Chillicothe Genealogy (in Ross County, OH)

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Chillicothe Birth Records

1800-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

1908-1964 Ohio Birth Index Ancestry online

Birth records, 1867-1908; index to birth records, 1867-1908 FamilySearch Library

Birth records, 1888-1908; index to birth records, 1888-1908 FamilySearch Library

Ohio, Birth Records, 1908-present Ohio Department of Health

Records (microform) 1830-1930, Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) Archive Grid

Chillicothe Cemetery Records (67)


Chillicothe Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Chillicothe Church Records

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1800-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

A copy of the translated copy of record book, volume 1, 1877-1919 of the Salem Evangelical Church, Chillicothe, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1830-1940 (United Methodist Church of Walnut Street (Cillicothe, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1869-1883 (Memorial Presbyterian Church (Chillicothe, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) records, 1838-1879 Archive Grid

First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) records, 1838-1879 Archive Grid

First New Jerusalem Society Records, 1838-1879 Western Reserve Historical Society online

Memorial Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, 1869-1883 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Memorial Presbyterian Church, Deaths, Baptisms, 1882-1901 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Methodist Protestant Church, Chillicothe, Ohio, records, 1854-1861, Chillicothe, Ohio Archive Grid

Presbytery of Chillicothe, Minutes, 1876-1893 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Record book, 1838-1879 FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1830-1930, Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) Archive Grid

The history of the Chillicothe presbytery from its organization in 1799-1899 FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe City Directories (50)


Chillicothe Death Records

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1908-1932, 1938-2007 Ohio Deaths Ancestry online

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1974 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1975 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1977 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1979 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1974 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1975 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1993 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1993 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1994 WorldCat

Death notices and obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette FamilySearch Library

Death registers, 1888-1908; index to death register, 1888-1908 FamilySearch Library

Freemans Journal, Chillicothe Advertiser & the Scioto Gazette : marriages & obituaries, Chillicothe, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Lowrey Funeral Home records : 1899-1911 & 1912-1954 : each date range sorted in two sections - section 1, name; section 2, cemetery FamilySearch Library

Lowrey Funeral Home records : 1899-1911 and 1912-1937 (each date range sorted alphabetically by decedent.) WorldCat

Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 MyHeritage online

Ohio, Death Records, 1908-present Ohio Department of Health

Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013 Ancestry online

Chillicothe Histories and Genealogies

A history of the Chillicothe and other Ross County, Ohio post offices, 1799-1987 FamilySearch Library

Che-le-co-the : glimpses of yesterday FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe yesterday FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe's publick ground FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe, Ohio's first capital FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe, Ohio, 1796-1996 : Ohio's first Capital FamilySearch Library

Extracts From the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Associate Reformed Synod of the West, 1837 Ancestry online

Little known tales of old Chillicothe and Ross County, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Ohio Centennial Anniversary Celebration at Chillicothe, May 20-21, 1903 Ancestry online

Ohio centennial anniversary celebration at Chillicothe, May 20-21, 1903 : under the auspices of the Ohio State Archaelogical and Historical Society : complete proceedings LDS Genealogy online

Ohio centennial anniversary celebration at Chillicothe, May 20-21, 1903 : under the auspices of the Ohio State Archaelogical and Historical Society : complete proceedings Internet Archive online

Old Chillicothe : Shawnee and pioneer history; conflicts and romance in the Northwest Territory FamilySearch Library

Pioneer sketches, life in the Northwest Territory and Ross County, Ohio, 1600's-1896 FamilySearch Library

Taverns and hotels in Chillicothe, Ohio, 1799-1850 FamilySearch Library

The Great Fire : Chillicothe, Ohio, 1852 Ancestry online

Chillicothe Immigration Records

Naturalization records v. 1-4, 1851-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, v. 1-4 1851-1903 [and] file card index FamilySearch Library

Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 MyHeritage online

Chillicothe Land Records

1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records Ancestry online

Deed and lease records, 1798-1925; general index, 1797-1937 and index to deeds and leases of the city of Chillicothe FamilySearch Library

Illustrated atlas of Ross County, and Chillicothe, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Ohio lands - Chillicothe Land Office : entries encompassing the lands of Congress Lands, Refuge Tract, United States Military District, and French grants; contains maps and histories of land areas, 1800-1829 FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe Map Records

Illustrated Atlas of Ross County and Chillicothe, Ohio, 1875 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Illustrated atlas of Ross County, and Chillicothe, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, August 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, March 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, November 1890 Library of Congress online

Chillicothe Marriage Records

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1774-1993 Ohio, County Marriages Ancestry online

Freemans Journal, Chillicothe Advertiser & the Scioto Gazette : marriages & obituaries, Chillicothe, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Marriage affidavits, 1853-1876 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1798-1951 FamilySearch Library

Marriage register, 1803-1876; index to marriage register, 1803-1852 FamilySearch Library

Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900: Ross County, Ohio Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Orena V. Grant Genealogical Collection (Marriages and Cemetery Records) Ancestry online

Records (microform) 1830-1930, Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) Archive Grid

Chillicothe Newspapers and Obituaries

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Chillicothe Advertiser, 1882-1895 Ohio Memory online

