The Lawrence Register

Thank you for choosing The Lawrence Register as your genealogy and historical resource. We are proud that for over 25 years, it has remained the oldest and largest site in Lawrence County, Ohio. The Lawrence Register is a website exclusive to Lawrence County, Ohio’s history and genealogy. Our purpose is to educate and assist our visitors about our county, especially those who do not have the means to make a personal visit.

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TOWNSHIPS

Lawrence County, Ohio, is divided into fourteen townships which helps researchers to determine where their ancestors settled. The entire southern part of our county lies parallel to the Ohio River and borders Kentucky and West Virginia. Do not overlook the importance of streams, creeks, and other waterways that flow inward from the Ohio River, as that was the early means of transportation.

VITAL RECORDS

You will find those on our Vital Records link if you are looking for early births, deaths, marriages, wills, deeds, or divorces. These are only indexes and cover the years from 1817 to 1945, but you will find later dates in some cases.  Even though these are indexes, they will greatly improve your chances of finding the original document, as we have added links and additional information on how to obtain the copy.

PLACES

We will explore the names of places in Lawrence County, Ohio. As the first county seat, Burlington is important in our settlement, along with AthaliaProctorville, BradrickChesapeakeSouth PointCoal GroveIronton, and Hanging Rock. Because these places are on the Ohio River, adjacent to Kentucky and early Virginia (now West Virginia), there is much history to discover about the significance of researching the surrounding counties and states.

CHURCHES & SCHOOLS

Churches and schools played an important place in early history. Most early pioneers moved together from New England, Virginia, and other areas to establish new places to worship. Anti-slavery movements were a big reason many left southern states such as Virginia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky moving on to Lawrence County, Ohio. Because early Virginia and Kentucky were slave states, we became an important part of the Underground Railroad during those dark years.

EARLY POST OFFICES

Early Post offices were established in nearly every small community, and, in turn, there had to be an appointed postmaster. These accounts are priceless when a genealogist tries to establish where one’s ancestor lived. Plus, this also helps us find those regions which no longer exist, which you can find on another page, “Early Places of Lawrence County, Ohio,” of The Lawrence Register.

PIONEERS & COMMUNITES

Along with all that, this website will provide useful information about our history and the pioneers who first settled here. When we dig deeper into the townships and follow the waterways, we find early communities such as Scottown, Wilgus, Marion (now named Aid), Waterloo, etc. Also, Lawrence County, Ohio, is the birthplace of the Rome Beauty Apple.

GEOLOGY

As early discoveries in the geological makeup in Lawrence County, Ohio, were made, we will travel through the eyes of geologist Caleb Briggs and his important discovery of rich iron ores. His findings opened up a new town called “Ironton,” which exploded in creating new factories, lumber mills, blacksmiths, and much more because of its rich ground. It was said that at one time, 90% of supplies for building a home were found in the city of Ironton, Ohio.

BURLINGTON & IRONTON

We will then look back into the lives of the founders of Ironton, Ohio, and the process of moving our county seat from Burlington to Ironton in 1849-1850. We have researched the history of Lawrence County, Ohio, including the Children’s Home, Hospitals, Jails, Doctors, the Infirmary, the CourthouseJudges and early deeds, and other court records.

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