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Helps by County
Established: 12 February 1820
County Seat: Paulding
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Geographical Names (active post offices in bold)
- Antwerp
- Arena
- Arthur
- Auglaize Township
- Batson
- Benton Township
- Blue Creek Township
- Briceton
- Broughton
- Brown Township
- Carryall
- Carryall Township
- Cecil
- Charloe
- Crane
- Crane Township
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- Cranesville
- Dague
- Doylestown
- Emerald Township
- Emmett
- Follmer
- Fort Brown
- Giauque
- Gilberts Mills
- Grover Hill
- Hamer
- Harrison Township
- Haviland
- Hedges
- Jackson Township
- Jaquette
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- Junction
- Knoxdale
- Latty
- Latty Township
- Llewellyn
- Link
- Mandale
- McGill
- Melrose
- Morrison
- Murat
- New Harrison
- Oakwood
- Paulding
- Payne
- Pleasant Point
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- Plumbs Cross Roads
- Reids/Reid
- Roselms
- Royal Oak
- Smiley
- Sophia
- Sunnyside
- Timberville
- Tipton
- Toronto
- Washington Township
- Worstville
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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 Paudling 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.
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, see Paulding 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
Paulding County Courthouse for more information.
Indexes
Search the BGSU Libraries online catalog for Paulding County, Ohio histories and atlases. The following indexes have been compiled and are available for use at the
Center for Archival Collections.
- Cemetery Inscriptions, Paulding County, Ohio (to 1986)
- Early Marriages, Paulding County, Ohio, 1839-1902
- Honor Roll Veterans, Paulding County, Ohio, 1775-1985
Most local government record volumes are indexed at the front of each volume. Some separate indexes have been prepared and
form part of the local record series. These include:
- Birth Records, 1867-1908, 1r (#63)
- Wills Deposited, 1852-1972, 1r (#91)
Online Resources
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