LAWRENCE 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
1815
PARENT COUNTY
Gallia, Scioto
COUNTY SEAT
Ironton
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MAGGIE'S SKELETON CLOSET AKA PLACES TO SEEK YOUR ANCESTORS |
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Lawrence County Probate Court
Fifth and Park Avenue
One Veteran's Square
Ironton, Ohio 45638-0000
740-533-4300 or 1-800-734-2470
Lawrence County Health Dept
2122 S 8th St, Ironton, OH 45638
740-532-3962
Ironton City Health Dept
2120 S 8th St, Ironton, OH 45638
Attn: Penny Jiles, Registrar
740-532-2172
Briggs Lawrence County Public Library
Hamner Room
321 South 4th Street
Ironton, OH 45638
740-532-1124 or 740-867-3080
Fax: 740-532-4948
Contact Us Page
Hours Library is open for research:
Mon, Tues and Thur 9:00 AM-8:30 PM
Wed, Fri, and Sat 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Flatwoods Public Library
1705 Argillite Rd, Flatwoods, KY 41139
606-836-3771
Boyd County Public Library
1740 Central Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
606-329-0090
Boyd County Public Library
1016 Summitt Rd, Ashland, KY 41102
606-928-3366
Lawrence County Genealogy Society
P O Box 945, Ironton, OH 45638-0945
For addition information, please call:
Sheri Pettit 1-304-525-5720 or Pat Green 1-740-698-3341
Lawrence County Page of the OHGenWeb Project (This site is chock full of information, a must see for anyone researching in Lawrence County!)
The Lawrence Register (Genealogical and Historical Website for Lawrence County, Ohio)
OTHER INFORMATION
Lawrence County, Ohio's southernmost county is situated on the Ohio River. It was named in honor of a naval hero, Captain James Lawrence, who commanded the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812.
The early settlers were Dutch, Irish, German and Scotch from Pennsylvania, Virginia and Tennesee. They were farmers, furnace workers and miners. Ironton, the county seat, at one time contained an important iron industry.
Coal is currently mined in the county with other industries including; chemicals, metals, refractories, iron castings, coke, cement, oil, tar, acid, athletic equipment, plastics, methanol, formaldehyde, dairy products and apples.
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