Belmont County Ohio Genealogy
Founded: September 7, 1801 (created)
Named for: "beautiful mountain" in French
County Seat: St. Clairsville
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History
Dille, Ohio, also known as Dilles Bottom, was located across the Ohio River from Moundsville, West Virginia. It was founded by the sons of David Dille (b. 1718) around 1790 and was initially a fort called Fort Dille.
Belmont County was authorized in September 1801 by the Northwest Territorial legislature, with area partitioned from Jefferson and Washington counties. The county would be organized two months later. Its area was reduced in 1810 when area was ceded for the formation of Guernsey County and again in 1813 for the formation of Monroe County. It has retained its boundaries unchanged since 1813. Saint Clairsville was named as the county seat in 1815.
Belmont is the French toponym meaning "beautiful mountain". Settlers migrating westward followed Zane's Trace through the county. Later, the National Road was built through the county.
Quakers were among the county's first settlers. Many of these people would become outspoken critics of slavery, including famous abolitionist Benjamin Lundy.
Communities
Cities: Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville (county seat).
Townships: Colerain, Flushing, Goshen, Kirkwood, Mead, Pease, Pultney, Richland, Smith, Somerset, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeling, York.
Villages: Barnesville, Bellaire, Belmont, Bethesda, Bridgeport, Brookside, Fairview, Flushing, Holloway, Morristown, Powhatan Point, Shadyside, Wilson, Yorkville.
Census-designated places: Bannock, Glencoe, Lafferty, Lansing, Neffs, Wolfhurst.
Unincorporated communities: Alledonia, Anvil, Armstrongs Mills, Badgertown, Barton, Blaine, Boston, Businessburg, Captina, Centerville, Colerain, Crescent, Dilles Bottom, Egypt, Fairpoint, Farmington, Hendrysburg, Hunter, Jacobsburg, Key, Lamira, Lloydsville, Maynard, McClainville, Pleasant Grove, Riverview, Sewellsville, Somerton, Steinersville, Stewartsville, Tacoma, Temperanceville, Uniontown, Warnock.
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Adjacent Counties
- Harrison County – north
- Jefferson County – northeast
- Ohio County, West Virginia – east
- Marshall County, West Virginia – southeast
- Monroe County – south
- Noble County – southwest
- Guernsey County – west