Formed March 11, 1851 from Monroe, Washington, Morgan & Guernsey counties — the last county formed in Ohio · county seat Caldwell. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Noble County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube320 Court House, Caldwell, OH 43724 · (740) 732-5047
noblecountyohio.gov — Probate Court
Estate settlements, guardianships, and marriage licenses. Historical probate and settlement records reach back to the 1850s.
260 Courthouse, Room 2E, Caldwell, OH 43724 · (740) 732-4319
noblecountyohio.gov — Recorder
Deeds, mortgages, and liens. Offers eRecording via Simplifile and an online document inquiry portal.
350 Courthouse, Caldwell, OH 43724 · (740) 732-4408
noblecommonpleas.org/index.php
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
Room 200, Courthouse, Caldwell, OH 43724 · (740) 732-4044
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
517 Spruce St., Caldwell, OH 43724
caldwell.lib.oh.us · genealogy room by appointment
Civil War pension data, an obituary collection (1880–present), family history books and files including First Families records, and church, census, and cemetery records — largely maintained jointly with the OGS chapter below.
PO Box 174, Caldwell, OH 43724 · meets at the library annex, 517 Spruce St. · (740) 732-4506
Organized 1983. Meets 3rd Saturday, 11am (except December). Holds Probate Journal (1851–1882), Settlement Records (1852–1889), Marriage Records (1851–1873), Birth Records (1861–1879), Death Records (1867–1919), and military discharge records (1861–1913).
419 West St., Caldwell, OH 43724 · (740) 732-5288
noblecountyohio.gov — Historical Society · Mon, Wed, Thu 11am–4:30pm
A separate organization from the OGS chapter above. Runs the Historic Jail Museum's artifact and exhibit collection, distinct from the chapter's genealogical records at the library annex.
44069 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, OH 43724 · (740) 732-4958
noblecohd.org — Birth & Death Records
Electronic births for all of Ohio filed after Dec. 20, 1908; death records for Noble County, some copies dating to the 1800s.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Noble County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Noble County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Noble County was formed in 1851 from Monroe, Washington, Morgan, and Guernsey Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
Part of Noble 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 Noble 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 Noble 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Noble County Republican | 1859-1898 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress); Ohio Memory |
| Republican Noble County Journal | 1898-1904 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Republican Journal | 1904-1934 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| The Journal | 1934-1961 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress); Newspapers.com |
| The Noble County Leader | 1899-1961 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| The Journal and the Noble County Leader | 1961-present | Microfilm only — Noble County District Library; recent issues via publisher |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Noble County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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