Meigs County OH Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Meigs Records by Type Birth Records (13) Cemetery Records (399) Census Records (56) Church Records (20) City Directories (20) Court Records (1) Death Records (26) Histories and Genealogies (38) Immigration Records (4) Land Records (9) Map Records (16) Marriage Records (16) Military Records (14) Minority Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (3) Newspapers and Obituaries (76) Probate Records (4) School Records (29) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Meigs County Records

• Meigs County was created in 1819 from Gallia and Athens counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
• The Meigs County Probate Judge has birth records starting from 1867 to 1908, marriage records starting from 1819, death records starting from 1867 to 1908, and probate records starting from 1820.
• The Meigs County Clerk Court has court records starting in 1819 and divorce records.
• The Meigs County Recorder has land records starting from 1819.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.