Collections

Births

  • Birth indexes from 1868 to 2000
  • Probate Court birth index 1868 to 1938 
  • Birth Registrations and Corrections volumes 1 through 16.

Census Records

  • Census Indexes from 1820 to 1930
  • Census from 1820 to 1930 on microfilm
  • Index only for 1860 to 1880 Census
  • Census (in print) 1820 to 1850, 1870, 1900 and 1920
  • Scioto and Gallia County, Ohio census records from 1820 to 1930 are available, too.

Deaths

  • Lawrence County Death Indexes from 1868-2000 from the Health Department 
  • Probate Court Death Indexes from 1868-1938
  • Ohio State Death Certificates are available on microfilm from December 1908 to May 1909

First Family and Civil War Family
The library houses the First Family and Civil War Family books compiled by members of the Lawrence County Genealogical Society.

Marriages

  • Marriage Records from 1817 to 1999 on microfilm
  • 1999 to 2004 are available in print
  • Indexes are available for 1817 to 1943 in print

Obituaries

  • Obituaries are indexed on cards from 1850 to 1900
  • Print versions are available for 2003-2005

Other Lawrence County Resources

  • Ironton Newspapers from 1851 to the present on microfilm
  • Wills from 1817 to 1999 on microfilm
  • Cemetery listings for most Lawrence County cemeteries
  • Civil War Discharge Papers
  • Lists of Civil War Veterans
  • Limited listing of World War I and World War II veterans
  • Deeds from 1817 to 1875 (indexed in print)
  • Limited local yearbooks
  • Assorted Family History Books and Files
  • Ironton City Directories from 1882 to the present with some gaps
  • Historical Listings of Houses
  • Local History Books
  • Assorted Court Records (not including divorces)
  • Limited Collection of Books written by local authors (not available for check out)
  • Naturalization Records from 1817 to 1850 (on microfilm)

Other Resources

  • Limited Tri-State County histories and genealogy
  • Limited State Information on Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and North
  • Carolina