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{{Ohio-stub}} [[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Allen County'''  
{{Ohio-stub}} [[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Allen County'''  
 
{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = Allen County
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| state = Ohio
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| founded title=Founded:
| founded year= 1820
| founded date= February 1
| seat wl = Lima
| building image = Allen County, Ohio Courthouse.jpg
| building image size = 150px
| building address = 301 N. Main St.<br>Lima, Ohio 45801-4456<br>[http://allencountyoh.com/ '''Allen County Website''']
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== &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Historical Facts  ==
== Historical Facts  ==


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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from&nbsp;[[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby]], [[Logan County, Ohio|Logan]], and&nbsp;[[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer]] Counties 12 February 1820.<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from&nbsp;[[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby]], [[Logan County, Ohio|Logan]], and&nbsp;[[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer]] Counties 12 February 1820.<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
*'''County Seat:&nbsp;'''Lima<br>  
*'''County Seat:&nbsp;'''Lima<br>  
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref><br>[[Auglaize County, Ohio|Auglaize]]&nbsp;(south) {{·}}[[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]] (northeast){{·}} [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin]]&nbsp;(east) {{·}} [[Putnam County, Ohio|Putnam]] (north) {{·}} [[Van Wert County, Ohio|Van Wert]] (west)
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref><br>[[Auglaize County, Ohio|Auglaize]]&nbsp;(south) {{·}}&nbsp;[[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]] (northeast) {{·}} [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin]]&nbsp;(east) {{·}} [[Putnam County, Ohio|Putnam]] (north) {{·}} [[Van Wert County, Ohio|Van Wert]] (west)


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== History  ==
== History  ==
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