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Local Government Records
: Preble County, Ohio

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Preble County

    Record Title Date Span Format
  Auditor
    Blind Relief & Pension Record
1921-1935 volume
    Blind Relief Record
1931-1932 1 folder
    Hunters' License Record
1913-1938 5 volumes
    Indigent Soldiers Burial Record
1914-1935 volume
    Infirmary Annual Financial Reports
1934-1950 1 folder
    Infirmary Annual Reports
1920-1940 12 folders
    Infirmary Semi-Annual Reports 1912-1919 4 folders
    Mothers' Pension Record
1918-1936 volume
    Personal Tax List (scattered)
1889-1900 11 volumes
    Sale of School Lands
1832-1860 2 volumes
    School Enumerations
1935-1967 33 folders
    Soldiers' Relief Record
1918-1961 1 folder
    Board of Education
   
    Pamphlet "Your Preble County Offices"
1971 1 folder
    Statistical Handbook
1971 1 folder
  Children's Home
   
    Ledger of Expenditures (scattered)
1888-1940 2 volumes
    Receipts & Expenditures
1914-1947 volume
    Record of Indentures
1884-1915 volume
    Record of Inmates
1884-1946 MFM
    Trustees' Minutes
1883-1965 4 volumes & MFM
    Visitors' Register
1884-1911, 1939, 1942 volume
  Clerk of Courts
   
    Census Schedules
1880 volume
    Chancery Records
1827-1853 4 MFM
    Circuit Court Journal
1885-1914 2 volumes
    Circuit Court Record
1896-1914 volume
    Common Pleas Civil Minutes Journal
1808-1853 2 MFM
    Common Pleas Docket
1813-1818 volume
    Common Pleas General Index
1808-1852 MFM
    Common Pleas Minutes
1808-1852 11 volume
    Common Pleas Record
1815-1827, 1853-1924 32 volumes
    District Court Appearance Docket
1878-1885 volume
    District Court Minutes
1852-1881 2 volumes
    District Court Record
1852-1896 4 volumes
    Justice of Peace Commissions (scattered)
1882-1955 2 volumes & 1 folder
    Justice of Peace Oaths (scattered)
1819-1908 3 volumes
    License Register
1820-1848 volume
    Magistrates & Justices Oaths
1808-1821 1 folder
    Mayors' Certificates of Election (scattered)
1819-1916 2 volumes
    Ministers' Licenses
1820 volume
    Naturalization Certificate, Caleb Shera
1840 1 folder
    Naturalizations 1840 MFM
   
    Notary Public Commission
1858-1872 volume
    Railroad Police Commission
1898-1916 volume
    Stray Animal Record (scattered)
1835-1882 2 volumes & 1 folder
    Supreme Court Docket Fee Book (scattered)
1815-1856 3 volumes
    Supreme Court Minutes
1811-1851 2 volumes
    Supreme Court Record
1817-1856 2 MFM
    Supreme Court Record
1844-1851 volume
    Supreme Court Record Index
1817-1856 MFM
  Commissioners
   
    Infirmary Journal
1906-1927 2 volumes
    Plat of Additions to New Paris
1870 1 folder
    Railroad Reports & Petitions
1820-1830 1 folder
    Road Survey
1838 1 folder
    Soldiers' Relief Commission Proceedings
1940-1961 volume
  County Home
   
    Annual Reports to Aid for Aged
1940-1941 1 folder
    Census Certificates
1903 2 folders
    Contracts
1879-1940 1 folder
    Correspondence
1881-1903 1 folder
    Daily Movement of Population 1937-1950 2 folders
    Director's Minutes
1892-1906 volume
    Financial Records
1886-1940 1 folder
    Infirmary Rules 1883 1 folder
    Infirmary School Record
1873-1874 1 folder
    Inspection Certificate
1897 1 folder
    Medical Reports
1877-1897 1 folder
    Miscellaneous Administrative Records
1860-1942 1 folder
    Outside Relief Census Reports
1901-1904 2 folders
    Pauperism Statistics
1882-1906 1 folder
    Receipts & Expenditures (scattered)
1892-1957 4 volumes
    Record of Inmates
1838-1904 MFM
    Register of Inmates
1838-1904 volume
    Semi-Annual Reports Inmates/Infirmary
1889-1905 1 folder
    Semi-Annual Reports of Directors
1886-1901 3 folders
    Semi-Annual Reports Superintendent
1883-1904 3 folders
    Superintendent's Annual Reports (County)
1933-1941 1 folder
    Superintendent's Annual Reports (Ohio)
1887-1904 1 folder
    Superintendent's Reserve Fund Ledgers
1867-1902 hollinger box
    Visitors' Register
1884-1962 2 volumes
  Engineer
   
