Scioto County, Ohio
Formed on March 24, 1803, the county split from Adams County and is the home of former Ohio governor Ted Strickland. Scioto County's name is actually Native American for deer or deer-hunting. With education everywhere you look, the county has numerous colleges including, Shawnee State University founded in 1986, Daymar College founded in 1963, and use to be home to Ohio University Southern which moved to Lawrence County in the early 1980s.
With travel going through Scioto County, you have access to CSX railways, numerous highways, and the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport. There is also a public transportation for Scioto County which is offered through Access Scioto County (ASC) which offers a home pick-up, passenger assistance, and is very keen on safety by requiring all passengers to wear seat belts, requiring car seats for children of certain ages and weight, and they hire only the best drivers for the safety of everyone on board.
Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 509
342 Second St.
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
(740) 353-7647
Local Extension Offices & Key Personnel
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Scioto County Common Pleas Court
602 7th St. #201
Portsmouth, OH 45662-3951
(740) 355-8351 -
Scioto County Auditor
602 7th St. #103
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 355-8324 Phone
(740) 355-8240 Fax -
Scioto County Sheriff's Office
1025 Sixteenth St.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 354-7566 Dispatch
(740) 355-8237 Fax
Email
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Coroner
602 7th Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662-3948
(740) 355-0113 -
Scioto County, OH: Genealogy
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Cemetery Records: interment.net -
Ohio State University Extension
extension.osu.edu/
Local Civic Groups
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Boy Scouts of America
PO Box 1306
Portsmouth, Oh 45662
Jan Berry (740) 354-2811 -
Girl Scouts of Ohio Service
2734 Scioto Trail
Portsmouth, Oh 45662
Marilyn Evans (740) 353-2579 -
Salvation Army
1001 Ninth Street
Portsmouth, Oh 45662
(740) 353-2400 -
James Irwin Post
PO Box 2
Rt. 1
Minford, Oh 45653
Grace Jo Young (740) 820-3451 -
Christ United Methodist Church Food Pantry
5731 Gallia St. P.O. Box 4109
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-776-1870 -
First Lutheran Church Baby Pantry
1501 Grandview Avenue
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-354-1027 -
First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
221 Court Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-353-4259 -
Kingdom Builders Food Pantry
1629 Waller Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 -
Mount Zion Apostolic Church Pantry
1514 Sixteenth Street
West Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-858-2000 -
Neighbor to Neighbor Ministries
1640 Highland Avenue
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-353-2842 -
Our Lady of Sorrows Food Pantry
2215 Galena Pike
West Portsmouth, Ohio 45648
Phone: 740-858-2000 -
Pleasant Green Baptist Church Food Pantry
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-354-4779 -
Potter's House Food Pantry
5409 Winchester Avenue
Sciotoville, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-776-4004 -
Salvation Army Food Pantry
1001 Ninth Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-353-2400 -
Scioto County Homeless Shelter
615 Eighth Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-353-4085 -
Second Presbyterian's God's Pantry
801 Waller Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-353-4159 -
Wheelersburg United Methodist Church Food Pantry
11605 Gallia Pike
Wheelersburg, Ohio 45694
Phone: 740-574-2900 -
Saint Monica's Church Food Pantry
4252 Pine Street
New Boston, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-456-5154 -
Salvation Army Food Pantry
1001 Ninth Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Phone: 740-353-2400
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