Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Auglaize County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Allen and Mercer Counties 14 February 1848.
 * County Seat: Wapakoneta
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Shelby (south)· Hardin (east)·Logan (southeast)· Mercer (west)· Darke (southwest)·Allen (north)

Parent County
1848--Auglaize County was created 14 February 1848 from Allen, Mercer, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, and Van Wert Counties. County seat: Wapakoneta.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Auglaize County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Darke
 * Hardin
 * Logan
 * Mercer
 * Shelby
 * Van Wert

Military

 * Civil War service men from Knox County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Knox County.


 * -106th Regiment, Company D

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * St Mary Ohio Family History Center