ALLEN COUNTY OHIO - HISTORY: Facts about the county
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ALLEN COUNTY OHIO
DATE CREATED - 1820 
PARENT COUNTY - Shelby 
COUNTY SEAT - Lima 
SURROUNDED BY:
  NORTH - Putnam County
  NORTHEAST - Hancock County
  SOUTHEAST - Hardin County
  SOUTH - Auglaize County
  WEST - Van Wert County
OTHER INFORMATION:

Allen County was formed from Indian territory in 1831. The county takes its
name from Ethan Allen, famed leader of the "Green Mountain Boys" of the
American Revolution. Circa 1976, it was made official that Allen County was
named after Kentuckian John Allen, an officer during the War of 1812 under
whom several Allen County pioneers served.


Lima, the county seat, received its name from Lima Peru. In 1885 the
discovery of oil by Benjamin Faurot brought booming prosperity to the city.
Even after the oil had tapered off, Lima maintained a position in the oil
industry with refineries and important pipelines.


Principle industries in Allen County include; machinery, transportation
equiptment, fabricated metals, food and petroleum refining. 
Probate Court has birth and death records 1867 to 1908, marriage records
from 1831, County Museum has naturalization records from 1833 to 1974. The
Allen County Health Department's Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth and
death records since 1907-1908.

LINKS:
The Gierhart Family Inn [http://www2.wcoil.com/~markg/allenco/main.html]
(This is Mark Gierhart's Allen County, Ohio Genealogy Homepage that
contains places to post your Allen County Surnames, find research material
and sources, Probate and Cemetery Records, and much more.) Mark Gierhart's
email address is markg@wcoil.com.


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