CARROLL COUNTY OHIO DATE CREATED - 1833 PARENT COUNTY - Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas COUNTY SEAT - Carrollton SURROUNDED BY: NORTHWEST - Stark County NORTHEAST - Columbiana County EAST - Jefferson County SOUTH - Harrison County WEST - Tuscarawas County OTHER INFORMATION Carroll County, one of Ohio's smallest counties is located 40 miles southwest of Youngstown. It was named after Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence who died the year Carroll County was formed, in 1832. Carrollton, the county seat was the home of the most distinguished military family, the McCooks, of the Civil War. Of the sixteen McCooks who enlisted their services, several became generals and all but one were officers. The McCook house in Carrollton is maintained as a Civil War Museum. Principle industries include; stone-clay-glass, fabricated metals, paper, rubber, wax paper, clay and tile, cooking utensils, dairy products, cattle and calves. Probate Court has birth & death records 1867 to 1909, marriage & probate records from 1833; Clerk of Courts has divorce & civil court records from 1833; County Health Department has birth & death records from 1909; County Recorder has land records from 1833. |