Vinton County, OH, Reference Materials

This is a collection of reference materials on Vinton County, OH, which may be useful to the Meigs County researcher. After each entry is a list of some institutions that have the item in their catalog. A list of institution abbreviations is at the end of the page. Additions and corrections to this list are welcome.

CEMETERY RECORDS
CENSUS
CHURCH RECORDS
COURT RECORDS
GENEALOGIES
HISTORIES
MAPS
MILITARY RECORDS
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
NEWSPAPERS
VITAL RECORDS
INSTITUTIONAL ABBREVIATIONS

CEMETERY RECORDS

/ Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Jackson Township, Vinton County, Ohio. / [S.l. : s.n., 1988?] / 10, [2] leaves ; 29 cm. / Note: Includes index. OSU SLO

Collier, Jean S. / Wolfe cemetery, Vinton County / [S.l. : J. Collier, 1981?] / [2] leaves ; 28 cm. / Note: "Copied 1981."--leaf [2] OSU

Daughters of the American Revolution. Franklinton Chapter (Columbus, Ohio) / Hocking County, Ohio and Vinton County, Ohio / Columbus, Ohio : The Chapter, 1953. / 34 leaves ; 28 cm. / SLO

Daughters of the American Revolution. Ohio Society. / Cemetery records, Vinton County, Hocking County, Ohio / [Columbus, Ohio?] : The Society, 1952. / [17] leaves ; 28 cm. SLO

Hixon, Frances Welch. / Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio / [S.l.] : Hixon, 1992. / i, 78 p. ; 28 cm. / Note: Caption title: Cemetery inscriptions of Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio. SLO

Hixon, Frances Welch. / Wilkesville Township, Vinton County, Ohio, cemetery inscriptions / [Jackson, Ohio] : F.W. Hixon, M.J. Hixon, 1982. / 63 [i.e. 101] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. OSU

Hixon-Queen, Mary J. / Soldiers buried in Vinton County, Ohio / [Jackson, Ohio? (3289 Petersburg Rd., Jackson, 45640)] : Frances Hixon, [1988?] / iii, 34 p. ; 28 cm. SLO

Kuhn, James. / Boblett Cemetery tombstone inscriptions / [S.l. : s.n., 1989] / 19 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. SLO

McVey, Owen. / Some tombstone inscriptions of Vinton County / [Athens, Ohio] : Alexander Local Genealogical and Historical Society, c1986- / v. <1,2 > ; 28 x 22 cm. / Contents: v. 1. Bean Hill, Bethel, Bobo, Bolen, Carter (Athens County), Clark, Harkins, Pleasant Valley, Putnam, Radcliff, Weaver, and Young (Athens County) cemeteries. -- v. 2. Eagle, Jackson, and Richland Townships / compiled by V. Vanover. OSU OU SLO

Townsend, Sidney, Mrs. / Contents of Bowen Cemetery, Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio. / Westerville, O., 1977. / 5 l. OSU

Townsend, Sidney, Mrs. / Grave inscriptions, Vinton County, Ohio. / Westerville, O., 1977. / [15] l OSU

See also 'Wilkesville Township', under HISTORIES.


CENSUS

Arledge, Tacy A. / Vinton County 1880 index / [New Holland, Ohio? : T.A. Arledge? 1983?] / [43] p. ; 28 cm. OSU OU


CHURCH RECORDS

Taylor, Charles Benjamin. / Story of the Presbyterian church at Wilkesville, Ohio / Pomeroy, Ohio : Artemas Williams, 1896. / 20 p. ; 19 cm. SLO


COURT RECORDS

JP docket, Eagle Township, Vinton County, Ohio, Nov. 1857 thru Dec. 1863. / Ohio : [Vinton County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1993] / 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm. / Note: Includes index. SLO


GENEALOGIES

Goodrich, Albert E. / The record of Benjamin William Newlun, Vinton County, Ohio, his wife, Patience Ruth Rutter, their seventeen children, and their descendants : a study of relatives is both a mirror of the past and a glance into the future / Columbus, Ohio : A.E. Goodrich, [19--] / xiii, 67 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. OSU

Odell, Ruth Winters. / Miss Mary Frances Reed : teacher, author, historian and family genealogist / [s.l.] : Ruth Winters Odell, 1986. / 64 l. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. OU

See also 'Wilkesville Township', under HISTORIES.


