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Ohio County
was formed from the District of West Augusta, VA in 1776. It was named for the Ohio River, which forms its western boundary. West Liberty (formerly Black's Cabin) was the county seat from 1777 to 1797. The city of Wheeling has been the county seat since that time
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Incorporated Communities
Village of Bethlehem
Village of Clearview
Town of Triadelphia
Village of Valley Grove
Town of West Liberty
City of Wheeling (partly in Marshall County)


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Ohio County Data

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Website Updates:
Apr 2013: McCREARY, BISSELL, FICKIESON obits

Dec 2012:
M'Kean - Besser Marriage, Jacob C. Thomas Obituary, Hon. Joseph M. Devine Biography, Henry Theodore Black Biography, Mary Dusch Obituary, Hugh Kennedy Obituary, Jas. T. Petticord Obituary, Sarah Stewart Obituary, Jas. Sweemey Obituary, Nancy E. Thompson Obituary, Bailey - Morgan Marriage, Feeney - McHenry Marriage, Hawes - Dunbar Marriage, Howard - Grindall Marriage, Loomis - Ziegenfelder Marriage, Porter - Reed Marriage, Tyler - Hubbard Marriage, Wells - Slyder Marriage
Jun 2012:Military Data: Pensions Granted
May2012: Community News - Family Burned;   Gertrude Fritz Mahood Greschner Obituary
Mar 2012: Misfortune Upsets Reason, William Clark Biography
Feb 2012: James McNeil Stephenson Biography; Hon. Sherrard Clemens Biography
Jan 2012: Mrs. Eleanor W. Dugan Obituary; John Frederic Betts Biography; General James S. Wheat Biography


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Surrounding Counties

Brooke County (north)

Marshall County (south)

Jefferson County, Ohio (northwest)

Washington County, Penn (east)

Belmont County, Ohio (west)

 


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