Allen County Ohio Genealogy

Founded: March 1, 1831

Named for: John Allen

County Seat: Lima

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History

Under the terms of the Treaty of Greenville signed in 1795, northwestern Ohio was reserved for Native Americans. Thus the area now comprising Allen County was off-limits to European settlement until the Treaty of Maumee Rapids in 1817. Under the terms of this treaty, the Shawnee tribe was assigned reservations at Wapakonetta and at their "Hog Creek" settlement along the Ottawa River which comprised most of what is the present-day Shawnee Township. The latter treaty opened the way for the Ohio Legislature on March 1, 1820, to create fourteen counties, including Allen, which was defined as Ranges 5 through 8 east and Towns 3 through 6 south.

The first permanent settlement within Allen County's present day bounds took place in 1824, when Christopher S. Wood and his family settled in section 7 of Bath Township. The organization of Bath Township predates that of Allen County, with its first township meeting held on March 2, 1829. On February 12, 1829, an act of the legislature set aside land for a "county town". Wood was appointed commissioner to determine the location of this "seat of justice" for Allen County. This was done on March 3, 1831, with Wood appointed as Town Director. He laid out plots of land to be sold in section 31 of Bath Township, and the plat was filed April 20, 1831, creating what was the beginning of the city of Lima.

Communities

Municipalities and townships of Allen County.

Cities: Delphos (part), Lima (county seat).

Villages: Beaverdam, Bluffton (part), Cairo, Elida, Harrod, Lafayette, Spencerville.

Townships: Amanda, American, Auglaize, Bath, Jackson, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Richland, Shawnee, Spencer, Sugar Creek.

Census-designated places: Fort Shawnee.

Other unincorporated communities: Allentown, Conant, Gomer, Hume, Joliet, Kemp, Landeck, Maysville, Needmore, Oakview, Rockport, Rousculp, Scotts Crossing, Slabtown, South Warsaw, Southworth, West Newton, Westminster, Yoder.

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Adjacent counties

Allen County borders the following counties:

Putnam County (north)
Hancock County (northeast)
Hardin County (east)
Auglaize County (south)
Van Wert County (west)

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