COSHOCTON COUNTY OHIO

SURROUNDED BY: NORTH Holmes County NORTHEAST Tuscarawas County SOUTHEAST Guernsey County SOUTH Muskingum County SOUTHWEST Licking County WEST Knox County	COUNTY INFORMATION 1895 Map of Ohio (Click on Thumbnail for Large Map) Map modified with permission of Ray Sterner from http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states DATE CREATED 1810 PARENT COUNTY Muskingum, Tuscarawas COUNTY SEAT Coshocton

MAGGIE'S SKELETON CLOSET AKA PLACES TO SEEK YOUR ANCESTORS

Coshocton County Courthouse
349 1/2 Main St.
Coshocton, OH 43812
740-622-1753

Coshocton County Probate Court
318 Main St.
Coshocton, OH 43812
740-622-1753

Coshocton Board Of Health
724 S 7th St, Coshocton, OH 43812
740-622-1426

Coshocton Public Library
655 Main St, Coshocton, OH 43812
740-622-0956

OTHER INFORMATION

Coshocton County is one of Ohio's largest counties. Its name is an Anglicized version of an Indian word meaning "black bear town." Mineral resources include; coal, iron ore and salt.

Knowledge of early Ohio has been obtained from the diary of Christopher Gist, a representative of the Ohio Land Company of Virginia. In 1750 Gist conducted the first Protestant Christmas service in Ohio on the site of present day Coshocton, the county seat.

The main industries include; rubber, metals, printing and publishing, paper, plastics, calendars, iron pipe and automotive stampings. Agricultural industry include; dairy, cattle, and calves.

Probate Court has birth, marriage and probate records; City Health Board has death records; County Trustees have burial records; Clerk of Courts has divorce records & civil court records; County Recorder has land records.

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