Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy

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Columbiana County

Guide to Columbiana County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Columbiana County, Ohio
Map
Location of Ohio in the U.S.
Courthouse
Address	105 S. Market St. Lisbon, Ohio 44432 Columbiana County Website Phone: 440.424.9511

Columbiana County, Ohio Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1867	1803	1867	1803	1798	1803	1820
Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1908. General compliance year is unknown.

• Parent Counties: Formed from Jefferson County 25 March 1803.
• County Seat: Lisbon

Description

The county was named for Christopher Columbus. It's county seat is Lisbon and was founded 1803. It is located in the East Central area of the state.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Columbiana East Liverpool	Salem
Villages
East Palestine Hanoverton Leetonia Lisbon (county seat)	Minerva New Waterford Rogers Salineville	Summitville Washingtonville Wellsville
Unincorporated communities
Achor Bayard Cannons Mill Chambersburg Clarkson Dungannon East Carmel East Fairfield Elkton Franklin Square Fredericktown Gavers	Glasgow Guilford Highlandtown Kensington Lynchburg Middleton Mill Rock Millport Moultrie New Alexander New Garden	New Middleton New Salisbury North Georgetown Reading Teegarden Unionville Unity Valley West Point Williamsport Winona
Census-designated places
Calcutta Damascus East Rochester	Glenmoor Homeworth La Croft	Lake Tomahawk Negley
Townships
Butler Center Elkrun Fairfield Franklin Hanover	Knox Liverpool Madison Middleton Perry Salem	St. Clair Unity Washington Wayne West Yellow Creek

Neighboring Counties

Mahoning County  • Stark County  • Carroll County  • Jefferson County  • Hancock County, West Virginia  • Beaver County, Pennsylvania  • Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

1976 A courthouse fire may have damaged or destroyed some records. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

• Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill. Online at: Family History Circle.
• When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle. Online at: Tennessee Genealogy Blog.
• Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Resources

Bible Records

For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Cemeteries

Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Online Grave Transcripts	Published Grave Transcripts	County Cemetery Directories
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
Interment.net	WorldCat	Names in Stone
USGW Tombstones		Billion Graves
Billion Graves		Epodunk
Ohio Gravestones
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Census

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Ohio denominations, view the Ohio Church Records wiki page.

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• East Liverpool

Finding More Church Records

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Church Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
  

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Court Records

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Genealogy

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

History

Local histories are available for Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Ohio Local Histories.

Local History

• History of the upper Ohio valley, with historical account of Columbiana County, Ohio: a statement of the resources, industrial growth and commercial advantages, family history and biography (Madison, Wisconsin : Brant & Fuller, 1891) Digital version Volume 1 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 at FamilySearch Digital Library; on microfilm FHL film 496840 Items 1-2.
• McCord, William B., History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (Chicago : Biographical Publishing Co., 1905) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library; on microfilm at FHL film 934887 Item 1.
• History of Columbiana County, Ohio : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : D.W. Ensign, 1879) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library; Digital name index at FamilySearch Digital Library; on microfilm at FHL film 934886 Item 2; index on microfilm at FHL film 1321457 Item 1.

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Ohio Land and Property for additional information about early Ohio land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

• 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Managemant database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Finding More Land Records

Additional land records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Land and Property Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog(For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

• The Trumbull County Archives/Microfilm department has online maps and deed indexes
  

Maps

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military

• 1888-1919 - Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

The following Civil War battle was fought in Meigs County.

• July 26, 1863 = Salineville, also known as New Lisbon, New Lisbon Road, or Wellsville

Map showing Civil War battles in Ohio.

• Civil War service men from Columbiana County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Columbiana County.

- 11th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company C

- 104th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies B, C, F, G, and K

- 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company H

World War I

• 1914-1919 - Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1914-1918 - Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1916-1920 - Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

• 1800-1977 - Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — index and images

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Newspapers

Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.

To access newspapers, contact public libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, college or university libraries, the Library of Congress, Google News, or the Ohio Historical Society. The Ohio Genealogical Society Obituary Database is another source of newspaper information.

For more Ohio newspaper information see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Ohio Newspapers. Online Newspapers
Online Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

• various years - community contributed newspaper articles Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Finding More Ohio Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Columbiana County Ohio newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Columbiana County, Ohio Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

• Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896
  
• Salem News Obituary Index (at Salem Public Library) contains records of obituaries that have appeared in the Salem News from 1947 to 2013. They will email the images for free.

Probate

Probate records created after 1852 are held by the Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Court. From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. Most counties transferred all records to the Probate Court, but in some circumstances, Court of Common Pleas records should be searched for records prior to 1852. Most records are housed at the Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Courthouse. Some records are on microfilm at the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Family History Library. For more complete information about the location of county probate records see:

• Carol Willsey Bell, Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index (1981).  Carol Willsey Bell, Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index (Columbus, Ohio: the author, 1981).FamilySearch Digital Library - Free online copy.
  

See the wiki page Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908 only).

Online Probate Records

• 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1789 - 1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
• 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
  
• various years - community contributed wills Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Finding More Probate Records

Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Repositories

Courthouse

Columbiana County Courthouse
105 S Market Street
Lisbon, OH 44432-1255
Phone: 440.424.9511 

Court Clerk has divorce and court records.
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records.
County Recorder has land records.

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC), 129 S. Market St., Lisbon, Ohio Phone 330-429-4896

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.

• For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map

FamilySearch Centers are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.

The main FamilySearch Center for Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy is the Lisbon Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Libraries

Columbiana County Archives and Research Center (CCARC) 129 S. Market St.,Lisbon, Ohio Phone: 330-429-4896

Societies

Columbiana Public Library
332 N. Middle St.Columbiana, Ohio 44408
phone: (330)482-5509

The Columbiana County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 861 Dept I
Salem, Ohio 44460
E-mail: mcreatore02@msn.com

Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society Facebook Page
717 Washington St Newell, WV 26050‎
phone:(304) 387-2467

Online Genealogy Research Groups

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• U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
• Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
• U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Taxation

Ohio tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses before 1820 or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Ohio Taxation.

• 1800-1950 - Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — index and images

Finding More Tax Records

Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Vital Records

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Ohio enacted a statute in 1856 -1857 requiring registration of births, deaths and marriages, many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1867 but, again, was not always followed. By 1908, the law was more clearly defined and kept. Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954 while the Ohio Historical Society houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Court with divorce records located with the Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Clerk of Courts.

See also How to order Ohio Vital Records or order vital records electronically online.

Birth

Online Birth Indexes and Records

• 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
• 1821-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
• 1841-2003 - Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
• various years - community contributed births Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage

Online Marriage Indexes and Records

• 1789-2013 - Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — index and images. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.
• 1800-1958 - Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and some FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
• 1800-1942 Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — index
• 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
• 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
• 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
• various years - community contributed marriages Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Death

Online Death Indexes and Records

• 1840-2001 - Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1854–1997 - Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
• 1908–1953 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates.
• 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
• 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
• various years - community contributed deaths Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

• 1962-2007 - Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
  

Finding More Vital Records

Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Websites

• FamilySearch Catalog
• Columbiana County OHGenWeb
• Columbiana County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Columbiana County OH Genealogy
• Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook

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