Organized March 25, 1803 from Jefferson and Washington counties · county seat Lisbon. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Columbiana County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube105 S. Market St., Lisbon, OH 44432 · (330) 424-9516
Wills, estate administration, guardianships, adoptions, and marriage licenses (1928–present; earlier marriages at the CCARC below).
105 S. Market St., Lisbon, OH 44432 · (330) 424-9517
Deeds, mortgages, plats, and military discharge records.
105 S. Market Street, Lisbon, OH 44432 · (330) 424-7777
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
105 S. Market Street, Lisbon, OH 44432 · (330) 424-9515
oh-columbiana-auditor.publicaccessnow.com
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
129 S. Market St., Lisbon, OH 44432 · (330) 429-4896
Your best single stop: probate records 1803–1920, marriage records 1803–present, birth/death records 1867–1908, Common Pleas civil/criminal records, County Infirmary censuses, coroner inquests, and naturalization records.
821 E. State St., Salem, OH 44460 · (330) 332-0042
Salem News digital archive (1905–2008), Salem News Obituary Index (1935–present), and a Grandview Cemetery index. See also Lepper Public Library in Lisbon, which hosts a large digitized archive of Lisbon-area newspapers.
PO Box 221, Lisbon, OH 44432 · museum at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds, 225 Lee Ave., Lisbon
A different organization from the CCARC above and from the OGS chapter below. Several city/village-level historical societies also exist in the county (Salem, East Liverpool, Columbiana village) — confirm which fits your ancestor's home area.
The Columbiana County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society shows as "No Chapter" on OGS's own current directory — treat older meeting listings as possibly inactive and confirm through the CCARC before relying on them.
(330) 424-0272 ext. 115
columbiana-health.org/vital-statistics
Certified birth/death certificates for Ohio events, 1908–present. For 1867–1908 records, see the CCARC or Probate Court above.
Find A Grave — Columbiana County and OhioGravestones.org — Columbiana County.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Columbiana County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Columbiana County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Columbiana County was formed in 1803 from Jefferson and Washington Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
Part of Columbiana 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.
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 Columbiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Patriot | 1839–1924 | Chronicling America |
| Anti-Slavery Bugle | 1845–1861 | Chronicling America |
| Morning Journal | 1909–current | Current at morningjournalnews.com; historic run cataloged on Library of Congress |
| The Review (East Liverpool) | 1879–current | Current at reviewonline.com; historic 1879–1994 run via Lepper Public Library's newspaper archive |
| Salem News | 19th century–current | Current at salemnews.net; historic issues via NewspaperArchive or microfilm at Salem Public Library |
| Potters Herald (East Liverpool) | 1899–1982 | Microfilm only — check local library or historical society |
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Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Columbiana County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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