HISTORIES

/ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio, Vinton County : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. / Athens, Ohio : E.M. Morrison, 1972. / 4 p.l., l. 1158-1412, [2] l. of plates : port., map ; 22 cm. / Note: Facsim. of earlier ed. -- Chicago : Interstate Publishing Co., 1883. (Volume IV of a 4 volume set.) Includes appendix: "Athens County military history" (l. 1380- 1392) Library's copy has added index: Vinton County, Ohio (1883,1973). OU

History of lower Scioto Valley, Ohio : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. / Evansville, IN : Windmill Publications, 1989. / 875, 110 p. : ill., ports., maps ; 25 cm. / Note: Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : Inter-State Publishing Co., 1884. Includes index. SLO

/ Wilkesville Township, Vinton County, Ohio. / [Jackson, Ohio] : Hixon, [1983] / 1 v. (36, [62] p.) : ill., map, facsim. ; 28 cm. / Contents: Wilkesville Township, Vinton County, Ohio cemetery inscriptions / compiled by F.W. Hixon, M.J. Hixon. -- Baptismal records, St. Mary Church, Minerton. -- A brief history of Wilkesville / by H. Wells. -- History of Cooney school. -- Another version of Morgan's raid at Wilkesville / revived by Clarion Woman. -- The Levis Scott family of Wilkesville, Ohio / by L. Hoy. -- The Hagarty family in vinton County / by L. Hoy. -- [The Ring family] -- Genealogies of the Phetteplace family. OU SLO

/ Pioneers of the Raccoon Valley and surrounding areas. / [McArthur, Ohio] : Vinton County Historical Society / v. ; 28 cm. OU SLO

Biggs, Louise Ogan. / A brief history of Vinton County. / Columbus [Ohio] Heer Printing, 1950. / 184 p. illus., map. 24 cm. AKR KSU MARU OU SLO SUT WSU YSU

Drobnock, George John Thomas. / The early iron industry of Vinton County, Ohio : and its effect on land tenure and land use. / Athens, Ohio, 1979. / 94 l. : tables, figs. / Note: Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, December, 1979. OU

Harris, Charles H. (Charles Henry) / The Harris history : a collection of tales of long ago of southeastern Ohio and adjoining territories / Athens, Ohio : Athens Messenger, 1957. 329 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. ACPL OU

Ogan, Lew. / History of Vinton County, Ohio, wonderland of Ohio. / McArthur, O., c1954. / 314 p. illus., maps, ports. BGU KSU MARU MIA OU SLO SUT YSU

Pinney, Reba / A brief history of Zaleski : prepared for the Vinton County Centennial, July, 1950 / [Chillicothe, Ohio? R. Pinney], 1950. / 38 leaves ; 30 cm. OU

Taylor, Charles B. / Early history and war record of Wilkesville and Salem / Cincinnati, Ohio : Elm Street Printing Co., 1874. / 34 leaves ; 29 cm. SLO OU

Whiteman, Jane. / Surname index to History of Hocking Valley, Ohio : Chicago, Inter-state Pub. Co., 1883 : surname index / Dresden, TN : Whiteman, c1980. / [29] leaves ; 28 cm. OSU

Willard, Eugene B. / A Standard history of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio : an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development / [Chicago] : Lewis Pub. Co., 1916. / 2 v. (xxxi, 1356 p.) : ill., ports. / Note: Vol. 2 contains biographical sketches. BG CWRU KSU MIA OU SLO SSU SUT


