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Guide to Wyandot County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county name comes from the Wyandot Indians and is variously translated from their language as "around the plains" and "dwellers on the peninsula". It's county seat is Upper Sandusky and was founded February 3, 1845. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wyandot County Courthouse 109 S. Sandusky Ave. Wyandot County Courthouse County Courthouse Upper Sandusky, OH 43351- Phone: 419.294.1432 County Health Department has birth records 1845-1908; Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1845, death and burial records 1845-1908; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1845; County Recorder has land records from 1845

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Church Records
Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; to Browse images, select county, then town, then parish.

Local Histories

 * Baughman, A. J., Past and Present of Wyandot County, Ohio A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. (Chicago S. J. Clarke, 1913).


 * Brinkerhoff, A.W. and Carol E. Swihart, Pioneer Life and History of Wyandot County, by A. W. Brinkerhoff published in Wyandot County Republican Newspaper, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 1871.(Harpster, Ohio C.E. Swihart, 1988).


 * Ohio Genealogical Society. Wyandot Tracers Chapter, An Index to personal names in The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, 1884.


 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)
 * Family Maps of Wyandot County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images or scroll to Browse by Admission Number and Year Range

Civil War Service men from Wyandot 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 Wyandot County.


 * - 123rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry
 * Company A
 * Company F
 * - Men from Wyandot County served in many other regiments, even those of other states, though usually only one or two in a company. For a list of these men by regiment, see History of Wyandot County, Ohio, pages 472-479. Internet Archive.


 * Baker, Scott.Civil War Soldiers Buried in Wyandot County, Ohio: War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. ([Ohio] Ohio Genealogical Society. Wyandot Tracers Chapter, 2000)

World War I
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; images of cards.
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, images of cards.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; images of cards.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county to Browse.
 * Early- late 1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1800-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Finding Tax Records at Other Repositories

Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Wyandot County, Ohio Tax Records in online catalogs like:

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index; can browse images by film number at a Family History Center.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county; may be alphbetical.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index


 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers
Clear Fork Ohio Family History Center

Libraries
Upper Sandusky Community Library 310 N. Sandusky Ave. Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351 Telephone: 419-294-1345 Website Heritage Room with online Obituary Index and Catalog

Museums
Wyandot County Museum 130 S. 7th St. P.O. Box 372 Upper Sandusky,OH 43351 Telephone: 419-294-3857 E-mail:[mailto:curator@wyandothistory.org curator@wyandothistory.org] E-mail:[mailto:wycohs@sbcglobal.net wycohs@sbcglobal.net] Website The museum is now home to artifacts and documents relating to the history of Wyandot County. Overland Inn Contact WCHS at Website

Societies
Wyandot County Genealogical Society Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society Wyandot Tracers OGS Corresponding Secretary PO Box 414 Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351-0414 Website Please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope or an e-mail address for reply. Society meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 PM in the Wyandot County, Ohio Libraries Upper Sandusky Community Library

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Wyandot County OH Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.