Delaware County Ohio Genealogy

Founded: February 10, 1808

Named for: the Delaware Indians

County Seat: Delaware

Delaware County, Ohio genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived.

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History

Delaware County was formed in 1808 from Franklin County, Ohio. Both the county and its seat are named after the Delaware Indian tribe. It is a frequent placeholder on the List of highest-income counties in the United States; Delaware County was listed as the 35th wealthiest county in the United States in 2020. Delaware County is included in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area. U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes was born and raised in Delaware County.

The area including Delaware County was once home to numerous Native American tribes. In 1804, Colonel Moses Byxbe and Henry Baldwin, among others, migrated to central Ohio from Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and built a town on the west bank of the Olentangy River. On February 10, 1808, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Delaware County. Following the War of 1812, settlers began to arrive in the county and settled down in Delaware. The town was incorporated in 1816, being the first incorporated town in the county. Powell, originally named Middlebury, was founded in 1801, but was not incorporated until 1947. Sunbury was founded in 1816. Ohio Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college, was founded by Methodists in 1842.

Delaware County had Northern sympathies during the Civil War, and abolitionists brought the Underground Railroad through the area. A local road, Africa Road, derives its name from the era. Camp Delaware was one of the few Civil War camps that deployed African American soldiers. The Civil War played an important part in Delaware County's growth, bringing railroad business and technology. By 1900, Delaware had its first electric streetway, and an electric interurban railroad connecting Marion and Columbus ran through the county. The Little Brown Jug race was founded in 1946, and is one of the races in the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers.

Communities

Cities: Columbus (state capital) (mostly in Franklin County and partly in Fairfield County), Delaware (county seat), Dublin (partly in Franklin County and Union County), Powell, Sunbury, Westerville (mostly in Franklin County)

Villages: Ashley, Galena, Ostrander, Shawnee Hills.

Census-designated places: Kilbourne, Radnor.

Townships: Berkshire, Berlin, Brown, Concord, Delaware, Genoa, Harlem, Kingston, Liberty, Marlboro, Orange, Oxford, Porter, Radnor, Scioto, Thompson, Trenton, Troy.

Unincorporated communities: Africa, Alum Creek, Bellepoint, Berkshire, Carpenter's Mill, Center Village, Cheshire, Coles Mills, Condit, Cones Mills, East Liberty, Edinburgh, Harlem, Hyatts, Kingston Center, Leonardsburg, Lewis Center, Norton, Olive Green, Orange, Rome, Stratford, Vans Valley, White Sulphur.

Delaware County Genealogy Records

Biographies	Cemetery Records	Census Records
Church Records	Cities & Towns	County Records
Family Bibles	History Topics	Military Records
Miscellaneous Data	Newspaper Data	Obituaries
School Records	Vital Records	Wills/Probate Records

Adjacent counties

Morrow County (northeast)
Knox County (far northeast)
Licking County (southeast)
Franklin County (south)
Union County (west)
Marion County (northwest)

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