Formed March 1, 1810 from Ross and Franklin counties, with Salt Creek Township from Fairfield · county seat Circleville. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Pickaway County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube207 S. Court St., Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 474-3950
Birth records 1867–1908, death records 1869–1908, marriage records 1810–present, and estate/probate records 1810–present.
110 Island Rd., Suite G, Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 474-5826
Deeds, mortgages, easements, and plats. Fully searchable online 1996–present.
207 S. Court Street, 2nd Floor, Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 474-5231
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
110 Island Road, Suite F, Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 474-4765
auditor.pickawaycountyohio.gov
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
1160 N. Court St., Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 477-1644
pickawaylib.org — Genealogy & History
Digital Circleville Herald archive, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and remote-accessible NewsBank and HeritageQuest.
210 N. Court St., Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 474-9144
pickawaygenealogy.org · Tue–Fri 1–4pm
Functions as the county's OGS chapter and its genealogy branch — 14,000+ cemetery headstone photos and an 1890 "replacement census." Operates under the same nonprofit as the Historical Society below, at a different address.
162 W. Union St., Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 474-1495
pickawayhistoricalsociety.org · Tue–Sat 1–4pm
The museum/general-history side of the same organization that runs the genealogy library above — separate address and phone, shared governance.
110 Island Rd., Suite C, Circleville, OH 43113 · (740) 477-9667
pickawaycountypublichealth.org
Certified records from December 20, 1908 forward. Earlier records: Probate Court above.
Find A Grave — Pickaway County and the Historical & Genealogical Library's own "Cemeteries West of the Scioto River" survey.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Pickaway County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Pickaway County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Pickaway County was formed in 1810 from Ross, Fairfield, and Franklin Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
Part of Pickaway County lies in the Virginia Military District, land Virginia set aside for its Revolutionary War veterans. It was surveyed in irregular metes and bounds, and the first owners' records follow a warrant, entry, survey, and patent trail.
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 Pickaway 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Circleville Herald | 1838-1861 (early run) | Chronicling America (1838-1861); current archive via Pickaway Co. District Library |
| Circleville Union-Herald / Daily Union-Herald | 1888-1927 | Chronicling America (full run digitized) |
| Pickaway County News (Ashville) | 1915-1930s | Microfilm only — Pickaway County District Public Library |
| Williamsport News | 1889-1979 | Microfilm only — Pickaway County District Public Library |
| Circleville Herald (modern daily) | 1927-present | GenealogyBank / Newspapers.com (recent decades); library microfilm for gaps |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Pickaway County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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