Morrow County is named for Jeremiah Morrow, who was Governor of Ohio from 1822 to 1826.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Marion County, Crawford County and Richland County
E – Richland County and Knox County
S – Knox County and Delaware County
W – Delaware County and Marion County
Created: March 1, 1848 
County Seat:
Mount Gilead 1848 – present
County Courthouse – Mount Gilead
Location: 48 East High Street / Walnut Street
Built: 1852 – 1854
Style: Romanesque
Architect: David Auld
Contractor: Auld & Miller
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Gilead. The building has a stone foundation and the roof is slate. The south front has a high square red colored brick tower with arched entrance on the first story, two windows on the second story, portal on the third story, four small openings and bell on the fourth story with clock and flat dome above. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas and County Municipal Court. In 1896, the building was expanded. The architect was Williams & Andrews. Additions were built in 1930 and 1939. On the east side is the two story red colored brick County Jail constructed in 1849 to 1850.
See: Ohio Court of Appeals – Canton ( 5th Appellate District )
History: The county was created in 848 and Mount Gilead was selected as the county seat. Most county offices were located in a long two-story frame house, which stood on the two lots where the courthouse now stands, although the county courts met in the Baptist Church. The County Jail was constructed in 1850. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1852 to 1854.
County Courthouse – Mount Gilead
Old County Jail – Mount Gilead
Photos taken 2015
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