GALLIA COUNTY OHIO HISTORY SOURCES

GALLIA COUNTY OHIO HISTORY SOURCES

This page lists several sources of information about this county's history. This particular page is not intended as a source of genealogical records although some of the books may contain information about some people in the county. It is most probably not a complete list. If anyone knows of additional sources that contain significant historical information (not just a passing mention of the county), please let me know and I will add it to the page. Also let me know where a copy of the source can be found for viewing or purchase.

Charcoal Furnaces of the Hanging Rock Iron Region, by Virgil and Marguerite Ramsey. Pictures and general information about charcoal furnaces in Southeastern Ohio.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.

French Five-Hundred and Other Papers, by William G. Sibley, 1901, 303p.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.

The French Five-Hundred, by William G. Sibley, 1933, 108p.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).
3. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio www.kent.edu (not a reference book, might be available by interlibrary loan).

Gallia County, Ohio, People in History to 1980, by Gallia County Historical Society, 1980.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.

Gallia County One Room Schools: The Cradle Years, by Estivaun Matthews, Charles A. Murray, and Pauline Rife, Gallia County Historical Society, 1993.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.
2. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.
3. Many other libraries, especially in southeastern Ohio.
4. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).

Gallipolis, by Writer's Program, 1940, 47p.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.

Gallipolis, Ohio: A Pictorial History, by Henrietta Evans, John Lester, and Mary Woods, 1990.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.

Geology of Southern Ohio, by Wilbur Stout, 1916. A geological survey.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.

Haning-Atwood Vision: History of Rio Grande College, by Anna C. Pabst, 1989.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.

The Harris Story, by Charles H. Harris, 1957, 329p., indexed separately.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.

Historical Hand Atlas of Gallia and Lawrence Counties, by H. H. Hardesty, 1882, indexed separately.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.

History of the Early French Settlers, by Naret and Bureau.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).

History of Gallia County, Ohio, by H. H. Hardesty, 1882 (reprinted 1976).

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.
3. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.
4. Many other libraries, especially in southeastern Ohio.
5. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).

History of Gallia County Courthouses, by Hill.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).

History of the Settlement of Gallipolis, Ohio in 1790, by Mary LeClercq-Ford, 1890

Where can I find a copy?:
1. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.

History of Welsh Settlements in Jackson and Gallia Counties of Ohio, by William R. Evans, 1896 (reprinted 1988), 72p., indexed. Covers 1818-1850.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.
3. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.

Index to Gallipolis, Ohio, History of the Establishment of Five-Hundred French in the Ohio Valley..., by Helene Foure-Selter, 1939, (index is English, text of book is French).

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.

Index to Hardesty's 1882 History of Gallia County, Ohio, by Mary Ann Wood ed., 1988, 67p.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.
2. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.
3. Many other libraries, especially in southeastern Ohio.
4. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).

In Faith, In Hope, In Charity, With Fidelity, by Charles A. Murray, 1991. About Eno Grange #2080, 1916-1991.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.

Lamp of the Hills: The Authorized Centennial History of Rio Grande College, by James Sherman Porter, 1977.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.

The Railway Reflector: Gallipolis, Ohio, by ?, April 1897 (reprinted 1986).

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolis Ohio 45631. Phone (740) 446-7323, Fax (740) 446-1701.
3. For sale by Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society (see my page about them).

Symmes Creek: Historical Events and Stories of "The Symmes Valley" (including Jackson, Gallia, and Lawrence Counties, Ohio), by Wayne B. Ingles, 1976

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.

Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, by E. B. Willard, 1916 (reprinted 1983), 1356p., 2 vols., indexed

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The State Library of Ohio, 274 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43201. Phone (614) 644-7061.
2. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.
3. Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library, 120 North Market St., McArthur Ohio 45651. Phone (740) 596-5691, Fax (740) 596-2477.
4. Many other libraries, especially in southeastern Ohio.

Then and Now in Centreville-Thurman Ohio, compiled by Olwen Williams.

Where can I find a copy?:
1. The Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St., Jackson Ohio 45640. Phone (740) 286-4111.

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The maintainer of this page is Charles R. Weese: [email protected]

Please do not ask the page maintainer any specific genealogical questions unless he has volunteered to do lookups in specific sources on another page of this site. Specific questions, such as where do I find such-and-such and do you know anything about so-and-so's family are best handled in queries or on the mailing list.

Last updated: Monday, 10-Sep-2018 15:59:03 MDT