    Field Book
n.d. MFM
    Field Notes
n.d. MFM
    Private Ditches/Curb/Gutter Records
n.d. MFM
    Record of Roads with Index
1808-1978 3 MFM
    Street Grade Book
1906 MFM
    Surveyors Record Copies
1810-1895 2 MFM
    Surveyors Record Originals With Index
1810-1978 2 MFM
    Health Department
   
    Annual Reports
1971 1 folder
  Probate Court
   
    Administrators/Executors Docket 1880-1926
5 MFM
    Assignment Docket
1885-1970 volume
    Board of Equalization Minutes
1846-1859 volume
    Civil Docket
1901-1914 volume
    Claim Book for Witnesses
1853-1861 volume
    Criminal & Probate Docket
1853-1859 volume
    Criminal Docket (scattered)
1814-1914 2 volumes
    Criminal Minutes
1853-1856 volume
    Criminal Record
1853-1856 volume
    Docket
1837-1859 3 volumes
    Final Record 1858-1891
11 volumes & 2 MFM
    Guardian Docket
1815-1914 MFM
    Journal
1858-1901 22 volumes
    Ministers' Licenses
1834-1976 5 volumes
    Minutes
1852-1856 volume
    Naturalizations
1860-1902 MFM
    Naturalizations Minors
1st Papers 1876 1 folder
    Notaries' Commissions
1872-1973 10 volumes
    Patent Right Affidavits
1868-1869 volume
    Physicians' Licenses
1896-1985 2 volumes
    Record
1840-1856 2 MFM
    Record of Common Pleas 1850-1851
volume
    Record of Court Costs
1837-1851 volume
    Record of Delinquent/Forfeit Lands Deeds
1852-1919 MFM
    Record of Inventory
1819-1945 9 volumes & MFM
    Record of Inventory/Sale Bills (scattered)
1822-1876 11 volumes & 2 MFM
    Record of Probate Publications
1858-1888 volume
    Record of Registered Nurses
1916-1964 volume
    Record of Sale Of Lands & Town Lots
1832-1841 MFM
    Register of Worthy Blind
1905-1906 volume
    Testamentary Trustees' Bonds & Letters 1910-1952
volume
    Transfer of Real Estate
1944-1976 6 volumes
  Recorder
   
    Sample Deeds
1821-1853 1 folder
  Treasurer
   
    Record of Examination
1906-1914 volume

Eaton

   
  Board of Health
   
    Minutes
1900-1906 volume
  Clerk of Council
   
    Council Minutes
1872-1975 4 MFM
    Ordinances
1913-1976 2 MFM
    Resolutions
1953-1975 MFM
  Fire Department
   
    Fire Company Minutes/By-Laws
1872-1909 volume
    Fire Records
1930-1933 volume
    Fire Run Record
1917-1960 volume
    Roll Call Book
1874-1949 6 volumes
  Municipal Court
   
    Mayor's Court Civil Docket
1857-1885 volume
    Mayor's Court Criminal Docket
1871-1894 4 volumes
  Teachers' Institute
   
    Minutes & Roll Call
1890 volume
    Utilities Department
   
    Water Works Cash Book
1891-1903, 1913-1964 14 volumes
    Water Works Consumer Ledger (scattered)
1892-1944 5 volumes
    Water Works Fund Ledger (scattered)
1923-1962 4 volumes
    Water Works Journal
1891-1913 2 volumes
    Water Works Ledger
1891-1909 2 volumes
    Water Works Trustees' Minutes (scattered)
1891-1961 3 volumes

Lewisburg

   
  City Council
   
    Board of Public Affairs Minutes
1966-1986 MFM
    Minutes
1857-1986 4 MFM
    Ordinances & Resolutions
1857-1935 MFM

West Elkton

   
  Clerk of Council
   
    Council Minutes
1848-1881, 1897-1920 2 volumes

Dixon Township

   
    Record Title Date Span Format
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket (scattered) 1847-1860 volume & 1 folder

Gasper Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Quadrennial Enumerations
1883 volume
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1878-1920 2 volumes
    Criminal Docket
1885-1900 volume

Gratis Township

   
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1857-1924 6 volumes

Harrison Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Quadrennial Enumerations
1883 volume
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1911-1921 volume
    Criminal Docket
1900-1919 volume

Israel Township

   
  Justice of Peace
   
    Criminal Docket
1869-1894 1 folder

Jefferson Township

   
  Clerk of Trustees
   
    Quadrennial Enumerations
1883 volume
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1867-1927 8 volumes

Monroe Township

   
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1896-1916 volume

Twin Township

   
  Justice of Peace
   
    Civil Docket
1861-1921 3 volumes

Washington Township

   
  Justice of Peace    
    Civil Docket
1895-1904 volume

Dixon Township - School Records

   
  Board of Education
   
    Annual Reports
1851-1852 1 folder

Monroe - School Records

   
  Board of Education
   
    School House Contingent Fund Receipt
1902-1903 volume

Federal

   
    U.S. Census for Ohio - Preble County
1820-1930 11 MFM

 

 

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