Ohio District Court Jurisdictions
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History of Ohio District Courts[edit | edit source]
In 1803, the Ohio District was created by Congress. All counties were in the Ohio District. As more counties were created, they were assigned to the Ohio District. In 1855, the Ohio District was split into the Ohio Northern District Court and the Ohio Southern District Court. The districts were restructed and another district created in 1878. The three courts were: Northern Eastern District Court, Northern Western District Court, and the Southern District Court. In 1911, the Southern District Court was split into the Southern Western District Court and the Southern Eastern District Court, making four District Courts in the state of Ohio. In the years 1815 and 1923, some counties were shifted from one District Court to another as deemed necessary.
National Archives at Chicago[edit | edit source]
Family Search Historical Records Collections[edit | edit source]
- Ohio, Northern District, Eastern Division, Naturalization Index, 1855-1967.
- Ohio, Southern District, Naturalization Index, 1852-1991.
Related Family History Library Holdings[edit | edit source]
- Records of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio : records relating to the proposed trials of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett, August 1, 1805 - January 21, 1808
- U.S. District Court. Southern District. Declaration of intention and certificates of naturalization stubbs issued at Dayton, 1916-1935, 1916-1935.
- Military petition for naturalization at Dayton, 1918-1919
- Military petitions for naturalization at Columbus, 1918-1919
- U.S. District Court. Northern District. Naturalization records, 1852-1903 ; index to Naturalization petitions and records, 1855-1903
- U.S. District Court. Southern District. Naturalization service petition and record and certificates of naturalization stubs at Dayton, 1916-1931
- U.S. District Court. Southern District. Naturalization service petition and record at Columbus and certificates of naturalization stubs, 1918-1931
- Naturalization service, petition and records, (Ohio), 1907-1946 : NARA, M1995A-M1995B
- U.S. District Court. Northern District. Eastern Division. naturalization records
- U.S. District Court. Southern District. Ohio, Western Division naturalization records, 1906-1966
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Divisions Toledo naturalization records, 1907-1950
- U.S. District. Southern district. Naturalization and Citizenship
- U.S. District Court, Southern Division, Columbus, Ohio. Naturalization and Citizenship
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio. Naturalization and Citizenship
- U.S. District Court, Southern District Ohio, Dayton. Naturalization Records
- U.S. District Court. Southern District. Record of declaration of intention at Columbus, 1917-1950
District Courts and Circuit Courts had the same jurisdictions.
Counties within Each Ohio District Court[edit | edit source]
The following table gives the districts each county of Ohio was in from inception to current day.
County |
Date established by Act |
19 Feb 1803 - Ohio District Court Created | 10 Feb 1855 - Ohio Northern or Southern District | 8 June 1878 - Ohio Northern Eastern; Northern Western; Southern | 3 March 1911 - Ohio Northern Eastern; Northern Western; Southern Eastern; Southern Western | 4 March 1915 - Ohio Northern Eastern; Northern Western; Southern Eastern; Southern Western | 14 Feb 1923 - Ohio Northern Eastern; Northern Western; Southern Eastern; Southern Western | April 2009 - Current District: Northern Eastern; Northern Western; Southern Western, Southern Eastern |
Adams | 10 July 1797 in Northwest Territory/became county in state of Ohio in 1 March 1803 | Yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Allen | 1 Mar 1820 | No; Created 1 Mar 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Ashland | 24 Feb 1846 | No; created 24 Feb 1846; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Ashtabula | 7 Jun 1807 | No; created 7 Jun 1807; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Athens | 1 Mar 1805 | No; created 1 Mar 1805; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Auglaize | 14 Feb 1848 | No; created 14 Feb 1848; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Belmont | 7 Sept 1801 in Northwest Territory/became county in Ohio 1 Mar 1803 | Yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Brown | 1 Mar 1819 | No; created 1 Mar 1819; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Butler | 1 May 1803 | No; created 1 May 1803; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Carroll | 1 Jan 1833 | No; created 1 Jan 1833; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Champaign | 1 Mar 1805 | No; created 1 Mar 1805; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Clark | 1 Mar 1818 | No; created 1 Mar 1818 | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Clermont | 6 Dec 1800 in Northwest Territory/county of Ohio 1 Mar 1803 | Yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Clinton | 1 Mar 1810 | No; created 1 Mar 1810; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Columbiana | 1 May 1803 | No; Created 1 May 1803; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Coshocton | 31 Jan 1810 | No; created 31 Jan 1810 | Northern | Northern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Crawford | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Cuyahoga | 7 Jun 1807 | No; created & Jun 1807 | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Darke | 3 Jan 1809 | No; created 3 Jan 1809 | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Defiance | 7 Apr 1845 | No; created 7 Apr 1845; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Delaware | 10 February 1808 | No; created 10 Feb 1808; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Erie | 16 Mar 1838 | No; created 16 Mar 1838; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Fairfield | 9 Dec 1800 in Northwest Territory/ became county in Ohio 1 Mar 1803 | Yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Fayette | 1 Mar 1810 | No; created 1 Mar 1810; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Franklin | 30 Apr 1803 | No; created 30 Apr 1803; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Fulton | 1 Apr 1850 | No; created 1 Apr 1850; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Gallia | 30 Apr 1803 | No; created 30 Apr 1803; assigned Ohio District; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Geauga | 1 Mar 1806 | No; created 1 Mar 1806; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Greene | 1 May 1803 | No; created 1 May 1803; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Guernsey | 1 Mar 1810 | No; created 1 Mar 1810; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Hamilton | 2 Jan 1790 in Northwest Territory/ became county in Ohio 1 Mar 1803 | Yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Hancock | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Hardin | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Harrison | 1 Feb 1813 | No; created 1 Feb 1813; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Henry | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Highland | 1 May 1805 | No; created 1 May 1805; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Hocking | 1 Mar 1818 | No; created 1 Mar 1818; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Holmes | 20 Jan 1824 | No; created 20 Jan 1824; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Huron | 7 Mar 1809 | No; created 7 Mar 1809; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Jackson | 1 Mar 1816 | No; created 1 Mar 1816; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Jefferson | 29 Jul 1797 in Northwest Territory/1 Mar 1803 became county of Ohio | Yes | Northern | Northern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Knox | 1 Mar 1808 | No; created 1 Mar 1808; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Lake | 6 Mar 1840 | No; created 6 Mar 1840; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Lawrence | 21 Dec 1815 | No; created 21 Dec 1815; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Licking | 1 Mar 1808 | No; created 1 Mar 1808; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Logan | 1 Mar 1818 | No; created 1 Mar 1818; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Lorain | 26 Dec 1822 | No; created 26 Dec 1822; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Lucas | 20 Jun 1835 | No; created 20 Jun 1835; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Madison | 1 Mar 1810 | No; created 1 Mar 1810; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Mahoning | 1 Mar 1846 | No; created 1 Mar 1846; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Marion | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Medina | 18 Feb 1812 | No; created 18 Feb 1812 | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Meigs | 1 Apr 1819 | No; created 1 Apr 1819; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Mercer | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Miami | 1 Mar 1807 | No; created 1 Mar 1807; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Monroe | 29 Jan 1813 | No; created 29 Jan 1813; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Montgomery | 1 May 1803 | No; created 1 May 1803; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Morgan | 29 Dec 1817 | No; created 29 Dec 1817; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Morrow | 1 Mar 1848 | No; created 1 Mar 1848; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Muskingum | 1 Mar 1804 | No; created 1 Mar 1804; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Noble | 1 Apr 1851 | No; created 1 Apr 1851; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Ottawa | 6 Mar 1840 | No; created 6 Mar 1840; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Paulding | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Perry | 1 Mar 1818 | No; created 1 Mar 1818; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Pickaway | 1 Mar 1810 | No; created 1 Mar 1810; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Pike | 1 Feb 1815 | No; created 1 Feb 1815; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Portage | 10 Feb 1807 | No; created 7 Jun 1807; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Preble | 1 Mar 1808 | No; created 1 Mar 1808; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Putnam | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Richland | 1 Mar 1808 | No; created 1 Mar 1808; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Ross | 20 Aug 1798 by Northwest Territory/1 Mar 1803 became a county in Ohio | Yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Sandusky | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Scioto | 24 May 1803 | No; created 24 May 1803; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Seneca | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Shelby | 1 Apr 1819 | No; created 1 Apr 1819; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Stark | 13 Feb 1808 | No; created 13 Feb 1808; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Summit | 3 Mar 1840 | No; created 3 Mar 1840; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Trumbull | 10 Jul 1800 in Northwest Territory/1 Mar 1803 county became a part of Ohio | yes | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Tuscarawas | 15 Mar 1808 | No; created 15 Mar 1808; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Union | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Van Wert | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Vinton | 23 Mar 1850 | No; created 23 Mar 1850; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Warren | 1 May 1803 | No; created 1 May 1803; assigned Ohio District | Southern | Southern | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western | Southern Western |
Washington | 27 Jul 1788 in Northwest Territory/1 Mar 1803 became a state in Ohio | yes | Southern | Southern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern | Southern Eastern |
Wayne | 13 Feb 1808* | No; created 13 Feb 1808; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern | Northern Eastern |
Williams | 1 Apr 1820 | No; created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Wood | 1 Apr 1820 | No; Created 1 Apr 1820; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern - western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |
Wyandot | 3 Feb 1845 | No; created 3 Feb 1845; assigned Ohio District | Northern | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western | Northern Western |