• Established: 12 February 1820
  • County Seat: Findlay
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Geographical Names (operating post offices in bold)

  • Alba
  • Allen Township
  • Amanda Township
  • Arcadia
  • Arlington
  • Ashery
  • Beagle
  • Benton Ridge
  • Big Lick
  • Big Lick Township
  • Blanchard Bridge
  • Blanchard Township
  • Bloody Eagle
  • Calvin
  • Cannonsburg
  • Cass
  • Cass Township
  • Clement
  • Cordelia
  • Cory
  • Crow
  • Curtellis
  • Delaware Township
  • Deweyville
  • Eagle
  • Eagle Township
  • Elm Grove
  • Ewings Corner
  • Findlay
  • Fort Finley (now Findlay)
  • Hassan
  • Houcktown
  • Huber
  • Jackson Township
  • Jenera
  • Jordan
  • Liberty Township
  • Lye Creek
  • Madison Township
  • Marion Township
  • Martinstown
  • Marvins Mill
  • McComb
  • Moffitt
  • Mortimer
  • Mount Blanchard
  • Mount Cory
  • New Stark
  • North Ridge
  • Oak Ridge
  • Orange Township
  • Pleasant Township
  • Portage Center
  • Portage Township
  • Rawson
  • Rocky Ridge
  • Shawtown
  • Swank
  • Union Township
  • Van Buren
  • Van Buren Township
  • Vanlue
  • Washington Township
  • West Independence
  • Williamstown
  • Wineland

Newspapers

Newspapers are useful to genealogical research because of the obituaries and community news appearing in them. The following communities published newspapers with information relating to Hancock County residents. To see the CAC's holdings for each title, go to the Guide to Newspaper Holdings, select the letter the city name begins with and scroll down or use your browser's search function to locate the description of the newspapers. Newspapers may also be located at your local public library or at the Ohio Historical Society

  • Arlington
  • Benton Ridge
  • Findlay
  • McComb
  • Mount Blanchard
  • Rawson

Local Government Records

Counties, townships, and cities all keep records of interest to family historians. Probate Court records include Births and Deaths (first recorded in 1867), marriages, wills, and guardianships. Naturalization records may also be found here as well as in the Court of Common Pleas. For a full listing of offices, Hancock County Guide to Local Government Records.

Researchers interested in contemporary records, or any record not listed here on the CAC's inventories should contact the Hancock County Courthouse for more information.

Indexes

Search the BGSU Libraries online catalog for Hancock County, Ohio histories and atlases. The following indexes have been compiled and are available for use at the Center for Archival Collections.

Online Resources