Sources for Muskingum County, Ohio Land Records

The Bureau of Land Management's site listed above is the first place one should look for early land patents. If you do not find a land record there, then the Muskingum County Recorder's Office would be the next place to look.

• Muskingum County Recorder
  Cor. 4th & Main St.
  P.O. Box 2333
  Zanesville OH 43702
  Office: 740-455-7107
  Fax: 740-455-7943
  Office Hours: 8:30-4:30 Mon. -Fri.
  FAQ Sheet: http://www.ohiorecorders.com/muskingumfaq.html
  Web Site : http://recorder.muskingumcounty.org/recorder1024.htm
  
  
• Muskingum County Engineer
  155 Rehl Rd
  Zanesville, Ohio 43701
  Phone: (740) 454-0155
  Fax: (740) 455-7180
  Email Web Site: http://www.mceo.org/
  
  
• Muskingum County Auditors Office
  401 Main Street
  Zanesville, Ohio 43701-3566
  Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30-4:30
  Telephone: 740-455-7109
  Fax: 740-455-7182
  Email Web site: www.muskingumcountyauditor.org
  
  This site contains a search for present property owners

The Ohio Historical Society also has records of early records of land grants, bounty land, and land purchases.

• Ohio Historical Society
  1985 Velma Avenue
  Columbus, OH 43211
  Web site: http://www.ohiohistory.org