Wyandot County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Wyandot County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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 is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wyandot County Courthouse 109 S Sandusky Ave County Courthouse Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 Phone: 419-294-3836 Wyandot County Courthouse

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:

Biographies

 * Biographical memoirs of Wyandot County, Ohio: ..., (Logansport, Ind.: B.F. Bowen, Pub., 1902). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places
 * Ghosts and living; early churches of Wyandot County, (New Washington, Ohio: Herald Printing Company, 198?). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Land Records at USGenWeb Archives

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). Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Internet Archive
 * The History of Wyandot County, Ohio. (Chicago: Leggett, Conaway, & Co., 1884). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books; Internet Archive; Indexed at Ancestry ($)
 * 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.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Civil War Servicemen 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 and Company F.


 * 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
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Newspaper Articles at USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, U.S., 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
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers
Clear Fork Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Findlay-Hancock County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Upper Sandusky Community Library 310 N Sandusky Ave Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 419-294-1345 E-mail:[mailto:uscl@seolibraries.org uscl@seolibraries.org] Website Dorcas Carey Public Library 236 E Findlay St Carey, OH 43316-1250 419-396-7921 Website

Museums
Wyandot County Museum 130 South 7th Street PO Box 372 Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 419-294-3857 E-mail:[mailto:curator@wyandothistory.org curator@wyandothistory.org] E-mail:[mailto:wycohs@sbcglobal.net wycohs@sbcglobal.net] Website Overland Inn 283 State Highway North McCutchenville, OH 44844 419-294-3857 E-mail:[mailto:wycohs@sbcglobal.net wycohs@sbcglobal.net] Website  Indian Mill 7417 County Road 47 Upper Sandusky, OH 419-294-3857 e-mail:[mailto:curator@wyandothistory.org curator@wyandothistory.org] Website

Societies
Wyandot County Genealogical Society Wyandot Tracers OGS 301 N Sandusky Ave PO Box 414 Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351-0414 123-456-7890 Website Wyandot County Historical Society 130 South 7th Street P.O. Box 372 Upper Sandusky,OH 43351 419-294-3857 E-mail:[mailto:wycohs@sbcglobal.net wycohs@sbcglobal.net] Website

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 at LDS Genealogy
 * Wyandot County OHGenWeb at OHGenWeb
 * Wyandot County USGenWeb at USGenWeb
 * – 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.