Formed February 3, 1845 from Crawford, Marion, Hardin, and Hancock counties — named for the Wyandot people, forced from their Upper Sandusky reservation to Kansas in 1843 · county seat Upper Sandusky. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Wyandot County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube109 S. Sandusky Ave., 2nd Floor, Room 23, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-2302
Wills, estates, guardianships, and marriage licenses. The site has a dedicated Record Search & Genealogy page.
109 S. Sandusky Ave., Room 24, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-1442
Deeds, land records, mortgages, and liens.
109 S. Sandusky Avenue, Room 31, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-1432
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
109 S. Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-1531
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
310 N. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-1345
Wyandot County/Upper Sandusky newspapers from 1845 to present, census records, church and court records, marriage licenses, births/deaths/coroner's inquest records on microfilm, and in-house Ancestry Library Edition. Also houses the OGS chapter's collection.
PO Box 414, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
Active — meets 3rd Monday monthly at the Community Library (except Feb/Jul/Nov, which have special events). Holdings are housed in the library's Heritage Room, not a separate facility.
130 S. 7th St., Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-3857
wyandothistory.org · Fri–Sun 1–4:30pm
A separate organization from the "Wyandot Tracers" genealogical society above. Founded 1929; housed in the McConnell mansion with one of Ohio's largest Native American artifact collections.
The "Tracers" name and "Historical Society" name are easy to mix up — confirm which one holds what you're looking for before visiting.
127-A South Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-3852
Births and deaths 1908–present held locally (and, since 2010, can issue any Ohio birth certificate). Records from 1867–1908 are at the Probate Court. Earlier records route to the Ohio Department of Health or Ohio History Connection.
Interment.net — Wyandot County (Oak Hill and Pleasant View cemeteries transcribed) and Find A Grave's county browse page.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Wyandot County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Wyandot County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Wyandot County was formed in 1845 from Marion, Crawford, Hardin, and Hancock Counties. For records made before then, search the parent counties:
Most of Wyandot County's land was federal Congress Lands, surveyed in townships and sections and first sold through U.S. land offices. The first buyer of each tract received a federal patent.
Titles that covered Wyandot County, historic and current, with where to search each one. Not every historic title has been digitized — several survive only on microfilm.
| Title | Years | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Pioneer | 1845-1850 | Chronicling America; Ohio Memory; GenealogyBank; Newspapers.com |
| Wyandot Pioneer | 1853-1868 | Chronicling America; Ohio Memory; GenealogyBank; Newspapers.com |
| Wyandot County Republican | 1869-1903 | Chronicling America (1869-1873); microfilm after 1873 — Ohio History Connection |
| Wyandot Democratic Union / Union-Republican | 1857-1916 | Microfilm only — Wyandot County Historical Society / Ohio History Connection |
| Wyandot Chief / Weekly Chief | 1879-1906 | Microfilm only — Upper Sandusky Community Library |
| Daily Chief / Daily Union / Daily Chief-Union | 1896-present | Microfilm/library archive — Upper Sandusky Community Library |
| Carey Times / Carey Progressor / Progressor-Times | 1873-present | Dorcas Carey Public Library digital archive (online) |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Wyandot County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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