Van Wert County History

The Niswonger Research Center is open on Sundays from 2:00-4:30 during our regular season and by appointment.

E-Books available free of charge. A great start to your research on early Van Wert County History

Genealogical Resources

Van Wert County Ohio Chapter- Ohio Genealogical Society - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohvwogs/

Van Wert County OHGen Web- http://usgenwebsites.org/OHVanwert/

Van Wert County, Ohio Genealogy and History- http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/vanwert/

Family Search- VAn Wert County, Ohio Genealogy -https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Van_Wert_County,_Ohio_Genealogy

LDS Genealogy- Van Wert County- https://ldsgenealogy.com/OH/Van-Wert.htm

Forebears- Van Wert County- https://forebears.io/united-states/ohio/van-wert-county

Van Wert County, Ohio History and Genealogy- http://www.ohiogenealogyexpress.com/vanwert/vanwertco_hist_1872/vanwertco_hist_1872_604_vanwert.htm

Family Maps of Van Wert County, Ohio -https://arphax.com/products/family-maps-of-van-wert-county-ohio

Van Wert County, Ohio: History- http://www.linkpendium.com/van_wert-oh-genealogy/hist/

An atlas of Van Wert County- https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll9/id/6709/

Old Maps Online- https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Van_Wert_County%2C_Ohio

Sanborn Fire Insrance Maps from Delphos, Van Wert and Allen Counties, Ohio- https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06920_005/

Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/

Media stories of interest

Remembering black history in Van Wert County- https://www.wfft.com/content/news/Remembering-black-history-in-Van-Wert-County-506279361.html

Brumback Library- https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/castle-library-a-bookworms-happy-place-oh/

Central Insurance History- https://www.central-insurance.com/docs/history.htm

Van Wert, Ohio Population History- https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/van-wert-ohio

Anthony Wayne's March Across Van Wert County/Venedocial Village-https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/items/anthony-waynes-march-across-van-wert-county-venedocia-village

Touring Ohio The Heart of America- http://touringohio.com/northwest/vanwert/van-wert.html

Van Wert County, Ohio History- http://www.linkpendium.com/van_wert-oh-genealogy/hist/

Old Maps Online - (may need to download an app) https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Van_Wert_County%2C_Ohio

History of Convoy, Ohio- https://www.villageofconvoy.com/history.html

Historic Map Works- http://www.historicmapworks.com/Search/city.php?query=Van+Wert&State=OH

Ohio Memory -Ohio History Connection - https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll54

Historical Photographs- Van Wert- http://vanwert.biz/history/

Historical Marker Database- Van Wert County- https://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?County=Van%20Wert%20County&State=Ohio

Sanford Insurance Maps Van Wert- https://www.loc.gov/search/?fa=location:van+wert