Ross County, OH

History

On August 20, 1798, the Northwest Territory government authorized the creation of Ross County in the Appalachian region. It was named for Federalist Senator James Ross of Pennsylvania. Before the arrival of whites, Ohio's Indian people flourished in the region. The Hopewell Indians constructed numerous mounds and other earthworks in the county. Ross County was described in Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848) as having almost "one hundred enclosures of various sizes, and five hundred mounds". The Indian-built earthworks are described as ranging from five to 30 feet in size, and enclosures of one to 50 acres large. Some of these earthworks still exist and form the basis of Mound Builders National Monument.

Ross County comprises the Chillicothe, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area.
Source: Wikipedia and Ohio History Central

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Pickaway County - north
Hocking County - northeast
Vinton County - east
Jackson County - southeast
Pike County - south
Highland County - southwest
Fayette County - northwest

Gleanings from

• Ross Co., OH - Court Records
  • 1851 Case - John Collins et al. v. Thomas Hope et al.
• Ross Co., OH - Deed Records
  • 1832 Deed - Samuel T. Reeves to Nancy Reeves
• Ross Co., OH - Probate Records
  • 1820 Probate - John D. Reeves
  • 1831 Probate - James Reeves
  • 1831 Will - Nathan Reeves
  • 1832 Probate - John D. Reeves et al