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  Belmont Co. Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society - The Gateway to the West
She was a past officer of Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and Fellows of Ohio, and was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church.
The Belmont County Chapter was established in 1977 and chartered by the Ohio Genealogical Society in 1978.
Belmont County was the ninth county to be formed from the Northwest Territory by Governor Arthur St. Clair.
www.rootsweb.com /~ohbelogs   (988 words)

  
  Belmont County, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County coroner: Determines causes of death in certain cases; is the only person with the power to arrest the sheriff.
There is also a county educational service center (previously known as the county board of education) presided over by a board of education, typically numbering five members, elected to staggered four-year terms in non-partisan elections in odd-numbered years.
Elections are administered in each county by a four-member board of elections which consists of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State at the recommendation of each county party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belmont_County,_Ohio   (1164 words)

  
 Auditor
This site was established by the auditor to better serve county citizens with current information regarding the functions, services, and requests for information.
The County of Belmont assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions, or discrepancies.
Moreover, the County of Belmont is not responsible for the content nor endorses any site which has a link from this site.
www.belmontcountyohio.org /auditor.htm   (132 words)

  
 Belmont County, Ohio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Belmont County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Ohio.
Counties in Ohio do not possess (Self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government) home rule powers but can do only what has been expressly authorized by the (Click link for more info and facts about Ohio General Assembly) Ohio General Assembly.
County coroner: Determines causes of (The event of dying or departure from life) death in certain cases; is the only person with the power to arrest the sheriff.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/be/belmont_county,_ohio.htm   (1651 words)

  
 Belmont - Nevada Ghost Town
Along state highway 82 in Nye County is Belmont where in the year 1874 two strangers, Charlie McIntyre and Jack Walker, drifted into town.
Belmont is said to be the queen of Nye County’s ghost towns.
By 1867, Belmont is credited with having a population of 10,000 although 4,000 is a better estimate.
www.ghosttowns.com /states/nv/belmont.html   (622 words)

  
 Belmont County Water Resources, AEX-480.07
The county's population of 71,074 (1990 census data) is predominantly rural, and about 75 percent of all households rely on ground water for their water supply.
Belmont County's primary ground-water sources are sand and gravel deposits found in the floodplains along the Ohio River on the eastern side of Belmont County.
The county's largest public-water system based on population served is Belmont County Sanitary Sewer District, which uses ground water for its primary supply and surface water as a secondary source.
ohioline.osu.edu /aex-fact/0480_07.html   (2484 words)

  
 County History
Belmont, "Beautiful Mountain" in French (Belle Monte), was the chosen name for the county Northwest Territory Governor Gen. Arthur St. Clair established Sept. 7, 1801.
Belmont County was one of the first counties settled in Ohio.
Belmont County covers 537 square miles of land along the Ohio River in eastern Ohio.
www.appalachianohio.com /main/histories.aspx?CoID=31   (401 words)

  
 Read about Belmont County, Ohio at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Belmont County, Ohio and learn about Belmont ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Belmont County is a county located in the
The racial makeup of the county is 94.98% White, 3.64% Black or
County clerk of court of common pleas: Keeps filings of lawsuits and orders of the county court of common pleas; records titles for
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Belmont_County,_Ohio   (1119 words)

  
 VotersUnite!
BELMONT COUNTY'S Election Board will meet on Tuesday to iron out the details of the new optical scan voting system that will be changing years of voting practices in this county as well as others in Ohio.
Franklin County has enough concerns about Wednesday's deadline for choosing a new voting system to ask the attorney general whether the state's elections chief exceeded his authority by giving counties less than a month to decide.
After the original plan was approved and counties started choosing systems, state lawmakers passed a law requiring that voters be able to see their vote on paper before it's recorded.
www.votersunite.org /article.asp?id=4795   (1096 words)

  
 Belmont County Ground-Water Resources, AEX-490.07
Estimates of the size, shape, geologic make-up and yields of aquifers are being mapped county by county.
Even though three of these wells were developed in the sand and gravel underlying Belmont County, and all of these wells are in the range of 58 to 93 feet deep, some variation exists in the concentrations of each of these chemical constituents.
Belmont County's ground-water resources are valuable assets to the county's citizens and industry.
ohioline.osu.edu /aex-fact/0490_07.html   (2318 words)

