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Places Q – S
-Q- Quaker Bottom - Union Tp. - Quaker Bottom is now a part of Proctorville. Some of the earliest settlers of Quaker Bottom were “In 1796 John Phillips, Jesse Baldwin, and family, members of the Friends from Westfall, North Carolina; Phineas Hunt and his family, all...
Places N – P
Perhaps you have found reference in an obituary, death certificate, deed, newspaper article or some older relative mentions a place that no longer exists in Lawrence County, Ohio. Sharon M. Kouns has spend many years compiling the following lists of places in Lawrence County, Ohio, along with addition links to help researchers find areas.
Places L – M
-L- LaBelle - Former name for Rome, in Rome Township. Ironton Register, December 12, 1895. LaGrange Furnace - Upper Tp. - Lawrence County, Ohio, built in 1836 by HURD, GOULD & CO. Laird - PO was est. 6 Dec. 1899 with Will Laird PM. Laird was discontinued on 21...
Places I – K
-I- *Ice Creek - Lawrence Tp. - Dr. Moore on Ice Creek and Dr. Brown on Paddy Creek were the first doctors in Lawrence county. Ice Creek was so named for the ice pond near where Dr. Adams lived and other ponds near there. Ironton Register, November 1, 1877 - New...
Places F – H
-F- Fairgrounds - see Lawrence County Fairgrounds Fairview Park - Upper Tp. - First known as Fleetwood Park. See Fleetwood Park. Fall Hickory - Many years ago, the tallest hickory tree stood on Trace Fork. For a great distance around that was the trace which led from...
Places D – E
-D- Darby Creek Dean Hollow *Dean State Forest - Decatur Township Dearing - Perry Tp. - Dearing Post Office. established as a PO 3 Mar 1884 with James M. Dearing PM. Dearing was discontinued 30 Nov. 1907. Mail sent to Ironton. Decatur Township - Decatur Township was...
Places A – C
By 1875, Lawrence County had 21 Post Offices. Ironton Register, December 16, 1875. We have attempted to list the towns and villages that had post
David Nixon
In 1850 Mr. David Nixon removed to Ironton and built the brick building on Second street now occupied by Hugger the jeweler. Here he started a notion
Duduit Cemetery aka LaCroix Cemetery
DUDUIT CEMETERY (also known as LACROIX CEMETERY) is at the end of Raike Lane, west of Gallia Pike, about 1 1/4 miles northwest of Haverhill, Green Township. The stones are in good condition. Inscriptions were copied. This cemetery was read on May 7, 1978, by Caryn...
Old Hanging Rock Furnace
Old Hanging Rock Furnace Now Only a Relic of Distant Past, Lawrence County Ohio
Ironton, Ohio Street Railroads
The street railroad was talked about in the early 70’s, however, Ironton Ohio did not get one until 1888.
Russell, Kentucky River Stories
Russell, Kentucky is located directly across the river from Ironton, Ohio, and approximately 3 miles down river from Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky.
Earles Ancestry – Lawrence County Ohio Family
The Earles ancestry is easily traced to Charles and Mary (Martin) Earles who married in Lee County, VA, about 1799 and moved to Lawrence County, Ohio in
Lawrence County, Ohio Index of Civil War Veterans
The following list of Lawrence County, Ohio Civil War Veterans was created by our dear friend, Tom Clutters who loved Lawrence County, Ohio history, especially anything
Wilson Births
The Wilson Births were abstracted from the birth records and index from (Lawrence County, Ohio), 1867-1938. This index is a reference to be used to find the birth recorded from the courthouse. You can view the actual book on this website at familysource.org. We hope...