Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Columbiana County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Census records
- Agricultural Census 1850, 1860, 18701850; 1860; 1870
- Census 1820 to 19301820 to 1930
- Industrial Census 1820, 1850, 18701820; 1850; 1870
Poor relief and institutions
Marriages, births and deaths
- Deaths Vol. 1-4 1867-19081867-1908
- Index to Marriages, v. 1-2, 1803-19571803-1957
- Marriages Vol. 1-5 1803-18781803-1878
- Mortality Schedule 1860, 18801860; 1880
Deeds and land
- Deed Records Vol. 1-12 1803-18301803-1830
Other records
- Home Register 1834-19111834-1911
- Jun 1890 – 17 Jun 18921890; 1892
Church records
Newspapers and directories
- Newspapers – Columbiana Ledger, 18 Jul 1862 – 27 Jul 19511862; 1951
- Newspapers – East Liverpool Tribune, 22 Jan 1876-1 Apr 1882; 9 Apr 1898-22 Sep 19021876; 1882; 1898; 1902
- Newspapers – East Palestine Republican Reveille, 25 Nov 1891 – 21 Feb 18941891; 1894
- Newspapers – East Palestine Reveille, 17 Nov 1886 – 7 Nov 18881886; 1888
- Newspapers – East Palestine Valley Echo, 12 Apr 1878 – 23 Mar 18931878; 1893
- Newspapers – Independent Register, 14 Apr 1870 – 31 Mar 18981870; 1898
- Newspapers – Leetonia Democrat, 25 Mar 1882 – 23 Nov 18881882; 1888
- Newspapers – Leetonia Press, 13 Aug 1881 – 18 Mar 18821881; 1882
- Newspapers – Leetonia Reporter, 4 Jan 1872-26 Jan 18771872; 1877
- Newspapers – Leetonia Reporter, 5 Jul 1889 – 26 Dec 19191889; 1919
- Newspapers – Salem Era, 26 Nov 1873 – 16 Jan 18781873; 1878
- Newspapers – Wellsville Union, 21 Apr 1864; 11 Feb 1882 – 30 May 1884; 6 Jan-8 Jun 1888; 271864; 1882; 1884; 1888
Wills and estates
Tax records
- Tax Records 1807, 1816-18381807; 1816-1838
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected microfilm holdings from the Ohio Genealogical Society’s published 2012 inventory. This is a historical inventory: confirm that the film is still available, along with current visit, copying and access conditions, before relying on it. These are holdings at the society, not a complete county courthouse inventory. Census spans do not imply that every census survives; the 1890 population census is largely lost. Some original catalog titles contain historical terminology.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Columbiana County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county recorder, the probate court, the clerk of the court of common pleas and the Ohio History Connection.
- The county recorder
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- The probate court
Wills, estates and guardianships, marriage licenses, births and deaths registered from 1867 to 1908, and most naturalizations from about 1859 to 1906.
- The clerk of the court of common pleas
Civil cases, divorces, and naturalizations before about 1859 and after 1906.
- The Ohio History Connection
In Columbus: state records, death certificates, and county records at its archives and regional network.
- Ohio History Connection Archives & Libraryfree
The state's historical society archives and library in Columbus, with state and county records and death certificates.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Ohio, Columbiana" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Jefferson County, Washington County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Jefferson County, Washington County
Later formed partly from Columbiana County: Carroll County, Mahoning County, Muskingum County, Stark County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1803, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Ohio's probate courts registered births and deaths from 1867 until statewide registration began in 1908, so for those years ask the probate court of the county.