Important Addresses & Links
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Genealogy Societies
- Belmont County Chapter, OGS
P. O. Box 285
Barnesville, OH 43713-0285
The Belmont County Chapter was established in 1977 and chartered by the Ohio Genealogical Society in 1978.
- The Genealogy Room of the Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society is located in the Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library, 308 East Main Street, Barnesville
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Historical Societies
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Belmont County Heritage Museum
101 E Main St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950
info@visitbelmontcounty.com
740-298-7020
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- The Martins Ferry Area Historical Society and the SedgwickHouse and Museum
Located at 627 Hanover Street is open May through September by appointment. Phone 740-633-5046 or Email martinsferryhistory@gmail.com
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Courthouses
- Belmont County Courthouse
When writing the courthouse, address the letter:
Belmont County Courthouse
(Name of Dep't, if known; i.e. Probate Court, Vital Records, etc.)
101 W. Main Street
St. Clairsville, OH 43950-1224
Phone (740)699-2169
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:30
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Birth and Death records are not available in this county prior to 1867.
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Probate Court Records and fees:
- Public Record Search On-Line
- Call or write for current prices for copies
- Certified copies of Birth, Death, or Marriage -- write or call for current prices
- ***Only cash or money orders are accepted made payable to:
Belmont County Probate Court
Probate Court has the following records:
- Birth - 1867 to August 20, 1982
- Death - 1867 to 1908 - 1940 to August 20, 1982
- Marriage - 1803 to present
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Health Department
- Belmont County Health Department
State Route 331
68501 Bannock Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
(740) 695-1202
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Available records are as follows:
- Birth - 1867 to present
- Death - 1917 to present (No records for 1922)
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Libraries
- Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library - Website
308 E. Main Street
Barnesville, OH 43713
Phone: 740.425.1651 Fax: 740.425.3504
Barnesville Library is the repository for research materials collected by Belmont Co. Chapter, OGS.
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- Bellaire Public Library - Website
Mellott Memorial Building
330 32nd Street
32nd & Guernsey Streets
Bellaire, OH 43906
(740) 676-9421 [voice]
(740) 676-7940 [fax]
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- Martins Ferry Public Library - Website
20 James Wright Place
20 S. 5th St.
Martins Ferry, Ohio 43935
Phone: (740) 633-0314
Fax: (740) 633-0935
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- St. Clairsville Public Library - Website
108 W Main St
Saint Clairsville, OH 43950
Phone: 740 695 2062
The CumberlandTrail Genealogical Society Genealogy Research Room is in the St. Clairsville Library and is located right across from the Belmont County Courthouse. Many books available, as well as microfilm and the LDS CD-Roms (Family Search).
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- Wheeling Room
Ohio Co Library, Wheeling, WV
Maintained by the Wheeling Area Genealogical Society
52 16th Street
Wheeling WV 26003
Phone: 304-232-0244
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Belmont Co Records in the Wheeling Room
Church Records:
Kirkwood Presbyterian Church-Bridgeport Ohio
St Anthony`s Vol 1&2-1892-1942, 1892-1993 Bridgeport, Ohio
Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church-100Yrs Scotch Ridge
St Mary`s Church 1859-1989 Martins Ferry, Ohio
City Directories:
Callen`s Martins Ferry 1913-1914 Tanks
Early Martins Ferry 1853-1909 Tanks
Bellaire Ohio, and Belmont Co Biennial 1892-1893
Shadyside Ohio 1949
Cementery Records:
Tombstones Inscriptions and Family Records - Powell
St Mary`s Martins Ferry, Ohio - Kihm
Belmont Co Cemeteries, Pease Twp- Doughty
Greenwood Bellaire Ohio--CTGS
Marriages Records:
Belmont Co Marrages-1803-1917--Cochran
Miscellaneous Records
Belmont Co before 1830- Ochenbein
Birth Records of Midwife Teresie Zaxtudil-Bellaire Ohio
Rock Hill Ridge Horse Detective Association- Giffen
Genealogical Records of Belmont Co 6 vol O.G.S. Belmont Co Chapter
Backward Glances-Martins Ferry Area, Bridgeport Area -Martins Ferry HistoricalSociety.
Obituaries:
Belmont Co Newspapers 1941-1981 -O.G.S. Belmont Co Chapter
Walk thought the Cemetery 2 Vols-1930-1931-1932 Taken from the Times LeaderMartins Ferry, Ohio.
Civil War Records:
Belmont Co, United States Veterans Burial- Johnson
Belmont Co Civil War Soldiers -Johnson
The Generals of Belmont Co -Fry
Belmont Co History:
Belmont Co History-1988
Belmont Co History Facts and Tradition- 1965 -1989 Belmont Co Extersion Homemakers
The Story of Barnesville 1809-1940 Sheppard
History of Barnesville Ohio Havlen. Molden, Fisher, Boyd
Sunset Heights Bicentennial History 1776-1976
Centennial History of Belmont Co -McKelvey
History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties 1880 -Caldwell
A Study of the orgins of Place Names Belmont Co, with some early History-Laughlin
Atlas of Belmont Co -1888
Novels:
A Town of Grandeur -Tanks-Martins Ferry, Ohio
Lillie- Williams -Martins Ferry, Ohio
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