Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Allen and Mercer Counties 14 February 1848.
 * County Seat:Wapakoneta

Description
The county was named for the Auglaize River. It's county seat is Wapakoneta and was founded February 14, 1848. It is located in the Western area of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Mercer County·Darke County·Shelby County·Logan County·Hardin County·Allen County·Van Wert County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Local History

 * Sutton, Robert, History of Auglaize County, Ohio with the Indian history of Wapakoneta, and the first settlement of the county (Wapakoneta, Ohio: Robert Sutton, 1880) Digital version at Internet Archives.
 * Williamson, C.W., History of western Ohio and Auglaize County: with illustrations and biographical sketches of pioneers and prominent public men (Columbus, Ohio: W. M. Linn, 1905) Digital version at Google Books; ; also available on microfilm at.

Land and Property

 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management Database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives

Maps

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

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * 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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1786-1998 - Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789-1996 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1790–1967 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.

Courthouse
Auglaize County Courthouse 201 Willipie St. Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 Auglaize County Website Phone: 419.738.3410

Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1848. County Recorder has land records

Family History Centers
St Mary Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Societies
The Daniel Mooney Museum 223 South Main Street, St. Marys, Ohio phone: 419-394-7069 The Wapakoneta Museum 206 West Main Street, Wapakoneta, Ohio phone: 419-738-9328

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1821–1962 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1856–1909 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - Auglaize County vital records database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and some FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * various years - Auglaize County vital records database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records'


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1854–1997- at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
 * 1908–1953 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates.
 * 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com
 * 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
 * Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County. This is a guide to the index of Ohio Vital Records microfilmed and listed at familysearch.org.
 * Ohio Death Certificate Index searchable database, 1913-1944.
 * Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
 * various years - Auglaize County vital records database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

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

Websites

 * Auglaize County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Auglaize County OH Genealogy
 * Auglaize County Ohio History and Genealogy on Facebook
 * Minster, Ohio Newspaper Archives
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook