JEFFERSON COUNTY OHIO
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COUNTY INFORMATION
1895 Map of Ohio
(Click on Thumbnail
for Large Map)
Map modified with permission
of Ray Sterner from http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states
DATE CREATED
1797
PARENT COUNTY
Washington
COUNTY SEAT
Steubenville
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MAGGIE'S SKELETON CLOSET AKA PLACES TO SEEK YOUR ANCESTORS |
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Jefferson County Courthouse
301 Market St, Steubenville, OH 43952
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
740-283-4111
Probate Court 740-283-8586
Recorder's Office 740-283-8566
Clerk of Courts Office 740-283-8583
Jefferson County Board-Health
814 Adams St, Steubenville, OH 43952
740-283-8530
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
(closed noon - 1:00pm for lunch)
Deaths and Births 1908 to present
Steubenville City Health Department
312 Market St., P.O. Box 1427, Steubenville, OH 43952
740-283-6050
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:00pm
(Deaths and Births only within the
city limits of Steubenville)
Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County
407 S 4th St, Steubenville, OH 43952
740-282-9782
Fax: 740-282-2919
Schiappa Branch Library
4141 Mall Drive, Steubenville, OH 43952
740-264-6166
Fax: 740-264-7397
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00pm-9:00pm
Sat 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 1:00pm-5:00pm
Jefferson County Historical Society Association Library
426 Franklin Ave., P.O. Box 4268, Steubenville, OH 43952
740-283-1133
Hours: Tues-Fri 10:00am - 3:00pm
Jefferson County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4712, Steubenville, OH 43952-8712
Members staff the Jefferson County
Historical Society Association Library
Meets first Tuesday of each month at
7:00pm at the Schiappa Branch Library
The American Civil War Home Page
Mingo Junction Home Page A really nice site. Short history of Mingo Junction, list of famous people from the valley (Maybe your relative is there) and lots of other information.
Steubenville Home Page
This site has the City of Murals on-line. If you have not had the opportunity to visit Steubenville, this is a great way to view the murals. Most of the murals have historical significance for the city and the Ohio Valley.
OTHER INFORMATION
Jefferson County was the fifth county formed from the Northwest Territory. It was formed in 1797 and named for Thomas Jefferson who was president at this time.
In the early 1800's Steubenville, the county seat, was the wool center of the West. It has since changed to the steel industry. The College of Steubenville is a coeducational, liberal arts institution founded in 1846.
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