  
 Belmont County Supports Mental Health, Seniors - - The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Voters in Belmont County voted in favor of two countywide issues Tuesday related to mental health services and services for senior citizens.
Funding from this renewal levy is expected to allow the continuance of services for senior citizens in the county, such as delivery of nutritious meals to their homes and transportation to hospitals and doctors.
Mark Thomas, president of the Belmont County Commission, said Tuesday night he was pleased to learn the replacement levy was favored by voters.
www.news-register.net /news/story/119202005_new01.asp   (393 words)

  
 Guernsey County 101   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The racial makeup of the county is 96.28%
In the county the population is spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $30,110, and the median income for a family is $35,660.
www.guernseydems.org /index.php?display=ShowPage&id=535701&pid=535701&...   (998 words)

  
 Stratton House Inn :: Historic Belmont County, Ohio -- Relive History
Stratton House Inn is located in historic Belmont County, Ohio, which truly was the gateway to the West.
On the East of Belmont County is the Ohio River, which for many decades functioned as the major river route to the West.
Logan was living in Mingo Bottom in northeast Belmont County, Ohio, at the time his family was attacked and killed by militiamen from Virginia.
www.strattonhouse.com /index.php?section=history&content=belmont   (774 words)

  
 Thompson Hine LLP: Belmont County Conveyancing Standards
It is the desire of the county to provide a service for the public to insure proper and accurate descriptions of property, to correct any errors that are evident and to insure that property is accurately described for tax purposes.
Caption must denote state and county, and either the township, section, township and range, or, the municipality and plat.
All descriptions must be referenced by bearing and distance to an established corner, such as a section corner, quarter section corner, sixteenth section corner, or lot corner or street intersection in a recorded subdivision, or highway monument in a recorded plat, with reference bearing stated.
www.thompsonhine.com /practicegroups/realestate/belmont.htm   (2015 words)

  
 WTOV9.com - News - ATV Thieves Caught Red-Handed In Belmont County
But now the Belmont County Sheriff's Office is getting involved, looking into whether the men are connected to the 43 ATV thefts from its county since July of 2002.
Plus, investigators from Harrison County Sheriff's Department are also wondering about a possible connection--dozens of four-wheelers have been taken from that area in the past year.
Belmont County Sheriff's Chief Todd Graham says the men had walkie-talkie radios and maps of Eastern Ohio on them when they were found, and two of the men have already confessed to the Martins Ferry ATV theft.
www.wtov9.com /news/2580658/detail.html   (288 words)

  
 WOUB News - Belmont County Jail Full
A full house at the Belmont County jail is starting to create headaches.
It costs Belmont County more than $200,000 a year to keep inmates outside the county.
Belmont County Comissioner Rick Olexo says Belmont County has received a $1.2 million grant from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections to construct a jail addition.
woub.org /news/Stories/2003/December/123103-02.html   (124 words)

  
 MRDD More Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Belmont County Board of MRDD is dedicated to the enrichment of the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities.
It is the County Board's belief that these citizens will benefit from an environment that provides an abundance of opportunities and options...for education, training, recreation, employment and living.
The Belmont County Board of MRDD believes confidentiality is the basis for all trusting and personal relationships.
www.bcbmrdd.org /BCBMRDD_Eligibility.htm   (583 words)

  
 Belmont County Seal
The Official Belmont County Seal and Flag are on display at the County Commissioner's Office.
The Seal and accompanying Official Flag, were debuted in the Fall of 1988 at the Ribbon-cutting and opening ceremonies of that year's County Fair.
The date "1802" is inscribed within the bottom of the Seal's perimeter, representing the year in which Belmont County was created- only one year prior to Ohio's formally entering the Union as a State.
www.truefriends.freewebpages.org /Belmont.html   (271 words)

  
 Belmont County, Ohio Genealogical Records Information
Belmont County was the ninth county to be formed from the Northwest Territory by Governor Arthur St. Clair.
The county seat of Belmont County is St. Clairesville, Benjamin Lundy, a Quaker who organized the first abolition group, made his home there.
Samuel Pollock McNary, son of Alexander and Margaret Pollock McNary, was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, December 1, 1808
www.myohiogenealogy.com /oh_county/be.htm   (569 words)