Chillicothe Gazette 1892-2023 Newspapers.com online

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1974 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1975 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1977 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette, 1979 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1974 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1975 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1993 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1993 WorldCat

Death notices & obituaries from the Chillicothe gazette, 1994 WorldCat

Death notices and obituaries from the Chillicothe Gazette FamilySearch Library

Fredonian 02/19/1807 to 08/10/1813 Genealogy Bank online

Freemans Journal, Chillicothe Advertiser & the Scioto Gazette : marriages & obituaries, Chillicothe, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Ohio Herald 07/27/1805 to 11/15/1806 Genealogy Bank online

Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013 Ancestry online

Scioto Gazette 08/02/1801 to 12/31/1867 Genealogy Bank online

Supporter 01/05/1809 to 01/20/1818 Genealogy Bank online

Weekly Recorder 07/05/1814 to 04/11/1821 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Chillicothe

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1876-1877

Ancient Metropolis. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1845-1857

Ancient Metropolis. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1850-1853

Camp Sherman News. (Chillicothe, O. [Ohio]) 1918-1919

Chillicothe Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1831-1869

Chillicothe Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1875-1876

Chillicothe Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1878-1925

Chillicothe Cavalier. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1949-1951

Chillicothe Daily News. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1880-1899

Chillicothe Evening Post. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1830-1831

Chillicothe Gazette. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1841-1842

Chillicothe Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1940-Current

Chillicothe Intelligencer. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1842-1843

Chillicothe Intelligencer. (Chillicothe, [Ohio]) 1842-1843

Chillicothe Leader. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1883-1893

Chillicothe Morning Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1855-1840s

Chillicothe News-Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1899-1943

Chillicothe Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1930-1939

Chillicothe Times. Volume (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1824-1826

Chillicothe Weekly Advertiser. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1870-1875

Chillicothean. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1826-1829

Daily Advertiser. (Chillicothe, O. [Ohio]) 1896-1899

Daily Ancient Metropolis. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1849-1850

Daily Ancient Metropolis. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1853-1857

Daily Gazette. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1892-1900

Daily Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1850-1857

Eighty-Third Division News. (Chillicothe, O. [Ohio]) 1917-1918

Fountain. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1847-1848

Fredonian. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1807-1809

Fredonian. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1811-1815

Goosetown Astonisher. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1890-1890s

Independent Republican. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1809-1811

Leader-Gazette. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1893-1900

Log Cabin Herald. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1840-1840s

National Express. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1878-1880

Ohio Herald. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1805-1807

Ohio Soldier and National Picket Guard. ([Chillicothe, Ohio]) 1891-1890s

Ohio Soldier. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1887-1891

Ohioan and Chillicothe Advertiser. ([Chillicothe, Ohio]) 1829-1830

Ross County Register. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1868-1909

Scioto Gazette and Fredonian Chronicle. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1815-1821

Scioto Gazette and Independent Whig. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1834-1835

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, North-Western Territory [Ohio]) 1801-1815

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, O. [Ohio]) 1900-1926

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1827-1834

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1835-1854

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1849-1850

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1860-1893

Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1900-1930

Scioto Valley Post. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1871-1876

Supporter and Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe [Ohio]) 1821-1827

Supporter. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1808-1821

True Democrat. (Chillicothe [Ohio) 1843-1845

Weekly Recorder [Electronic Resource]. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1814-1821

Weekly Recorder [Microform]. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1814-1821

Weekly Recorder. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1814-1821

Weekly Scioto Gazette. (Chillicothe, Ohio) 1854-1860

Weekly Visitor and Ladies' Museum. (New York) 1817-1823

Chillicothe Probate Records

1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstract of will books, A, B, C and D... : including records of administrations of estates in back of will book A and abstracts of inventory book no. 1 FamilySearch Library

Chillicothe School Records

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Centralia High School - Centralian Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH), 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 E Yearbook online

Centralia High School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Centralia School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 Classmates online

Centralia School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Centralia School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Chillicothe High School - Arrow Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH), 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1977 E Yearbook online

Chillicothe High School yearbook, 1923, 1923 (Jan), 1927 (Feb), 1927 (Apr), 1928, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Chillicothe High School yearbook, 1923, 1923 (Jan), 1927 (Feb), 1927 (Apr), 1928, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Classmates online

Chillicothe High School yearbook, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Huntington High School - Legend Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH), 1953, 1954, 1955, 1977 E Yearbook online

Huntington High School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1976, 1977 Classmates online

Huntington High School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Huntington High School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Huntington School yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Pickaway-Ross Vocational High School yearbook, 1981 Classmates online

Pickaway-Ross Vocational High School yearbook, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Southeastern High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH), 1937, 1951 E Yearbook online

Southeastern High School yearbook, 1937, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Union-Scioto High School yearbooks, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Unioto (Union-Scioto) High School yearbook, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Unioto (Union-Scioto) High School yearbook, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985 Classmates online

Unioto (Union-Scioto) High School yearbooks, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Unioto High School - Uniotoan Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH), 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1976, 1977 E Yearbook online

Unioto High School yearbook, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Zane Trace High School - Musket Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH), 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976 E Yearbook online

Zane Trace High School yearbook, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976 Classmates online

Zane Trace High School yearbook, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Zane Trace High School yearbook, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Zane Trace yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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