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Noble County was created on March 11, 1851 and was formed from Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan and Washington Counties. The County was named for Rep. Warren P. Noble, Ohio House of Representatives, who was an early settler there., Ohio. The County Seat is Caldwell. Noble County formed in 1851 was the last of
the 88 counties to be established. Warren Noble was chairman
of the committee on new counties at the time of its formation.
The first oil well in Ohio was drilled in 1814 by Jo Caldwell, after whom the
county seat was named. A short lived oil boom came after the Civil War, but the
markets for salt and oil declined and the county returned to farming. The Health Department has Birth & Death Records from 1908-Present, see the Vital Records section for more details. For birth and death records prior to Dec. 20, 1908, contact the Probate Court of this county. Counties adjacent to Noble County are Guernsey County (north), Belmont County (northeast), Monroe County (east), Washington County (south), Morgan County (west), Muskingum County (northwest). Noble County Municipalities Include Batesville, Belle Valley, Caldwell, Dexter City, Sarahsville, Summerfield. Townships Include Beaver, Brookfield, Buffalo, Center, Elk, Enoch, Jackson, Jefferson, Marion, Noble, Olive, Seneca, Sharon, Stock, Wayne. Other localities Include Ava, East Union, Harriettsville
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All Departments below are in the Noble County Courthouse 350 County Courthouse, Caldwell, OH 43724, Phone: +1-614-732-4408, unless otherwise noted below. The Official County website is located at ? . NOTE: The record dates below are from the earliest date to present time. Noble County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1851, Birth / Death Records from 1867-1908 and Probate Records from 1851 and is located at the courthouse. Phone Number: 614-732-5047 Noble County Recorder has Land Records from 1851 and is located at 260 Courthouse, Room 2E, Caldwell, OH 43724; Phone: 740-732-4319, Fax: 740-732-5702 Noble County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas has Court Records from 1851 and is located at the courthouse. Phone Number: 614-732-2969,
Fax: 614-732-5702
Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Court Records. Email us with websites containing Noble County Court Records by clicking the link below:
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Ohio did not make it a law to keep birth records until 1867. Ohio made it a law to record births in 1867. County probate courts kept birth records between 1867 and December 19, 1908. There is no statewide index to birth records from 1867 through December 19, 1908. Go to the list of county probate court birth records held at the Ohio Historical Society. If the Ohio Historical Society does not hold a county's birth records, please contact the county's probate court. Ohio Department of Health, Vital Statistics, 225 Neilston Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215; (614) 466-2531. Same-day service available to walk-in customers (for Ohio birth and death records only)., P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Please allow up to approximately 3 weeks to 6 months for processing of all type of certificates when ordered through the mail. They have the following records:
Order In Person: Same day service is available to walk-in customers. This is the fastest way to obtain a birth certificate. When you arrive, you will complete an application and pay the $16.50 required fee. Walk-in address is Ohio Department of Health,
Vital Statistics,
225 Neilston Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Vital Records. Email us with websites containing Noble County Vital Records by clicking the link below:
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Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Noble County, Ohio are 1860 ,1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your Family Tree in Noble County, Ohio are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1860, 1870 and 1880. There are free downloadable and printable Census forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms and U.K. Census Extraction Forms. See Also Statewide Records that exist for Ohio Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Census Records. Email us with websites containing Noble County Census Records by clicking the link below:
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Genealogy Atlas has images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897 for Ohio and other states.
