Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy

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Parent County
1820--Hancock County was created 12 February 1820 from Logan County. County seat: Findlay

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Hardin
 * Henry
 * Putnam
 * Seneca
 * Wood
 * Wyandot

Local Histories

 * A Centennial Biographical History of Hancock County, Ohio (published 1903) includes many biographies of people living in Hancock County.

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.

Societies and Libraries
Findlay-Hancock Public Library www.findlaylibrary.org/obituaryDB/Obituary_PromptSearch.asp

Websites

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