MAPS

/ Triennial atlas and plat book, Vinton County, Ohio. / Rockford, Ill., 1968. / [24] p. maps. KSU OSU

/ Vinton County [Ohio]. [Ohio?] : J.E. Lee, Engineer, 1965. / 1 map ; 16 x 16 in. / Notes: Scale [ca. 1:130,000] UCB

/ Vinton County, Ohio 1993 plat book : including : county highway map, index of landowners, city street maps / sponsored by Vinton County Historical Society. / Kettering, OH : Mercury Publishing Company, [c1993] / 44 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. / Note: Includes index. SLO

Boggs, Edward. / Map of Vinton and Jackson counties and Gallia County, in part / [Columbus, Ohio : Geological Survey of Ohio, 1884] / Scale [1:126,720] / 1 map : col. ; 63 x 42 cm. Shows blast furnaces and coal mines in Vinton and Jackson counties. OSU

W.W. Hixson & Co. / Plat book of Vinton County, Ohio. / Rockford, Ill. : W.W. Hixson and co., 1932? / [25] l. of maps ; 22 x 28 cm. OU

Lake, D. J. / Atlas of Vinton County, Ohio : to which is added a township map of the state of Ohio, also an outline and railroad map of the United States, from actual surveys / by and under the directions of D.J. Lake. Philadelphia : Titus, Simmons & Titus, 1876. / 43 p. : ill., maps ; AKR MIA OU SLO SUT YSU

Ohio Division of Geological Survey. / [Vinton County] / [Columbus] : The Survey, 1975. / Scale 1:63,360. / 1 map ; 76 x 92 cm. OU

Rockford Map Publishers. / Vinton County Ohio, land atlas & plat book : 1980. / Rockford, Ill. : Rockford Map Publishers, 1980, c1968. / Scale [ca. 1:50,688]. 1 1/4 in. to 1 mile. / 1 atlas (32 p.) : maps ; 28 cm. OSU OU


MILITARY RECORDS

See also Taylor, Charles B., 'Early history and war record of Wilkesville and Salem', under HISTORIES, and Hixon-Queen, Mary J., 'Soldiers buried in Vinton County, Ohio', under CEMETERIES


MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Carr, Marshall P. / Papers. / 1856, 1861. / 3 items. / Summary: Marriage license for Carr and Rebecca Rardin, 1856; Carr's appointment as postmaster of Wilksville, Vinton County, Ohio, and bond for same, April 1861. OSU

Martin family. / Papers ca. 1700-1976. / Bibliography and genealogy materials of the Martin family beginning with Christopher Martin (d. 1605). Includes Revolutionary War Muster Rolls, material on Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. OHS OSU

Thomson, Joseph. / Papers. / 1818-1857. / 29 items. / Summary: Correspondence of Joseph Thomson of Bellinham, Massachusetts consisting of letters from brothers Eli, Seth, Dan, and Ziba and friends from Wilkesville (Vinton County), Ohio, and Elkhart County, Indiana; discusses family affairs and daily life in nineteenth century Ohio and Indiana. OSU


NEWSPAPERS

Jackson-Vinton Journal-Herald, The / Jackson, Ohio : Jackson Publishing Co. / Three times a week (Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) / Title from caption; description based on: 148th year, no. 146 (Dec.3, 1995) / Continues: Vinton County Courier. OU

McArthur Enquirer, The / McArthur, Ohio : J.W. Bowen, 1873-1884. / Vol. 7, no. 2 (Jan. 22, 1873)-v. 18, no. 2 (Jan. 9, 1884) / Microform: Columbus : Ohio Historical Society, 1979, 1981. 5 reels. 35 mm. / Continues: Democratic enquirer. Absorbed: Vinton County Democrat. Continued by: McArthur Democrat-enquirer. OSU

