1895 Elizabeth 1


1895 Quadrennial Enumeration Returns, Lawrence County, Ohio

Alphabetical List of all Male Habitants above the age of twenty-one years residing in Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, on the day preceding the second Monday of April, A.D. 1895, designating such of them as are of African descent, by the word “Colored.”  Returned to the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, of 1895, at the time of making return of lists of property for taxation, to the County Auditor. L.G. Welsh., Assessor.

[Transcribed by Ken Clark, July 4, 2000.  Enumeration transcribed exactly as written.]

[Portions of copies very hard to read, The Assessor’s penmanship was not the best!]   

Elizabeth Township – Part 1

Name

Color

Occupation

Freeholder Yes/No

Post Office Address

Aldridge, Mark D.

White

Blacksmith

No

Pedro

Adams, Simon

White

Farmer

Yes

Culbertson

Adams, Geo.

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Abrims, James

White

Miner

No

Steece

Austin, Chas. W.

White

Clerk

No

Culbertson

Alther, Frank Sr.

White

Farmer

Yes

Culbertson

Alther, Frank Jr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Alther, Victor

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Amos, S.D.

White

Carpenter

No

Pedro

Aldridge, Wm.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Aldridge, Enoch

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Adkins, William

White

Miner

No

Steece

Attis, Frank

White

Miner

No

Steece

Attis, Gus

White

Miner

No

Steece

Aldridge, Perry

White

Miner

No

Steece

Abrims, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Anderson. Levis?

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Aldridge, Tcie?

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Burns, Eb

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Brown, William

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Ball, Martin

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Blagg, Simon

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Blagg, Samuel

White

Collier

No

Pedro

Browning, Arch

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Browning, John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Bowman, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Barr, Levi?

White

Teamster

No

Culbertson

Barr, William

White

Teamster

No

Hanging Rock

Boggs, James

White

Teamster

No

Culbertson

Bragdon, Buhl ? Sr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bragdon, Buhl?  Jr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Butts, John

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Butts, David

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Blankenship, Pres?

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Branigan, Mike

White

Laborer

No

Hanging Rock

Burk, Peter

White

Teamster

No

Steece

Burk, John

White

Teamster

No

Steece

Burk, Edward

White

Teamster

No

Steece

Burns, William

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Blagg, Thomas

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Berndt, Adam

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelleys Mill

Berndt, Peter

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelley’s Mill

Bryant, Jackson W.

White

Teamster

No

Hanging Rock

Brown, John F.

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Brown, Peter

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Brown, Ferdinan

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Brown, John W.

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Ball, Fred

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Ball, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Ball, Andrew

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Beatty, Harry T.

White

Teacher

Yes

Kelley’s Mill

Bishop, Elihu ?

White

Laborer

No

Hanging Rock

Bishop, Frank

White

Laborer

No

Steece

Bishop, Stephen

White

Laborer

No

Steece

Bishop, Sheridan

White

Laborer

No

Steece

Bradshaw, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Berkle, Frank

White

Blacksmith

No

Hanging Rock

Blair, Joseph

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Baker, Charles

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Bryson, William

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Besco, Quince

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Baley, John

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bushbaum, Aug.

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Barsford, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Boggs, Amos

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bowens, Thomas

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Bridglass?, Char.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bowens, Wilson

White

Farmer

Yes

Culbertson

Bushbaum, Frank

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barrett, Michel

White

Miner

Yes

Vesuvius

Baker, Lewis

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Boggs, Jackson

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Boyer, George

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Baleg?, Pattoff

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bryant, Edward

White

Laborer

No

Hanging Rock

Brumbaugh, Eli

White

Farmer

Yes

Powelsville

Boyer, Henry

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Blowers, Uriah

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barnhart, Chas.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Baines, John

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Baines, Henry

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Bodner?, Aug.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Bodner?, Godfer

White

Miner

No

Steece

Bowman, John

White

Miner

No

Steece

Bowman, John

White

Miner

No

Steece

Bennington, Samuel

White

Miner

No

Steece

Brown, William W.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Bryant, Scott

White

Miner

No

Steece

Bryant, Francis

White

Miner

No

Steece

Ball, Harden

White

Miner

No

Steece

Barnhart, Chas. Sr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barnhart, Peter

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barnhart, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barnhart, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barnhart, Jacob

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Barnhart, Chas. Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Blowers, Chas.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Blowers, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Brown, Harmen

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Ball, George

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Bob, Geo. Sr.

