Ohio Genealogy Trails

 

Welcome to this
Washington County Ohio
Genealogy Trails Website

Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers

This Genealogy Trails legacy site has been retired and is not available for adoption.  
We do have other county sites available for adoption, so...
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We regret that we are unable to do personal research for anyone.
All data we come across will be added to this site.
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Happy Trails to you on your quest for your ancestors.


Washington County

Washington County, originally about one-half the territory now included in the State of Ohio, was established by proclamation of Gov. Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory, on the 26th day of July, 1788. Events which led up to this establishment were due to the preserverance of two great men, Gen. Rufus Putnam and Rev. Dr. Manasseh Cutler, the formation and function of the Ohio Company and the passage by the Continental Congress of the "Ordinance of 1787".

 

County Seat: Marietta, the oldest city in Ohio, founded in 1788.

Cities
Belpre * Marietta (county seat)

Villages
Beverly * Lower Salem * Lowell * Macksburg * New Matamoras

Census-designated places
Devola * Little Hocking * Newport * Reno * Vincent * Waterford

Plus many other unincorporated communities