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Name | Ross |
Alt names | Ross | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 39.35°N 83.067°W |
Located in | Ohio, United States (1798 - ) |
See also | Champaign, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clinton, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Delaware, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fairfield, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fayette, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Greene, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Highland, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hocking, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Knox, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Licking, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pickaway, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pike, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Vinton, Ohio, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Ross County is a county in the Appalachian region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 77,093. Its county seat is Chillicothe, the first and third capital of Ohio. Established on August 20, 1798, the county is named for Federalist Senator James Ross of Pennsylvania.
Ross County comprises the Chillicothe, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1797 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1797 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1798 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1798 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1798 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1800 | 8,540
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1810 | 15,514
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1820 | 20,619
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1830 | 24,068
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1840 | 27,460
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1850 | 32,074
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1860 | 35,071
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1870 | 37,097
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1880 | 40,307
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1890 | 39,454
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1900 | 40,940
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1910 | 40,069
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1920 | 41,556
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1930 | 45,181
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1940 | 52,147
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1950 | 54,424
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1960 | 61,215
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1970 | 61,211
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1980 | 65,004
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1990 | 69,330
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Research Tips
The County of Ross : Henry Holcolm Bennett : Free Viewing or Download
https://archive.org/details/oh-ross-1902-bennett
A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio : Lyle S. Evans : Free Viewing or Download
https://archive.org/details/oh-ross-1917-evans-2
Pioneer record and reminiscences of the early settlers and settlement of Ross County, Ohio : Finley, Isaac J : Free Viewing or Download
https://archive.org/details/pioneerrecordrem00finl
External links
www.co.ross.oh.us/
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