VAN WERT COUNTY OHIO
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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
1820
PARENT COUNTY
Darke
COUNTY SEAT
Van Wert
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MAGGIE'S SKELETON CLOSET AKA PLACES TO SEEK YOUR ANCESTORS |
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Van Wert County Courthouse
(Probate Court)
101 E. Main St
Van Wert, OH 45891
419-238-6159
Van Wert County Health Dept
140 Fox Rd
Van Wert, OH 45891
419-238-0808
OTHER INFORMATION
Van Wert County borders the state of Indiana about 70 miles southwest of Toledo. Issac Van Wert was a Revolutionary War hero. The first white to settle the area was Captain James Riley who established the village of Willshire in 1820.
The city of Van Wert is also the county seat. It is known as Ohio's Peony capital because of the abundance of Peony flowers. It is also the home of the first public library in the United States.
Principle industries in the county include; leather, paper, metals, food, tobacco, vacuum cleaners, automobile accessories, steel tool kits, wooden doors, soybeans and corn.
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