  
 A Brief History of Belmont, Kingman County, KS
      Belmont post office, organized in 1879, was located in the homes of the various postmasters, Warren Whitney, John Brown, William Elliott and John Starr.
In 1968, it closed, due to dwindling enrollment and consolidation of county schools.
Now, a few people live in Belmont, but everything is gone, except Methodist Church building, some houses, elevator and the post office in the home of Edna Pugh, postmistress.
skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/counties/KM/belmont.html   (737 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - BUCKEYE RECLAMATION, ST. CLAIRSVILLE, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO
The Belmont County Commissioners own the landfill and it was operated by the Ohio Resources Corporation.
The Belmont County Health Department cited the landfill operators in 1978 and 1979 for receiving industrial wastes.
Since county level data encompass a much larger population than those potentially affected in the vicinity of the site, any health effect would be diluted and statistically insignificant.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/buckeye/buc_p1.html   (1433 words)

  
 Belmont County history
Belmont County is located along the Ohio River just across from Wheeling, West Virginia and south of Steubenville in Jefferson County, Ohio.
It was one of the first counties settled in Ohio and was established as a county by the Governor of the Northwest Territory, General Arthur St. Clair, on September 7, 1801.
Clairsville, the County Seat, along the National Road, was named after him.
www.learningdesign.com /family/places/BelmontCountyHist.html   (249 words)

  
 Belmont County Tourism Council
National Imperial Glass Museum where history is kept alive in the story of Imperial Glass, one of the largest and most diverse of the companies that made up the American handmade glass industry.
Belmont County is the only county in the state with a total of three official Ohio Byways, being the Drovers' Trail along Ohio 147 and 800, Historic National Road/US 40, and the Ohio River Scenic Byway along Ohio 7.
Our goal is to provide information to those traveling in Belmont County regarding tourist attractions, accommodations and restaurants.
www.belmontcountytourism.org   (342 words)

  
 smugmug - Bill Wolfson : Courthouse, Belmont County, Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Established on September 7, 1801, Belmont County was the ninth county to be formed from the Northwest Territory by Governor Arthur St. Clair.
Its name comes from the French, meaning "beautiful mountain." The county seat of Belmont County is St. Clairsville, home of the nation's first abolitionist society, founded in 1803 by Quaker anti-slavery leader Benjamin Lundy.
Ohio became the 17th state of the union that same year and The St. Clairsville Gazette was founded -- it was the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies.
pulsar.smugmug.com /gallery/374617   (290 words)

  
 WTOV9.com - News - A $1 Million Problem In Belmont County
He says county officials are working on alternative ways to save money from the budget, including saving money on food for inmates and cutting back on housing prisoners in other counties.
He says the courts are working on a plan that would reduce the amount of inmates at any certain time.
If the plan is approved, it would mean housing serious offenders in the Belmont County Jail, while allowing non-violent offenders to hold off on serving time until a cell opens up.
www.wtov9.com /news/4161776/detail.html   (392 words)

  
 OPLIN
Belmont County's rugged hills provide the backdrop for picturesque Barkcamp State Park.
Belmont County, Ohio Hospitals and Major Medical Centers
The Blaine Bridge Community Preservation Project is a grassroots organization formed for the purpose of building local interest in, and support of, local history.
www.oplin.org /controller.php?l=category&Id=63-16-120   (116 words)

  
 Belmont County, Ohio (OH) @USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Includes county profile and services, educational and government websites, parks and recreation, health facilities, and places to visit.
Information on financial assistance the county has received from the fund.
Ohio : Counties : Belmont : Arts and Entertainment Ohio : Regions : Eastern Ohio : Counties : Belmont : Localities Ohio : Counties : Belmont : News and Media Ohio : Counties : Belmont : Science and Environment Ohio : Counties : Belmont : Society and Culture
www.at-usa.com /Ohio/Counties/Belmont   (252 words)

  
 Belmont County Homes for Sale - Belmont County Real Estate > Ohio
Harmon Homes.com makes your search for real estate and homes for sale in Belmont County, Ohio easy.
Browse from 7 real estate listings to view new homes, houses for sale and commercial properties in Belmont County, Ohio.
Harmon Homes has everything you need to find the perfect home for sale in Belmont County, Ohio.
www.harmonhomes.com /real-estate/homes-for-sale/Ohio/county/Belmont   (352 words)

  
 Welcome to the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Welcome to the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services
The mission of the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services is to provide the community with the resources and services necessary for people to maintain a family environment and become self-sufficient.
Through various programs and services the Department also serves as an advocate for children, elderly, and disabled individuals.
www.belmontcountydjfs.com   (178 words)

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