Formed March 1, 1804 from Washington and Fairfield counties · county seat Zanesville. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Muskingum County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube401 Main St., Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 455-7113
muskingumcountyoh.gov — Probate Court
Estates, guardianships, wills, and marriage licenses. Also holds births and deaths from 1867–Dec. 19, 1908, before the health department era.
401 Main St., Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 455-7107
Deeds, mortgages, liens, and other recorded land/property instruments.
401 Main Street, Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 455-7104
clerkofcourts.muskingumcounty.org
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
401 Main Street, Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 455-7109
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
220 N. Fifth St., Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 453-0391 ext. 139
muskingumlibrary.org/research/genealogy
Second-floor Genealogy/Family History Center housing the OGS chapter's research collection — books, microfilm, and microfiche focused on Muskingum County families and history.
PO Box 2427, Zanesville, OH 43702 · meets at John McIntire Library, 220 N. Fifth St.
Chartered by OGS in 1976. Meets 3rd Saturday, 1pm, September–May (no meetings December), in the library's Genealogy Room.
115 Jefferson St., Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 454-9500
muskingumcountyhistory.org · Wed–Fri 1–4pm, Sat 10am–1pm
A separate organization from MCCOGS above. Preserves county history and artifacts, including a large Weller Pottery collection, and operates the Dr. Increase Mathews House and Stone Academy museums.
205 N. 7th St., Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 454-9741
zmchd.org — Birth & Death Certificates
Births and deaths from December 20, 1908–present for the City of Zanesville and Muskingum County. Earlier records (1867–1908) are held at Probate Court instead.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Muskingum County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Muskingum County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Muskingum County was formed in 1804 from Washington and Fairfield Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
Part of Muskingum County lies in the U.S. Military District, federal land set aside to pay Continental Army veterans of the Revolutionary War with bounty land warrants.
Other parts of the county were federal Congress Lands or smaller special tracts. Where land was sold by the federal government, the first purchase appears as a federal patent.
Titles that covered Muskingum County, historic and current, with where to search each one. Not every historic title has been digitized — several survive only on microfilm.
| Title | Years | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Zanesville Daily Courier | 1852-1915 | Chronicling America (select years 1884-1915) |
| The Muskingum News | 1886-1900s | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Zanesville Times Recorder | 1904-present | GenealogyBank; Newspapers.com; Ohio Memory (select years) |
| Zanesville Signal | Late 1800s-1959 | Newspapers.com; microfilm — Muskingum County Library System |
| Zanesville Daily Times | 1880s-1904 | Microfilm only — Muskingum County Library System |
| Zanesville Gazette / Zanesville Aurora | 1810s-1850s | Microfilm only — Ohio History Connection / Muskingum County Library System |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Muskingum County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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