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State Resources County Resources Ohio Counties Introduction to Ohio Government Vital Records Volunteer CC Guidelines Webmaster Tools National Resources Queries Contact Providing free online genealogical & historical information is an association of dedicated volunteers whose goal is to provide online genealogical information at no cost to the visitor. You will find all 88 counties in Ohio represented here. We are totally non-commercial and all information you will find in the county sites is free. Unlike other non-commercial concerns, we never solicit funds to continue operating. However, we continually solicit donations of information, photos, documents and time. To provide information regarding a specific county, contact that county’s coordinator. To volunteer to adopt a county, contact your State Coordinator. What resources might you find here? •Transcribed census records, tombstones, deed records, etc. •Local courthouse and government offices information •Surnames of others researching similar family names •Possible ancestor photos,and or historical landscape photos Brief History of Ohio The settling of Ohio began in 1788 with the arrival of 48 members of an expedition sponsored by the Ohio Company, a group that purchased more than one and a half million acres of the Northwest Territory by Congress. They chose what would become the city of Marietta as their first settlement. The Ohio Company’s mission was helped along when General Anthony Wayne negotiated the Treaty of Greenville with the Native Americans in 1795. This treaty opened the door for settlement in much of the eastern and southern parts of the territory. Within three years, the male population of the area reached 5,000. At that point, as provided for under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the settlers were given the right to elect a house of representatives. The first meeting of the legislature met in Cincinnati in 1799 and the body elected Edward Tiffin as Speaker of the House and William Henry Harrison as the territory’s representative to Congress. The area that would soon be officially known as the State of Ohio continued to grow in population. In 1802, Congress passed a bill that authorized the formation of a state government in Ohio, and in 1803, Ohio was admitted to the Union as the 17th state. From "o HI’ o Defined", published by the office of the Ohio Secretary of State Affiliated With Find an Ohio County Select a County Adams Allen Ashland Ashtabula Athens Auglaize Belmont Brown Butler Carroll Champaign Clark Clermont Clinton Columbiana Coshocton Crawford Cuyahoga Darke Defiance Delaware Erie Fairfield Fayette Franklin Fulton Gallia Geauga Greene Guernsey Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Highland Hocking Holmes Huron Jackson Jefferson Knox Lake Lawrence Licking Logan Lorain Lucas Madison Mahoning Marion Medina Meigs Mercer Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Morrow Muskingum Noble Ottawa Paulding Perry Pickaway Pike Portage Preble Putnam Richland Ross Sandusky Scioto Seneca Shelby Stark Summit Trumbull Tuscarawas Union Van Wert Vinton Warren Washington Wayne Williams Wood Wyandot You can find ANY Ohio county easily by using http://[county].ohgenweb.org and inserting the name of the county you wish to visit. Special Projects USGenWeb Archives USGenweb Free Census Project USGenWeb Census Project Ohio Tombstone Transcription Project State Coordinator Dale Grimm Assistant State Coordinator Mary Ann Hetrick© Project. All rights...