Researching in the Toledo Area

Location:Toledo sits in northwestern Ohio at the mouth of the Maumee River where it empties into the western end of Lake Erie.

Conflicts: In 1794 during the British and Indian War, the Battle of Fallen Timbers took place along the shores of the Maumee River. Turkey Foot Rock marks the spot where Me-sa-sa, an Ottawa Indian chief, died during the battle. There was action downriver from that site during the War of 1812 which triggered the construction of Fort Meigs in 1813. The Toledo War (1835–1836) had its orgins in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 which established the northern boundary of Ohio as "an east west line drawn through the southerly bend of extreme of Lake Michigan." For decades this boundary was disputed, culminating in the bloodless "Toledo War" just before Michigan was granted statehood. Robert Lucas was the Ohio governor at the time, being the namesake for our county.

Settlement: Because this area of the state was the Great Black Swamp up until the 1800's, this was the last area of the state to be settled by pioneers. Perrysburg was surveyed in 1816. Maumee was platted in 1817. Toledo was founded in 1833. Sylvania was platted in 1836.

Industry: Toledo historically had many manufacturers of automotive-related items: Electric AutoLite, Sheller-Globe Corporation, Champion Spark Plug, Questor, Tillotson and Dana Corporation. Willys-Overland produced the Jeep during World War II. When Edward Drummond Libbey moved his glass manufacturing here in 1888, Toledo ultimately became the Glass Capital of the World being the location of Libbey Glass, Libbey-Owens-Ford, Owens-Illinois, and Owens-Corning.

For more detailed information about the Toledo area, go to Toledo.com.

Cemeteries

Calvary Cemetery Catholic Cemeteries Forest Cemetery Haughton Cemetery Holy Toledo! Lucas County Cemeteries 1 Lucas County Cemeteries 2 Maplewood Cemetery Mount Carmel Cemetery Ottawa Hills Cemetery Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Swan Creek Cemetery Toledo Memorial Cemetery Wakeman Cemetery Willow Cemetery Woodlawn Historic Cemetery 1 Woodlawn Historic Cemetery 2

Local History Toledo area map Battle of Fallen Timbers Buildings Photo Gallery 1 Buildings Photo Gallery 2 Erie Canal Boats Fort Meigs and the Battle of 1812 Great Black Swamp 1 Great Black Swamp 2 History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio Historical Collections of Ohio: Lucas County History of Maumee Isaac Ludwig Mill Lucas County History 1 Lucas County History 2 National Register of Historic Places, Toledo, Ohio Ohio and Erie Canal Ohio Revolutionary War Trails Photographs of the Port of Toledo Sauder Village, Archbold, Ohio Toledo's Attic Toledo Firefighters Museum Toledo History Toledo War Turkey Foot Rock Underground Railroad Wolcott House, Maumee

Lucas County Real Estate AREIS This is a nationally recognized site due to its thoroughness. It has these capacities: Find out if a building still exists. Search by owner's name. Search by address. Discover the year a building was constructed. View scanned deed transfer cards listing previous owners. See the building's location in the city. See a photo of the facade.

Obituaries Toledo Blade Obituaries Toledo Blade On-line Obits Rutherford B. Hayes: Obituary Index

Repositories University of Toledo Canaday Center BGSU's Center for Archival Collections Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Toledo's Attic Toledo-Lucas County Public Library: Images in Time Lucas County Probate Court Land Office Records Lucas County Churches

Organizations of Interest to Genealogists Fulton County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society Fulton County Historical Society Genealogical Society of Monroe County Genealogy by Computer Society Lucas County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor Toledo Area Genealogical Society (TAGS)

Neighboring Communities and Counties Lucas County GenWeb Toledo Community Profile City of Toledo Perrysburg Maumee Sylvania Rossford Lucas County Fulton County Wood County Henry County Ottawa County

Lucas County Townships Harding Jerusalem Monclova Providence Richfield Spencer Springfield Swanton Sylvania Washington Waterville

Maps Location of Lucas County in Ohio Lucas County Townships Ohio Road Maps Historical Ohio Maps Historical Lucas County Maps