Vinton County, Ohio

Founding: 1850
Parent counties: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, and Ross

Namesake: Samuel Vinton, Ohio politician
Seats: McArthur (1850–)

Land area: 412 square miles

Population (2020): 12,800

Population (historic): 9,353 (1850); 17,223 (1880); 15,330 (1900); 10,287 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Four villages; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 796 (12.8%)

Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $673
Average outbuilding value (1930): $409

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,598
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ireland

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McArthur

Namesake: Duncan McArthur, Ohio governor

Founding: 1815 (platting as McArthurstown); 1826 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,783

Population (historic): 424 (1850); 861 (1870); 941 (1900); 1,188 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1900–1920; 1940s; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 159 (20.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Magee House (c. 1855). State Route 328, southwest of Two Mile Road. Brown. Greek Revival. Razed.
2. John Francis Log House. East Fork Road, just south of Hocking County line. Eagle.
3. George Waxler House (c. 1845). 33686 Vinton Station Road. Elk.
4. Jared Randall House (c. 1870). 27175 Locust Grove Road. Jackson.
5. George Shurtz Farm (c. 1885). 24618 Shurtz Road. Swan. Italianate.
6. William Fee House (c. 1855). 27693 State Route 328. Swan. Greek Revival.
7. Simeon Morgan House (c. 1850). 66423 State Route 56. Swan. Greek Revival/Italianate.
8. James Barnes House (1864). Covered Bridge Road, north of Raccoon Creek. Wilkesville.

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