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Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This Site is Available for Adoption! If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get the details on our Volunteer Page. [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.] WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. ALL DATA IS ADDED TO THE SITE AS WE COME ACROSS IT . County Information Formed from the southern portions of Wood County Named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence Its county seat is Findlay Main Street, looking South from City Hall Bluffton, Ohio Cities - Villages Findlay * Fostoria * Arcadia * Arlington * Benton Ridge * Bluffton * Jenera * McComb * Mt. Blanchard * Mt. Cory * Rawson * Van Buren * Vanlue Unincorporated Areas: Butlers Mill * Chase * Deweyville * Hancock * Houcktown * Mortimer * New Stark * Pratts * Shawtown * West Independence * West Park * Williamstown Van Buren State Park Townships Allen * Amanda * Biglick * Blanchard * Cass * Delaware * Eagle * Jackson * Liberty * Madison * Marion * Orange * Pleasant * Portage * Union * Van Buren * Washington     Hancock County Data   Biographies Birth Records Cemeteries Census Church Histories / Records County Records Death Records Family Bibles County History Marriage Records Military Records Miscellaneous Data Newspaper Gleanings Obituaries and Death Notices School Records Wills/Probate Records Website Updates: June 2024: Marriage News: DAMAN-McEWEN, FENSTERMACHER-MOOTS, FLENNER-SMITH, GROFF-EWING, LONG-BOWER,  NUNNEMACHER-MARSHALL, RADER-RITTER,  RITTER-McRILL, SLOSSER-STOUFFER, STACY-MARKLE, TAWNEY-WARD, ULRICH-MOYER, VOUGHT-LUTHI, WOODWARD-HECK, ZOPHAR-PEPPLE PREVIOUS UPDATES   SEARCH OUR SITES SUBMIT A TRANSCRIBED OBITUARY to US Email US We have mailing lists set up so that you can read about updates, discuss your families and connect with other researchers who are looking in the same area as you. Don't Miss Another Update! Join our Genealogy Trails Midwestern States Mailing List to get email notices when our county sites are updated. For the Midwest States of : Ohio -- Nebraska -- Indiana -- Iowa -- Missouri -- Kansas --Illinois Remember to bookmark us and keep checking back for new additions to our sites!     Surrounding Counties Wood County (north) Seneca County (northeast) Wyandot County (southeast) Hardin County (south) Allen County (southwest) Putnam County (west) Henry County (northwest) Ohio State Page   Visit our National Site Copyright © Genealogy Trails 2025 All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.