Putnam County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Putnam County

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1820--Putnam County was created 12 February 1820 from Shelby County. County seat: Ottawa

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Defiance
 * Hancock
 * Henry
 * Paulding
 * Van Wert
 * Wood

Vital Records
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.