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Helps by County
Established: 12 February 1820
County Seat: Bryan
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Geographical Names (active post offices in bold)
- Ainger
- Alvordton
- Bettsford
- Blakeslee
- Boise
- Bryan
- Cooney
- Deer Lick
- Domestic
- Durbins Corners
- Eagle Creek
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- Edgerton
- Edon
- Grisier
- Howe
- Karle
- Kunkle
- Lockport
- Lukes Corners
- Mazes Corners
- Melburn
- Montpelier
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- Nettlelake
- Northwest
- Oak
- Phalanx
- Pioneer
- Primrose
- Pulaski
- Saint Joseph
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- Springlake
- Stryker
- West Bridgewater
- West Buffalo
- Westburgh
- West Unity
- Williams Center
- Wilna
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Township Organization
| Township |
Date |
Other Notes |
| Pulaski |
1837 |
Formerly called Beaver Township |
| St. Joseph |
1832 |
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| Superior |
1839 |
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| Brady |
1836 |
Set off from Springfield Township |
| Madison |
1843 |
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| Millcreek |
1839 |
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| Springfield |
1835 |
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| Centre |
1836 |
Once part of Delaware Township (1833), then part of St. Joseph |
| Florence |
1837 |
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| Bridgewater |
1839 |
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| Jefferson |
1837 |
Once part of Beaver Township |
| Northwest |
1840 |
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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 Williams 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 Williams 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
Williams County Courthouse for more information.
Indexes
Search the BGSU Libraries online catalog for Williams County, Ohio histories and atlases. The following indexes have been compiled and are available for use at the
Center for Archival Collections.
- Cemetery indexes for Brady, Bridgewater, Center, Florence, Jefferson, Madison, Millcreek, Northwest, Pulaski, Springfield.
St. Joseph, and Superior Townships.
- Census index for 1870.
- Potts, William M. A Necrology Index of Williams County, Ohio Residents as Reported in The Bryan Democrat, 1885-1910. University of Toledo, 1973.
- Lash, Pamela Pattison. Williams County, Ohio Marriages: Volumes 1-8. Bryan, Ohio: Williams County Chapter, OGS, 1984.
Online Resources
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