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

Description
The county was named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. It's county seat is Wauseon and was founded April 1, 1850. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse 210 S. Fulton Wauseon, Ohio 43567-1355 Fulton County Website Fulton County Courthouse 210 South Fulton Street Wauseon, OH 43567-1355 Phone: 419.337.9230 Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage, probate and naturalization records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; County Recorder has military and burial records; County  Auditor  has land records

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

Church Records
Lutheran
 * 1846-1900 - St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church baptism, confirmation, marriage and death records. Courtesy OhioGenWeb.

Land and Property Records

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

Local Histories

 * Reighard, Frank H., A standard history of Fulton County, Ohio: an authentic narrative of the past… (Chicago Lewis Publishing Co., 1920) Digital version of Volume 1 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books; Volume 2 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books; also available on microfilm at.
 * Mikesell, Thomas, The county of Fulton; a history of Fulton County, Ohio, from the earliest days (Madison, Wisconsin Northwestern Historical Association, 1905) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Aldrich, Lewis Cass, History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Syracuse, N.Y. D. Mason &amp; Co., 1888) Digital version at Internet Archives.


 * Indexes of local histories of Ohio at EveryNameIndex.com — select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Civil War
 * Civil War service men from Fulton 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 Fulton County.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society. Fulton County Chapter. Civil War soldiers discharge abstracts, Fulton County, Ohio. ([Ohio] Ohio Genealogical Society. Fulton County Chapter, 1993) and 1890 Fulton County, Ohio special census of Union veterans


 * - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E and H
 * - 111th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Comapanies C and F

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 down to Browse images by county.

Newspapers

 * 1793-1967+ - at History Connection — browse by Year, County, or City/Village
 * Early to 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.

Tax Records

 * 1800-1950 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county.

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.
 * various years - Community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; or scroll down to Browse images by county; may be alphbetical.
 * 1908-1953 - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. 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.
 * 1954-Present - Ohio Deaths, 1954-Present Death certificates from 1954 to the present are held by the Ohio Department of Health.These records can be ordered in person or by mail.


 * various years - Community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Family History Centers

 * Wauseon Ohio Family History Center

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their catalog; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse at Ohio Memory — Select a county (or a place using alphabet bar), then browse Format and Collections areas on the left.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fulton County OH Genealogy
 * – 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.