ERIE COUNTY OHIO

SURROUNDED BY: NORTHWEST Ottawa County NORTHEAST Lake Erie EAST Lorain County SOUTH Huron County WEST Sandusky 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 1838 PARENT COUNTY Huron [At one point Kelley's Island was traded with Ottawa County for the Marblehead Penninsula] COUNTY SEAT Sandusky

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Erie County Probate Court Birth & Death Certificates before 20 DEC 1909: Certified $7.00, Uncertified Free Erie County Probate Court 323 Columbus Ave Sandusky OH 44870 419-627-7750 It is always a good idea to send a SASE with your request. Also give as much pertinent info as possible. ALL Marriage Certificates (1838 to present): Certified $2.00, Uncertified Free Erie County Probate Court 323 Columbus Ave Sandusky OH 44870 419-627-7750 It is always a good idea to send a SASE with your request. Also give as much pertinent info as possible. Erie County wills (Wills must have been probated): Erie County Probate Court 323 Columbus Ave Sandusky OH 44870 419-627-7750 It is always a good idea to send a SASE with your request. Also give as much pertinent info as possible. Erie County Clerk of Courts 323 Columbus Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870 (419) 637-7705 Deeds information for Erie County is located at: Erie County Recorder 247 Columbus Ave. Sandusky OH 44870

Erie County Health Department Birth & Death Certificates after 20 DEC 1909: Cost Per Certificate $15.00 Erie County Health Department ATTN: Vital Statistics 420 Superior Street P. O. Box 375 Sandusky, Ohio 44870 419-626-5623 ext. 122 Email at [email protected] Information to send in: * Either the birth name or name of deceased * Date of birth or date of death * Current mailing address * Current telephone number

Sandusky Library 114 W Adams St, Sandusky, OH 44870 419-625-3834 Materials Available in the Media Services (Genealogy Section): Books & Bound Materials Microfilm (Including Newspapers), Obituaries & Files Follett House Museum A Branch of the Sandusky Library 404 Wayne St., Sandusky, OH 44870 (Corner of East Adams St. & Wayne St.) Archival Collection for Research 614-627-9608 Center for Archival Collections Bowling Green State University Jerome Library, 5th Floor Bowling Green, OH 43403 Erie County Page of the OHGenWeb Project

OTHER INFORMATION

Erie County is located on Lake Erie about 40 miles west of Cleveland. It was named for the Erie tribe of Indians, the word "Erie" meaning "cat".

Another Indian word, "Sandusky", means "at the cold water," and names the county seat. Cedar Point, located at Sandusky is the "Disneyland of the Midwest", a popular resort area for over 100 years.

Vegetables are the main agricultural industry. Other main industries include; machinery, food, metals, rubber, paper, ball bearings, animal feeds, lighting fixtures and aluminum products.

County Seat 1811 On this site, was located Avery, the first county seat of Huron County. Here stood the two-story log house used as a courthouse and jail. In 1818, the county seat moved from here to Norwalk (Huron County). In 1838, Erie County was established from the northern part of Huron County.

Probate Court has marriage records, birth records before Dec.-20-1908, death records before Dec.-20-1908, & probate records; Clerk of Courts has divorce & civil court records from 1870; County Health Department has birth records from 1908, death & burial records; County Recorder has land records.

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