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Bob, Geo. Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Boles, Tris?

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Boles, Robt.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Boles, James

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Bishop, Charles

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Bradshaw, John

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bradshaw, Lee

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Bridges, Richard

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Baley, Perry

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Barrett, Pat

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Barrett, Michael Jr.

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Brumbaugh, John

White

Miner

No

Powelsville

Bradshaw, James

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Boggs, John Sr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Butler, Richard

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Bell, John

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Butler, John

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Beals, Geo.

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Bly, Benjamin

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Biggs, William

White

Engineer

No

Pedro

Brown, Anderson

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Bryant, M.M.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Brown, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cyar, George

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Clark, Thomas

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Cron, Thomas

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Christian, David Sr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Christian, David Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Compliment, Wm. Jr.

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Compliment, Wm. Sr.

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Compliment, Joseph

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Campbell, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Campbell, Willie

White

Founderman

No

Pedro

Cline, Joseph

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Curns, Boddy?

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Cron, William R.

White

Farmer

No

Steece

Cline, John

White

Laborer

No

Hanging Rock

Christian, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Christian, Amos Sr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Christian, Amos Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Christian, Pfaff

White

Clerk

No

Hanging Rock

Conaway, Ed

White

Miner

No

Steece

Circle, Alex

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Cline, Henry

White

Farmer

No

Powelsville

Cron, John

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Christian, Jas. R.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cook, Jas. R.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Cook, Henry

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Christian, Alva

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cook, Jas. K.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Coyar, Anderson

White

Engineer

No

Culbertson

Cook, Samuel

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Carpenter, Geo.

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Crutchfield, Wm.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Coyar, Andrew Sr.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Currington, H.B.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Coyar, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Steece

Christian, David Sr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Compliment, Ed

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cline, James

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Christian, Buck

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cook, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Cook, James Jr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Cook, Benj.

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Carpenter, Chas.

White

Miner

No

Powelsville

Currington, Cris

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cartright, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Steece

Cavenaugh, Pat

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Cavenaugh, Andrew

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Currington, Frank

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Coyar, Anderson

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Conaway, Geo.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Curnase?, John

White

Blacksmith

No

Culbertson

Curns,? Lewis

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Corns, Henry

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Corns, Harrison

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Day, Isaac

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Derford, John

White

Teamster

No

Hanging Rock

Dirker, Fred Sr.

White

Farmer

Yes

Hanging Rock

Dirker, Fred Jr.

White

Farmer

Yes

Hanging Rock

Dirker, Cris

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelley Mill

Dirker, Andrew

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelley Mill

Davis, Andrew J.

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelley Mill

Dugan, James

White

Railroadr

Yes

Pedro

Dugan Peter Sr.

White

Farmer

Yes

Pedro

Dalton, Geo.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Delong, Andrew J.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Dillon, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Delaney, Hiram

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Duty, Noah

White

Farmer

No

Steece

Danel,? John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Denison, Zack

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Doyle, John

White

Miner

No

Steece

Damm, Peter Sr.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Damm, Peter Jr.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Dstocks?, Bartholmew

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Dufner, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Dugan, Neal

White

Miner

No

Kelley’s Mill

Day, Wm

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Dugan, John

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Dugan, Peter Jr.

White

Miner

No

Kelley’s Mill

Dugan, Ed Jr.

White

Miner

No

Kelley’s Mill

Dugan, Ed Sr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Dugan, Frank

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Dugan, Jack

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Deer, Frank

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Dalton, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Dalton, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Dalton, James

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Dickens, Eph.

