Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (territory) -- Jefferson (county)


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County Quick Reference

County Seat: Steubenville

County Name: Named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States


Boundary Changes
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Date
Area
Change
29 JUL 17975,185Created from Washington County
19 DEC 17995,637452 square miles was gained from Washington County
10 JUL 18002,4103,227 square miles was lost to the creation of Trumbull County
07 SEP 18011,869541 square miles was lost to the creation of Belmont County
   

 

 

Authority
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Background
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Jefferson County was formed on 29 July 1797 by proclamation of the Governor of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio [click here for more information]. By 1801, the county would go through three changes to its boundaries before being incorporated into the State of Ohio. Click on a date in the table above to see a map of how the county looked on that date, as well as, the authority changing the boundary (if available).

The following map shows the original size of the county at its founding (in blue with a red border) and the final borders of the county after the boundary changes (in red with yellow border) superimposed on a modern map

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Jefferson County in 1797 and 1801

Census
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DatePopulationChange
18008,766---


Bibliography
(click on the title of the following works to learn more about life in the area;for those items not available online, check with your local library for availability)


  • History of Smithfield, Ohio : 1800-Present. Smithfield, Ohio: Smithfield Historical Society.
  • Wiggins & Mckillop's Steubenville City & Business Directory (Jefferson County, Ohio) for 1877 : Containing the Names of All the Residents of Steubenville and Businesses. Also a List of the Townships & Villages in Jefferson County with Names of Persons Doing Business and a List of the Residents of Wellsburg, West Virginia. Also a List of Post Offices and Express Stations in the State of Ohio. Wellsville, OH,: Wiggins & McKillop Printers, 1877.
  • Knoxville Area History, 1802-1976. Knoxville, Ohio?: History Committee?, 1976.
  • 1787 Bicentennial 1987, Jefferson County Ohio : Celebrating Our Heritage, United States Constitution. S.l.: s.n., 1987.
  • The Catholic Community of Mingo Junction and Brilliant. Barberton, Ohio: Busson Portrait Directories, 1999.
  • John Taylor Family History. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2003.
  • Wintersville United Methodist Church 175th Anniversary : History and Stained Glass Window Information. 1 vols. Wintersville, OH: The Church, 2010.
  • Abel, Jamie, Sandra Hudnall Day and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). John Hunt Morgan's Raid through Jefferson County, Ohio. Digital reprint ed. LaCrosse, Wis.: Northern Micrographics ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2012.
  • Acton, Bonny. Bicentennial Souvenir of Richmond, Ohio, 1776-1976. Steubenville, Ohio: Econo Press Printing, 1976.
  • Andrews, J. H. Centennial Souvenir of Steubenville and Jefferson County, O. Steubenville, Ohio?: Herald Pub. Co., 1897.
  • Ashcraft, Reva, Leila S. Francy, Jennifer Dubetz and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Jefferson County, Ohio, Grave Registration Cards. 1 vols. LaCrosse, WI: Northern Micrographics ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2008.
  • Briner, Norma Stone. Stone History. [Digital reprint ed. La Crosse, WI: Brookhaven Press, 2006.
  • Brodine, Helen and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. Cross Creek Presbyterian Church : Session Records, April 11, 1839--September 1, 1880 : [Church Located in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio]. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 1995.
  • Burrell, George, Mary Donaldson Sinclair, Ohio Genealogical Society. Stark County Chapter. and Jefferson County Historical Association (Ohio). Index of Names : History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio and Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley by J.A. Caldwell. Ohio?: Stark County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society : Jefferson County Historical Association, 1974.
