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Helps by County
Established: 12 February 1820
County Seat: Van Wert
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Geographical Names (active post offices in bold)
- Abanaka
- Alaska
- Auglaize
- Blacklys Corners
- Buena
- Converse
- Convoy
- Cunningham
- Dasie
- Dixon
- Dull
- Elgin
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- Frances
- Glenmore
- Harrison Township
- Hoaglin
- Hoaglin Township
- Hutchison
- Jackson Township
- Jennings Township
- Koogle
- Leslie
- Liberty Township
- Liggett
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- Middle Point
- Monticello
- Ohio City
- Ridge Township
- Schumm
- Scott
- Seamersville
- Shasta
- Sport
- Tokio
- Tully
- Tully Township
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- Union Township
- Van Wert
- Venedocia
- Washington Township
- Watt
- Wetsel
- Willshire
- Willshire Township
- Wise
- Wolfcale
- Wren
- York Township
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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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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
Van Wert County Courthouse for more information.
Indexes
Search the BGSU Libraries online catalog for Van Wert County, Ohio histories and atlases. The following indexes have been compiled and are available for use at the
Center for Archival Collections.
- An Index to History of Van Wert County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, T.S. Gilliland, 1906. CAC OG F497.V2G436 1984
- Van Wert County, Ohio, Cemetery Inscriptions. CAC OG F497.V2V36 198-
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:
- Estates--Assignments and Trusts, 1839-1933, 1r (#30)
Online Resources
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