Republican Tribune, The / McArthur, Ohio : V.R. Sprague, 1912-1971. / Vol. 19, no. 10 (Mar. 7, 1912)-v. 76, no. 49 (Dec. 3, 1971) / Microform: Columbus : Ohio Historical Society, 1979. 10 microfilm reels. 35 mm. / Continues: Vinton County Republican. McArthur tribune. OSU

Vinton County Courier, The / McArthur, Ohio : [s.n.] / Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 4, 1971)-no.47 (Dec. 2, 1995) / Continues: Democrat-enquirer (McArthur, Ohio) / Absorbed by: Jackson-Vinton Journal-Herald. OU

Vinton County Republican, The / McArthur, Ohio : [s.n.], 1894-1912. / Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 11, 1894)-v. 19, no. 9 (Feb. 29, 1912) / Microform: Columbus : Ohio Historical Society, 1979. 8 microfilm reels. 35 mm. / Continued by: McArthur tribune. Republican tribune. OSU

Vinton record, The / McArthur, Ohio : W.E. & A.W. Bratton, 1866-1891. / Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 4, 1866)-v. 2, No. 33 (Aug. 15, 1867) ; Vol. 18, no. 1 (Aug. 22, 1867)-v. 42, no. 11 (July 23, 1891) / Microform: Columbus : Ohio Historical Society, 1981. 6 reels. 35 mm. / Continues: McArthur Democrat. Continued by: McArthur courant. Vinton record and McArthur courant. OSU


VITAL RECORDS

/ Vinton County marriage records, 1859-1869. / [Ohio : Vinton County Historical Society], [1989] / [70] leaves ; 29 cm. / Note: This list was copied from Vinton County Probate Records by the Vinton County Historical Society. SLO

Daughters of the American Revolution / Vinton County marriage records : [1852-1865] / [S.l.] : The Chapter, [1939?] / [115] leaves ; 29 cm. / Note: Leaf [57] missing. Title from label on cover. Xeroxed copy from typescript. Athens, Ohio : Special Collections and Archives Department, Ohio University Library, 1982. OU

Daughters of the American Revolution / Marriage records Vinton County, Ohio / [McArthur, Ohio : Hannah Dowd Vanderford Chapter, DAR, 1939?] / [115] leaves ; 28 cm. [Probably same as above volume.] SLO

Harris, Barbara J. / Records of Wrightsel Funeral Home, James N. Blower Funeral Home, Blower-Garrett Funeral Home : McArthur, Ohio, June 1944-July 1993 / Athens, Ohio : Athens County Historical Society & Museum : Athens County Genealogical Chapter, O.G.S., 1993. / 87 leaves ; 28 cm. / Note: At head of title: Vinton County, Ohio. Lists name, dates of birth and death, place of death, and cemetery. OU SLO

Hixon-Queen, Mary J. / Marriages in Vinton County, Ohio, 1850-1870 / [Ohio? : s.n., 1986?] / 44 p. ; 28 cm. / OSU


INSTITUTIONAL ABBREVIATIONS
ACPL   Allen County (Indiana) Public Library
AKR    University of Akron
BGU    Bowling Green University
CBD    Carlsbad Public Library, Carlsbad, CA
CIN    Cincinnati Public Library
CLV    Cleveland Public Library
CRL    Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, IL
CWRU   Case Western Reserve University
HOCK   Hocking College
HOU    Houston (Texas) Public Library
KSU    Kent State University
LC     Library of Congress
LDS    LDS Family History Library
MARU   Marshall University
MIA    Miami University of Ohio
NYPL   New York City Public Library
OBR    Oberlin College
OHS    Ohio Historical Society
OSU    Ohio State University
OU     Ohio University
SLO    State Library of Ohio
SUT    California State Library, Sutro
UCB    University of California, Berkeley
UCD    University of California, Davis
UCSB   University of California, Santa Barbara
WM     College of William and Mary
WSU    Wright State University
YSU    Youngstown State University