White

Surveyor

Yes

Pedro

Dickens, Jaff

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Dickens, Wm.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Darnal?, Frank

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Duty, Calvin

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Dick, William

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Etterling, Aug.

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Estes, William

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

East, Willard

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Evans, Geo. W.

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Evans, William

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Elias, David

White

Farmer

Yes

Vesuvius

Evans, Geo. Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

East, William

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

East, Charles

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Evans, David

White

Laborer

No

Vesuvius

Evans, Chas.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Fisher, John

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Farrell, John

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Fugett?, Andrew

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Fox, Jacob

White

Farmer

Yes

Hanging Rock

Fitzer, Joseph

White

Farmer

Yes

Vesuvius

Fugate?, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

French, Alex

White

Farmer

Yes

Pedro

Foit, John

White

Farmer

Yes

Vesuvius

Farmer, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

French, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Steece

Farmer, George

White

Miner

No

Pedro

French, James

White

Miner

No

Steece

French, William

White

Miner

No

Steece

French, Jerry

White

Miner

No

Steece

Farmer, Gus

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Farmer, Henderson

White

Miner

No

Pedro

French, Allen

White

Miner

No

Steece

Foit, F.

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Fundermark, Lewis

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Farmer, Asa

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Furgeson, Charles

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Freeman, John

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Fortner, Baus?

White

Teamster

No

Culbertson

Farmer, James

White

Teamster

No

Culbertson

Goldcamp, Joseph

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Graysman, Joseph

White

Farmer

Yes

Pedro

Green, Sam

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Goldcamp, Henry Jr.

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Griffith, Albert

White

Teamster

No

Steece

Grant, Stephen

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Galvin, Thomas

White

Railroader

No

Vesuvius

Gallagher, Pat

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Grant, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Gherman, Chas.

White

Farmer

Yes

Powelsville

Grayman, Ben

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Goldcamp, F.H.

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelleys Mill

Gallagher, Edward

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Grayman, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Gheswine, John

White

Miner

No

Kelleys Mill

Gallagher, James

White

Teamster

No

Hanging Rock

Goodman, Clabe

White

Teamster

No

Culbertson

Gruber, William

White

Carpenter

No

Pedro

Grub, James

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Grant, Michael

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Grant, Chas.

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Grayman, Geo.

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Gheswine, Andy

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Gheswine, Henry

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Green, Benj?

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Grounds, John

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Grant, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Holt, Abner

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hodge, William

White

Farmer

No

Hanging Rock

Haas, Andrew

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Henry, Clark

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Hood, James

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Heighton, Peter

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hartman, Ben

White

Miner

No

Kelleys Mill

Hilt, Allys?

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Harper, Grant

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hackworth, Thomas

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Hall, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Harboldt, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Hacker, John

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Hunt, Fred

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hamper?, Conrad

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Hall, Lot

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Hughs, Gomer E.

White

Minister

No

Culbertson

Haskins, W?.J.

White

Minister

No

Vesuvius

Hosey, Gilbert?

White

Minister

No

Hanging Rock

Harboldt, Henry

White

Minister

No

Hanging Rock

Hosey, William H. Sr.

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelleys Mill

Hosey, William H. Jr.

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Harris, Eph.

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Hennig, Jacob

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Harris, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Hughs, David

White

Farmer

Yes

Culbertson

Henry, John

White

Miner

No

Steece

Henry, James

White

Miner

No

Steece

Halley, David

White

Contractor

No

Pedro

Hunt, James

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hunt, Darel

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hunt, Johnathan

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Haas, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Haas, Goerge

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Haas, John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Haas, John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Heaberlin, James

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Haas, Peter

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Hosey, Manuel

White

Miner

No

Kelleys Mill

Hosey, Harvey

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Hill, John Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hill, John Sr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Harboldt, Vernon

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Harboldt, William

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Hacker, William

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

Harris, Lafe?

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Henning, Charles

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Hush, William

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Henry, John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Holt, Si

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Haning?, William

White

Miner

No

Steece

Iones, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Iones, Harrison

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Iones, George

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Justice, P.S. Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Justice, P.S. Sr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Jones, Andrew J.

