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) ·  Van Wert (northwest).

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

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

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

Probate

 * 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

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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

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 ($)

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1789–1994 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. 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 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.
 * 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 ($)

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records'


 * 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

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

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