Journal, 1830-1835     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1817-1856      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gateway to the West, Volume I  includes Common Pleas Court Records, 1830-1839     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lawrence County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Lawrence County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Lawrence County Prisoners      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Lawrence County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Supreme Court records, 1846-1858  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Ironton City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio River Directory, 1871-72  includes Ironton     (Source: Google Books)

Estate Records

• Digital Archives of the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library 
• Lawrence County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998  includes Lawrence County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: FamilySearch)

History (19)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

• County by County in Ohio Genealogy, 1992  Lawrence 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)
• Lawrence County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Lawrence County Ohio Info      (Source: Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever)
• Lawrence County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Lawrence County, Ohio Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• 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)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Lawrence County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Lawrence County Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Ohio Archives)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Lawrence County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Gallia, Lawrence Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Lawrence County Libraries      (Source: Ohio Public Library Information Network)
• Lawrence County Museum  Ironton, Ohio
• Library Directory for Lawrence County, Ohio      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Lawrence County, Ohio     (Source: Find My Past)
• Phyllis Hamner Room  Briggs Library, Ironton, Ohio
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• OHLAWREN Lawrence County genealogy

  • OHLAWREN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• Scioto-Valley-OH Lower Scioto Valley genealogy

  • Scioto-Valley-OH Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (13)

Military Records and Histories

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

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Lawrence County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Lawrence County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Lawrence County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Montani Publishing  Publishers of Appalachian Memoirs mid-20th century     ($)
• Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area 

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Lawrence County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Ironton Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Historical Miller Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Ironton Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Lawrence County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Spirit of the times.  Ironton, Ohio, 1853-1858     (Source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (11)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Lawrence County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lawrence County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Lawrence County Courthouse 
• Ohio Memory      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Photos  Phyllis Hamner Room, Briggs Library, Ironton

School Records and Histories

• Chesapeake School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Coal Grove School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ironton School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ironton, OH High School Class of 1925      (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Ironton, Ohio High School 1923 Tiger Football Team      (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Proctorville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• South Point School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• KYOWVA Genealogical Society 
• Lawrence County Ohio Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (206)

Tax Lists

• Quadrennial enumerations, 1891-1907      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax duplicates, 1820-1838      (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (13)

Vital Records (12)

Wiki

• Lawrence County, Ohio Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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