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| building address = Allen County Courthouse<br>301 N. Main St.<br>Lima, Ohio 45801-4456<br>[http://allencountyoh.com/ '''Allen County Website''']<br>Phone: 419.223.8513
| building address = Allen County Courthouse<br>301 N. Main St.<br>Lima, Ohio 45801-4456<br>[http://www.co.allen.oh.us/ '''Allen County Website''']<br>Phone: 419.223.8513
}}[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Allen County''' <br><br>  
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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="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Allen County, Ohio. Page 540 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby]], [[Logan County, Ohio|Logan]], and [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer]] counties 12 February 1820.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Allen County, Ohio, 540. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
*'''County Seat:&nbsp;'''Lima<br>  
*'''County Seat:&nbsp;'''Lima<br>  
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Allen County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_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)
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Allen County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_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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==== Repositories  ====
==== Repositories  ====


===== Courthouse  =====
===== County Courthouse  =====


=== County Courthouse ===
[http://www.co.allen.oh.us/ Allen County Courthouse]<br> 301 N Main Street<br>Lima, OH 45801-4456<br><br>[http://www.co.allen.oh.us/ Allen County Website]<br> Phone: 419.223.8513 <br>


[http://www.co.allen.oh.us/ Allen County Courthouse]<br> 301 N Main Street<br>Lima, OH 45801-4456<br> Phone: 419.223.8513&nbsp;<br><br>Probate&nbsp;Court has birth&nbsp;and death records from 1867, <br>marriage&nbsp;records from 1831 and probate records; <br>Clerk Courts has divorce and court records from 1831;<br> County Museum has naturalization records 1851-1929<ref name="HBG" />
:'''''Probate Court&nbsp;''''' has births and deaths from 1867, marriages from 1831 and probate records. <br>  
:'''''Court Clerk&nbsp;''''' has divorces and court records from 1831.<br>  
:'''''County Museum&nbsp;''''' has naturalization records 1851-1929.<ref name="HBG" /><br><br>


===== Family History Centers  =====
===== Family History Centers  =====
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*The [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~libeacons/1880_business.htm 1880 Business Patron’s References] is divided by town and township, each section has a unique set of information about their patrons.  
*The [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~libeacons/1880_business.htm 1880 Business Patron’s References] is divided by town and township, each section has a unique set of information about their patrons.  
*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Allen|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog&nbsp;}}  
*{{FHL|Ohio%2C+Allen|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;}}  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallen/ The Allen County OHGenWeb Project], a member of The [[OHGenWeb|OHGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]].  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallen/ The Allen County OHGenWeb Project], a member of The [[OHGenWeb|OHGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]].  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/vt/addison.htm The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Allen County
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/vt/addison.htm The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Allen County
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