Welcome to Meigs County OhGenWeb

Meigs County OHGenWeb is a free genealogical and historical collection of information provided by volunteers. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of ancestors and relatives of Meigs county.

This Meigs County site is a proud part of the OHGenWeb and The USGenWeb Projects. If Meigs County is not the County your looking for look at The OHGenWeb County Selection Page.

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There are thousands of tidbits of Family History data transcribed by many volunteers on these pages, Brad A. Frecker created a wonderful index which is well worth browsing, but it does not include much of the newer material or any of the PDF files, so be sure to use the FreeFind search tool too!

 

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Many thanks to all of the contributors and longtime Volunteer County Coordinator Brad A. Frecker who created and maintained this site for all these years, all their work and your future contributions help to ensure free genealogy information is available to everyone.

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Meigs County was Established

Meigs county was formed in June, 1819, and was composed of territory set off from Gallia county, Athens county, and Washington county, and contained the following townships:

From Gallia County.-Letart township, organized in 1803; Salisbury township, organized in 1805; Rutland township, organized in 1812; Lebanon township, organized in 1813; Salem township, organized in 1814; Sutton township, organized 1814.

From Athens County.-Orange township, set off in 1813; Olive township, set off in 1819; Scipio township, set off in 1819; Columbia township, set off in 1820; Bedford, including Chester, township, set off in 1821. - Larkin, Pioneer History of Meigs County

Meigs County Neighbors

Athens County - North Wood Co. WV - Northeast Jackson Co. WV - East Mason Co. WV - Southeast Gallia County - South Vinton County - West