  • Caldwell, J. A. and J. H. Newton. History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Wheeling, W.V.,: Historical Pub. Co., 1880.
  • Clevenger, Joe. The Dairy History of Jefferson County. 1 vols. Union City, Ohio: Joe Clevenger, 2008.
  • Cooper, William J. and Sandra Day Hudnall. First Presbyterian Church of Toronto, Ohio : A Centennial History. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 1999.
  • Cranmer, Gibson L., Samuel L. Jepson, John H. S. Trainer, William Morrison Trainer, R. H. Taneyhill, Joseph Beatty Doyle, Orlin Mead Sanford, Christian L. Poorman, A. T. McKelvey and Brant & Fuller. History of the Upper Ohio Valley with Family History and Biographical Sketches. A Statement of Its Resources, Industrial Growth and Commercial Advantages. Volume I. Madison, Wis.,: Brant & Fuller, 1890.
  • Cranmer, Gibson L., Samuel L. Jepson, John H. S. Trainer, William Morrison Trainer, R. H. Taneyhill, Joseph Beatty Doyle, Orlin Mead Sanford, Christian L. Poorman, A. T. McKelvey and Brant & Fuller. History of the Upper Ohio Valley with Family History and Biographical Sketches. A Statement of Its Resources, Industrial Growth and Commercial Advantages. Volume II. Madison, Wis.,: Brant & Fuller, 1890.
  • Culp, William Tecumseh Sherman and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). A Genealogic History of Balthaser Culp & His Descendants. 3rd ed. Pearl City, Hawaii: H.C. Hunter, 2003.
  • Cunningham, F. E. History of Two Ridges Church : 1802 to 1902. Steubenville, Ohio: Steubenville Germania, 1902.
  • Day, Sandra Hudnall. Post Offices in Jefferson County, Ohio, 1823-1930. Ohio: s.n.
  • Day, Sandra Hudnall. Ohio Records and Pioneer Families. Extractions from Volume 12 (1971) through Volume 34 (1999) with Reference to Jefferson County, Ohio. 1 vols. Ohio?: Brookhaven Press, 2000.
  • Day, Sandra Hudnall, Lynn Evans and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Jefferson County, Ohio : Veterans of the Civil War. 3 vols. [Digital reprint ed. LaCrosse, WI: Northern Micrographics ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2008.
  • Day, Sandra Hudnall and Henry Howe. Index to "Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio", Part 1 : Referencing the Following Counties: Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, and Jefferson. Wintersville, Ohio (109 Meadow Road, Wintersville 43952): S.H. Day, 1987.
  • Day, Sandra Hudnall and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. Climbing Upward : A History of Bray's Chapel Methodist Church, 1837-1960. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 1998.
  • DiThomas, Mary E. Civil War Soldier Discharge Records : Jefferson County, Ohio. Mingo Junction, OH (154 Montogomery Lane, Mingo Junction 43938): Research Unlimited, 1988.
  • DiThomas, Mary E. Revolutionary War Soldiers from Jefferson County, Ohio, Records. Mingo Junction, OH (154 Montgomery Lane, Mingo Junction 43938): Research Unlimited, 1988.
  • Doyle, Joseph Beatty and Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Chicago,: Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co., 1910.
  • Fetty, Floy Crabs. Crabs Family History. S.l.: s.n., 2010.
  • Freeman, Frances Michele and Lynn Evans. African-American Families in Jefferson Co., Ohio : Living Primarily in Wayne and Smithfield Townships. [Digital reprint ed. La Crosse, WI: Brookhaven Press, 2006.
  • Green, Charles F. and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. Revolutionary Veterans Buried in Jefferson County, Ohio. 1 vols. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 1999.
  • Hageness, MariLee Beatty. A Groves Family History : Jonas Groves (D. 1823) & His Descendants. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2007.
  • Hankins, Dorothy. [Belmont County, Ohio and Jefferson County, Ohio Marriages. S.l.: D. Hankins, 1962.
  • Hanlon, John A. Family History : [a Pause Along the Way]. Florida: J.A. Hanlon, 2002.
  • Hanna, Charles A. Ohio Valley Genealogies Relating Chiefly to Families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania. microformMicrofiche. New York: Priv. print., 1900.
  • Hoff, Donald S. Bicentennial History of Mingo Junction, Ohio, 1770-1970. 1st ed. Sugarcreek, Ohio,: Middaugh Printers, 1970.
