ROSS 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
1798
PARENT COUNTY
Adams, Washington
COUNTY SEAT
Chillicothe
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MAGGIE'S SKELETON CLOSET AKA PLACES TO SEEK YOUR ANCESTORS |
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Ross County Probate Div
2 North Paint Street # A
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-774-1179
Ross County Clerk of Court
2 North Paint Street #C
Chillicothe, OH, 45601
740-702-3010
Ross County Recorder
2 North Paint Street # E
Chillicothe, OH, 45601
740-702-3000
Ross County Engineer
755 Fairgrounds Road
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 773-2925
Ross County Public Health Dept
425 Chestnut Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-775-1146 or 740-775-1158
Chillicothe Board Of Health
425 Chestnut Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-775-1146
Chillicothe & Ross Library
140 S Paint St
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-773-4145
Ross County Genealogical Library
444 Douglas Avenue
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-773-2715
Ross County Genealogical Society
PO Box 6352
270 S Paint St
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-773-2715
Ross County Historical Society
45 West Fifth Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-772-1936
OTHER INFORMATION
Ross County was the sixth county formed from the Northwest Territory. James A. Ross was a Federalist politician and a friend of governor Arthur St. Clair.
The county seat of Chillicothe was once the capital of Ohio. It now houses a branch of the Ohio State University and the Chillicothe Correctional Institute for the State of Ohio. The canal era brought prosperity that compensated for the loss of the capital.
Agricultural industry include: hogs, cattle, calves and feed grains. Other industries are: paper, leather, food, primary metals, rubber, aluminum ware, asphalt and vinyl floor tile, shoes and railroad springs.
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