Van Wert County, Ohio:
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Projects

• Van Wert County OHGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Van Wert County OHGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• VanWert County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• VanWert County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)
• Venedocia History Index Page 

Adjacent counties

• Adams County, IN  to the west
• Allen County, IN  to the northwest
• Allen County, OH  to the east
• Auglaize County, OH  to the southeast
• Mercer County, OH  to the south
• Paulding County, OH  to the north
• Putnam County, OH  to the northeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (10)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (20)

Church Records

• Catholic Parish Records, Diocese of Toledo  1796-2004     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. V  includes Van Wert Monthly Meeting     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935  includes Van Wert County, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Middlepoint, Scott and Venedocia, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Chancery record, v. 1-2, 1839-1855      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas appearance docket v.1, 1838-1856      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1837-1907; index, 1838-1912, 1921      (Source: FamilySearch)
• District Court records, 1842-1884, 1879-1884      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes Common Pleas Court Records, 1837-1847     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Van Wert County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Mother's pension records from the Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile division, 1915-1936  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Supreme Court records, 1843-1875      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Van Wert County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Directories

• 1837 Ohio City Directory      (Source: Old Directory Search)
• Delphos City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes Will Abstracts, 1840-1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998  includes Van Wert County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Van Wert County, Ohio Wills Records      (Source: SAMPUBCO)

History (41)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

• County by County in Ohio Genealogy, 1992  Van Wert County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Cyndi's List of Ohio locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Genealogy Research Aids      (Source: Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University)
• Van Wert County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Van Wert County Ohio Info      (Source: Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever)
• Van Wert County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Van Wert County, Ohio Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes U.S. Land Patents     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Van Wert County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Van Wert County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Brumback Library  Genealogy Research Request
• Central's Fire Museum  Van Wert, Ohio
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Van Wert County, Ohio      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Van Wert County, Ohio     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Van Wert County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Van Wert County Historical Museum 
• Van Wert County Libraries      (Source: Ohio Public Library Information Network)

Lookups

• Van Wert County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHVANWER Van Wert County genealogy

  • OHVANWER Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (10)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Van Wert County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Van Wert County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Van Wert County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes Ministers' Licenses     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Van Wert County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Van Wert County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Van Wert Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Times Bulletin, Van Wert  1973-75     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Van Wert County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Van Wert Daily Bulletin  1928 and 1931-33     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Van Wert Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Van Wert Times      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Van Wert Times Bulletin  1928, 1930, 1953-55, and 1967-74     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Convoy Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Van Wert County
• Obituary search includes Times-Bulletin  Van Wert     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Times Bulletin  Recent obituaries
• Van Wert County, Ohio Obituary Collection      (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Van Wert Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Brumback Library  Van Wert, O.     (Source: Post Card Library)
• Historical Postcards of Van Wert County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Memory      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Van Wert County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Van Wert County Courthouse 

School Records and Histories

• Convoy School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio City School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Scott School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Tully-Convoy High School, Convoy, Ohio 1928 Football Team      (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Van Wert School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Venedocia School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Willshire School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wren School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Van Wert County Historical Society 
• Van Wert County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Van Wert County Ohio Chapter  Ohio Genealogical Society

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (90)

Tax Lists

• Duplicate tax records: 1833  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Van Wert County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Iron and Early Steel Bridges of Van Wert County, Ohio 
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Van Wert County, Ohio     (Source: Google Patents)
• Van Wert County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Van Wert County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records (12)

Wiki

• Van Wert County, Ohio Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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