Formed March 10, 1810 from Muskingum and Belmont counties · county seat Cambridge. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Guernsey County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube801 East Wheeling Ave., Suite 203-D, Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 432-9262
guernseycounty.gov/probate-court
Wills, estate administration, guardianships, marriage licenses, and birth registration/correction for births before 1909. An online Historical Records Index of probate books from 1812 is searchable at recordroom.cottsystems.com.
627 Wheeling Ave., Suite 305, Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 432-9275
guernseycounty.gov/recorders-office
Deeds, land records, mortgages, and plats.
801 Wheeling Avenue, D-200, Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 432-9230
guernseycounty.org/common-pleas-court/clerk-of-courts
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
627 Wheeling Avenue, Suite 301, Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 432-9243
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
800 Steubenville Ave., Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 432-5946
County atlases, marriage records 1810–1977, death records 1867–1908, wills/estates 1810–1961, 300+ compiled family genealogies, and federal census 1810–1920 on microfilm.
125 N. 7th St. (PO Box 661), Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 432-9249
guernseycountyohiogenealogy.com · Wed & Thu 10am–5pm
A separate location from the public library. Holdings include probate, Common Pleas, land, church, and coal mine records, plus an active cemetery documentation project.
218 N. 8th St., Cambridge, OH 43725 · (740) 439-5884
A different organization from the Genealogical Society above, about a block away. A restored 16-room house with period artifacts and a replica 1890s coal mine. Seasonal hours vary — call ahead.
326 Highland Ave., Cambridge, OH · (740) 439-3577
Certified birth/death certificates for Guernsey County events. Pre-1909 records: Probate Court above.
Find A Grave — Guernsey County and Interment.net — Guernsey County.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Guernsey County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Guernsey County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Guernsey County was formed in 1810 from Belmont and Muskingum Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
Part of Guernsey County lies in the Seven Ranges, the first land surveyed under the Land Ordinance of 1785, laid out in townships and sections and sold by the federal government.
Part of Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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 Daily Jeffersonian | 1892–current | Current at daily-jeff.com; historic issues on GenealogyBank |
| Cambridge Jeffersonian | 1870–1918 | Chronicling America |
| Guernsey Times | 1834–1903 | Chronicling America; GenealogyBank |
| Quaker City Independent | 1875–1920 | Chronicling America |
| Byesville Times | Began 1929 | Microfilm only — check Guernsey County Historical Society or local library |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Guernsey County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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