  • Hunter, William Hocking. The Pathfinders of Jefferson County. Columbus,: Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe, 1898.
  • Koehrsen, Susie and Grace English Lutheran Church (Steubenville Ohio). The First Membership Roster of the Original Grace English Lutheran Church, 1927-1937. Ohio: The Church, 2009.
  • McConahey, T. M., L. M. Reid and Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church (Mount Pleasant Ohio). Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Mitchell, D.D. : With Brief Mention of His Predecessor, Rev. Joseph Anderson, and His Successor, Rev. Samuel W. Pringle, Also, a Historical Sketch of the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia: Jas. B. Rodgers Printing, 1888.
  • Milligan, Fred J. John Milligan of Jefferson County, Ohio : A Member of the Territorial Legislature, Signer of Ohio's Constitution, State Senator, First Auditor of Jefferson County, and One of the Founders of the Presbyterian Church of Steubenville. Westerville, Ohio: F.J. Milligan Jr., 1994.
  • Milligan, T. V. and Fred J. Milligan. History of Jefferson County, Ohio. Westerville, Ohio: Fred J. Milligan Jr., 1993.
  • Minor, John R. "The Founding and Origins of the Black Community of Macintyre." Master's project (M.S. in Education), University of Dayton., 1991.
  • Mooney, Marie and Ella Maxwell. Smithfield, Ohio : Past, Present, 1800, 1977. S.l.: s.n., 1977.
  • Powell, Esther Weygandt. Tombstone Inscriptions & Family Records of Jefferson County, Ohio. microform .Microfiche. Akron, Ohio: E.W. Powell, 1968.
  • Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Jefferson County, Ohio Communities. 1 vols. Digital reprint ed. Vertical File Materials. LaCrosse, Wis: Published by Brookhaven Press, 2005.
  • Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Morgan's Raid : Jefferson County, Ohio 1863. 1 vols. Digital reprint ed. Vertical File Materials. LaCrosse, Wis.: Published by Brookhaven Press, 2005.
  • Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). I.O. Of O.F. Of Ohio, Nimrod Encampment No. 3, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, 1878-1888. 1 vols. Digital reprint ed. LaCrosse, Wis.: Northern Micrographics ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2012.
  • Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. A Pictorial History of Jefferson & Harrison Counties, Ohio. Marceline, Mo.: D-Books Pub. Co., 1995.
  • Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. Union Cemetery : Steubenville, Ohio. 1 vols. Digital reprint ed. La Crosse, Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2004.
  • Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. Local History and Genealogy Dept. Town Names for Jefferson County, Ohio : A Listing of Town and Village Names, Including the Earlier Names for Towns and Villages That No Longer Exist. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 1997.
  • Richardson, Robert H. Tilton Territory : A Historical Narrative, Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, 1775-1838. Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1977.
  • Richardson, Robert H., William Henry Hunter and Ohio Genealogical Society. Jefferson County Chapter. Index to the Pathfinders of Jefferson County, Ohio by W. H. Hunter. Wintersville, OH.: Jefferson County Chapter OGS, 2006.
  • Roe, Richard and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). The Place-Names of Jefferson County, Ohio. Digital reprint ed. La Crosse, Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2004.
  • Ryan, Danice, Lynn Evans and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Jefferson County, Ohio, Grave Registration Cards : Extracted from Primary Records Located in the Jefferson County Court House. 1 vols. LaCrosse, WI: Brookhaven Press ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2006.
  • Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (Tiltonsville Ohio). The History and Pictorial Directory : Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Parish, Tiltonsville, Ohio, 1992. 1 vols. Tiltonsville, Ohio: Saint Joseph's, 1992.
  • Scarlott, Jean, James Baxter and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Jefferson County, Ohio, Church and Cemetery Deeds. LaCrosse, Wis.: Northern Micrographics ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2008.