You can view rotating animated maps for Ohio showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries. You can view a list of maps for other states at Census Maps Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Maps. Email us with websites containing Noble County Maps by clicking the link below: |
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The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Military Records. Email us with websites containing Noble County Military Records by clicking the link below:
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Tax records for Ohio began as early as 1800. The archives section of the Ohio Historical Society has a collection of original Ohio tax lists from the state auditor's office. They include lists from the county's organization to 1838, usually arranged by county and township. They are not indexed. County courthouses hold various tax records that have not been inventoried. They are in the office of the county auditor or the county records manager. The FHL has microfilm copies of all known extant tax records 1800-38 for Ohio. The National Archives-Great Lakes Region retains numerous federal tax records for Ohio. These include assessment books for 1867-73 and corporate and personal records for District 10, Toledo, and District 11, Columbus. Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Tax Records. Email us with websites containing Noble County Tax Records by clicking the link below: |
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The Repositories in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be more generalized and over look the smaller details that local societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy section and may have some resources that are not located at archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All these places are vitally important to the family genealogist and must not be passed over. Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Genealogical Addresses. Email us with websites containing Noble County Genealogical Addresses by clicking the link below:
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There are many churches and cemeteries in Noble County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Noble County Tombstone Transcription Project. Religion in Ohio was an early and important factor in settlement. The first Moravian mission was established in 1772. Presbyterians and Quakers were in the state at an early date, the latter having established forty-three monthly meetings and settlements between 1801 and 1883. The Presbyterians founded seventeen towns between 1784 and 1799. Baptists, Congregationalists, several reformed groups, Lutherans, Disciples of Christ, United Brethren, Methodists, and Catholics arrived prior to 1850. By 1890 the latter two denominations were the largest in the state. The Methodist circuit in Ohio was organized in 1798, with circuit riders traveling from log cabins to camp meetings across the territory. In 1831 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints migrated from New York to Kirtland in Lake County. No thorough survey exists of any of the holdings of individual churches in Ohio, although many are on microfilm through the FHL. The Ohio Genealogical Society is presently undertaking a church records survey. According to the Ohio Genealogical Society, the majority of Ohio counties have published cemetery records in one form or another. They suggest contacting local societies or one of the major genealogical libraries in the state. Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Cemetery & Church Records. Email us with websites containing Noble County Cemetery & Church Records by clicking the link below:
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When view family trees online or not, be sure to only take the info at face value and always follow up with your own sources or verify the ones they provide. Below is a list of online resources for Noble County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information. Email us with websites containing Noble County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below:
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On March 11, 1851, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Noble County. Residents named the county after James Noble, one of the area’s earliest white residents. Noble County was the last county formed in Ohio. It also was the site of the dirigible U.S.S. Shenandoah’s crash on September 3, 1925. Fourteen men perished in the crash. Noble County is located in eastern Ohio. It is predominantly rural, with less than one percent of the county’s 399 square miles consisting of urban areas. With a population of 3,429 people, Olive Township was the county’s largest community in 2000. The next largest urban area, Caldwell, had only 1,956 residents that same year. Caldwell is the county seat. Noble County experienced a sizable increase in population—roughly twenty-four percent—between 1990 and 2000, raising the total number of residents to 14,058 people. Noble County is one of Ohio’s smallest counties in population. Many residents of Ohio’s rural communities are seeking better lives and more opportunities in the state’s cities, but Noble County is growing in population. The county averages thirty-five people per square miles. The largest employer in Noble County was the government, with retail businesses a distant second. During the late nineteenth century, oil drilling and salt production were major employment opportunities for county residents. Noble County claims to be the site of the first oil well in the United States. In 1814, a group of residents were drilling for salt and struck oil instead. They had no idea of oil’s eventual importance to the United States economy. In 1999, the per capita income in the county was approximately fourteen thousand dollars—one of the lowest average incomes by county in Ohio. Almost sixteen percent of the people lived in poverty. Caldwell is the county seat of Noble County, Ohio. Residents named the town after Joseph and Samuel Caldwell, who were the original owners of the land. While Caldwell was not formally established until 1857, numerous people resided in the area as early as 1814. Caldwell grew slowly. In 1880, only 602 people inhabited the town. Over the next decade, the population more than doubled to 1,248 people. This growth was primarily due to the increasing need for oil as the United States became more industrialized. During the early nineteenth century, local residents were drilling for salt to preserve their food, as well as for other uses. Unfortunately for the workers, they struck oil instead. They had no idea of oil’s eventual importance to the United States economy. Because of this first well, drilled in 1814 on the outskirts of modern-day Caldwell, Noble County claims to be the site of the first oil well in the United States. Thanks to oil’s increasing importance, Caldwell prospered during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. In 1886, the town boasted four newspaper offices, three churches, and one bank. This same year, numerous manufacturing businesses existed in Caldwell, including the town’s largest employer, the Caldwell Woollen Mills, which employed twenty-five workers making blankets and other wool products. Other local businesses produced flour, hosiery, doors, clothing, and flooring. Caldwell’s economic fortunes declined in the first part of the twentieth century, as Noble County’s oil reserves became depleted. Today, most residents find employment in retail stores or in health care. Caldwell had only 1,956 residents in 2000. Over one-half of the town’s residents were school-aged children in 2000. Caldwell’s nearly two thousand residents comprised almost one-seventh of Noble County’s entire population, making the county one of the least populated in Ohio. |
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