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Places in Allen
County, Ohio: Allentown, Amanda, American, Auglaize, Auglaize Station, Auglaize
River, Bath, Beaver Dam, Bluffton, Cairo, Clay, Conant, Cranberry, Delphos,
Delphos Shops, Duchonquet, Elida, German, Gomer, Goshen, Harrod, Herring, Hume,
Jackson, Jamestown, Kemp, Kempton, LaFayette, Landeck, Lima
(County seat), Manhattan, Marion, Monroe, Moulton,
Ottawa, Perry, Portage, Pusheta, Richland, Scott's Crossing, Shawnee, South
Warsaw, Southworth, Spencer, Spencerville, Steward, Sugar Creek, Sundeck, Union,
Washington, Wayne, West Cairo, West Newton, Westminster, Westminster Station,
and Yoder.
Genealogy Records of Allen County, Ohio
Allen County was created Feb. 12, 1820 from
Shelby County. |
Archives |
By law the
Archives/Library
division of the The Ohio Historical Society collects, preserves and makes
available public records and documents pertaining to Ohio state and local
governments. Genealogical Resources are listed on the Archives/Library
internet page which includes birth, marriage and death records and well as
other valuable records for genealogy research. Be sure to check out this
page.
The Archives/Library does provide a reading room with specific
Hours and
Rules. Several services and resources are made available to patrons not
able to visit the reading room. For example microfilms of newspapers
are also available through
interlibrary loan and some can even be purchased. The
Resources
page lists Online Primary Sources, Research Tools and Services as well as
On-location Services. Check the
Research and
Photocopies internet page for fees. |
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1830 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1850 United States Federal Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
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1860 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 Veterans Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
History |
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pub. 1885
History of Allen County, Ohio - online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1896
A Portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio : containing biographical sketches of many
prominent and representative citizens - online at Ancestry.com |
Land |
1864-1918 One type of land record is the Land Ownership
Atlases published in the 1800s and early 1900s. These maps show the
boundary lines and owners of individual properties as well as locations of
cemeteries, churches and in some cases businesses. Land ownership maps on
Ancestry range from 1864-1918. Also all the atlases are placed under the
title of
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918. To locate a particular atlas, click on
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com, scroll down to the
bottom, select the state, the county and then the desired atlas.
The following atlas is included in this series:
Atlas of Allen County, Ohio |
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Allen County, Ohio) - free online |
1914
Allen and Putnam Counties Ohio Map - freepages on RootsWeb
This map shows towns, highways and rivers. |
Newspaper |
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1800s-1900s
Availability of Ohio Newspapers (Includes newspapers for Allen County) - information by Ohio Archives/Library |
Vital Records |
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1803-1900
pub. 1896
Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1913-1937
Ohio Online Death Index - free online at Ohio Archives/Library |
Genealogy Records of Lima, Allen, Ohio |
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Newspaper |
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1898-1977
Lima News (Lima Ohio) - online at Ancestry.com |
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