White

Miner

No

Steece

Joseph, Noah

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Jones, L.L.

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Johnson, Mace

White

Miner

No

Steece

Justice, David

White

Teamster

No

Pedro

James, George

White

Miner

No

Pedro

James, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Jones, Joseph

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Jones, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Justice, John Sr.

White

Blacksmith

No

Culbertson

Justice, John Jr.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Justice, George Sr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Justice, George Jr.

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Justice, William

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Justice, Benj. F.

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Johnes?, John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Jones?, Frank

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Jones?, Nick

White

Miner

No

Pedro

James, Leander

White

Miner

No

Steece

Joseph, Beals ? ?

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Kline, Fred

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelleys Mill

Knapp, Hnery

White

Farmer

Yes

Kelleys Mill

Kelley, James

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Kelley, Daniel

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Krougher, Andrew

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Krougher, Fred

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Knapp, Geo.

White

Farmer

Yes

Hanging Rock

Knapp, Gus

White

Farmer

Yes

Hanging Rock

Klineman, Aug.

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Klineman, Frank

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Kelley, William

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Kelley, Edward

White

Farmer

Yes

Culbertson

Knapp, Adam

White

Farmer

No

Kelleys Mill

Keating, Pat

White

Farmer

Yes

Vesuvius

Keating, Hnery

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Keating, Tom

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Karrell, James

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Karrell, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Keaton, Bazel

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Keaton, Isaac

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Keaton, Jack

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Kiser, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Kiser, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Kiser, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Kiser, Adam

White

Engineer

No

Pedro

Kiser, Andy

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Kiser, Charles

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Karman, Lenard

White

Laborer

No

Culbertson

Kerns, Theadore

White

Laborer

No

Steece

Koski, Dannie

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Knapp, Jacob

White

Farmer

No

Hanging Rock

Karmen, James

White

Miner

No

Culbertson

Lewis, Thomas

White

Miner

No

Kelleys Mill

Lavender, William

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Lipker, John

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Layne, Sanuel

White

Laborer

No

Pedro

Layne, A.J.

White

Teacher

No

Steece

Layne, John

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Large, William

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Lahrman?, Henry

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

Loper, Henry

White

Farmer

No

Pedro

Loper, James

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Littlejohn, S.S.

White

Clerk

Yes

Steece

Lambert, Elisa

White

Miner

No

Steece

Lawless, Ed

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Laber, Henry

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Laber, Theadore

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Laber, John

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Laber, Joe

White

Miner

No

Hanging Rock

Lewis, Johnathan

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Lewis, Charles

White

Miner

No

Pedro

Lemons, John

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Lemons, Chas.

White

Farmer

No

Culbertson

Lipker, Frank

White

Miner

No

Vesuvius

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About Lawrence County, Ohio

Lawrence County, Ohio borders the Ohio River at the Southernmost part of the state. Six architecturally interesting bridges span the Ohio River, connecting Lawrence County with various locations in both Kentucky and West Virginia. Because of these bridges, metropolitan Ashland, KY and Huntington, WV are just minutes away from virtually anywhere in the county.

Lawrence County Ohio was organized December 20, 1816, the first Court of Common Pleas was organized March 4, 1817. In 2016, Lawrence County celebrated its Bicentennial… click here to view photos of the Grand Finale event.

The first election was held April 7, 1817, with Joseph Davidson, Joel Bowen, and David Spurlock elected county commissioners. Their first meeting was held Monday afternoon, April 21, 1817, at the home of Joseph Davidson in Burlington.

Lawrence County, Ohio was named after Capt. James Lawrence, a native of Burlington, NJ and a gallant naval officer of the War of 1812.

Lawrence County was home to 23 blast furnaces and was once the world leader in pig iron production.

The county seat is Ironton, where you will find our government offices, restaurants, museum, library, splash park, civic organizations, and is home of the famous Memorial Day Parade.

Check out what’s new in Lawrence County, with the Lawrence County Guide Book.