  • Schilling, Robert. Historical Notes of Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. S.l.: s.n.
  • Schilling, Robert Wilson, Fay V. Morrison and Alan Hall. Historical Notes of Knox Township, Ohio. Digital reprint ed. Steubenville, Ohio: Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2003.
  • Scott, Gerald Wayne and Jefferson County Historical Association (Ohio). Family Record and History of Thomas Mansfield of Jefferson County, Ohio. Wichita, Kan.: G.W. Scott, 1996.
  • Scott, Gerald Wayne and Jefferson County Historical Association (Ohio). Family Record and History of Thomas Scott and Rebecca J. Oliver Scott of Jefferson County, Ohio. Wichita, Kan.: G.W. Scott, 1996.
  • Scott, Gerald Wayne and Jefferson County Historical Association (Ohio). Family Record and History of William Roberts and Sarah Mansfield Roberts of Jefferson County, Ohio. Wichita, Kan.: G.W. Scott, 1996.
  • Sinclair, Mary D. Index of Jefferson County Containing over 9,000 Names and References. Steubenville, Ohio: M.D. Sinclair, 1974.
  • Sinclair, Mary Donaldson and Jefferson County Historical Society (Ohio). Pioneer Days. Bicentennial ed. Steubenville, Ohio: Jefferson County Historical Association, 1962.
  • Smith, Eleanor L. Hollow Rock : A History : Hollow Rock Camp Meeting since 1818 : (the Oldest Camp Meeting in Existence Totonto, Ohio). 2nd edition printing. ed. Toronto, OhioColumbus, Ohio: Hollow Rock Camp Meeting ;Watkins Print. Co., 2011.
  • St. John's Lutheran Church (Steubenville Ohio). Centenial [Sic] Celebration : St. John's Lutheran Church, Steubenville, Ohio : December 4th, 1977. Steubenville, Ohio: The Church, 1977.
  • Strock, Robert E. and Esther J. Strock. Welty - Weldy - Welday : From 1727 to 2008. Dalton, Ohio: Esther J.Strock, 2008.
  • Sugar Grove United Methodist Church (Toronto Ohio) and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Ohio. Digital reprint ed. LaCrosse, Wis.: Northern Micrographics ;Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 2012.
  • Taylor, Wallace. A Genealogy and Brief History of the Haverfield Family of the United States : One of the Pioneer Settlers of Jefferson County, Ohio, Later Harrison County. Oberlin, Ohio: Press of the News Print. Co., 1919.
  • Taylor, Wallace. A Genealogy and Brief History of the Thomas Taylor Family, One of the Pioneer Settlers of Jefferson County, Ohio. Oberlin, Ohio,: News Print. Co., 1920.
  • Thompson, Donald W., Gail Spon Provenzano and Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County (Steubenville Ohio). The History of Richmond, Ohio. 1 vols. Digital reprint ed. La Crosse, Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2004.
  • Worthington, Cicely, Margery Gregg and Sandra Hudnall Day. In Search of the American Dream : A Saga of All Miners Who Came to Our Area. Ohio: Carol and Jan Benroth, 2007.
  • Zion United Church of Christ (Steubenville Ohio). Zion United Church of Christ Sesquicentennial, 1861-2011. Digital reprint ed. LaCrosse, Wis.: Northern Micrographics, 2012.

 

Referenced Items
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An act to alter the boundary line between the counties of Jefferson and Washington, 1799

Be it enacted, &c. That the line dividing said counties shall be as follows, to wit: beginning on the Ohio river at the southern boundary of the fourth township in third range of those seven ranges of townships, that were surveyed in conformity to the ordinance of congress of the twentieth of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, and with said southern boundary of said township west to the southwest corner of the seventh township in the sixth range;thence north along the western boundary of the said range to the termination thereof, continued a north line until it strikes the southern boundary line of the Connecticut reserve.

Proclamation Creating Jefferson County, 1797

Whereas by an Ordinance of Congress bearing Date the thirteenth of July one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven for the Settlement of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the river Ohio it has been provided that for the due Execution Process civil and criminal the Governour shall make proper Division of the said Territory and proceed from Time to Time as Circumstances may require to lay out the same into Counties & Townships

 

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