History Of Hancock County,Ohio By Warner, Beers & Co. 1907 880 pages, illustrated, searchable Containing A History of the County, its Townships, Towns,Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.; Portraits ofEarly Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies;History of the Northwest Territory: History OF Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.. - Bonus Book - History Of Hancock County,Ohio Geographical and Statistical By Jacob A. Spaythe. 1903 312 pages, illustrated, searchable Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Hancock-County-Ohio-History-Bonus_W0QQitemZ200455112511QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eac0e473f Hancock County was created on Jnuary 21, 1828, by the Ohio General Assembly from the southern portions of Wood County. Originally containing only Findlay Township, the county would add Amanda and Welfare (now Delaware) townships later in April of that year. Additional townships were laid out as follows: Jackson in 1829; Liberty and Marion in December 1830; Big Lick, Blanchard and Van Buren in 1831; Washington, Union, and Eagle in 1832; Cass and Portage in 1833; Pleasant in 1835; Orange in 1836; Madison in 1840, and finally Allen in 1850. Originally nearly 24 miles square, Hancock County would lose some of its southeast portion in 1845 to the new Wyandot County Contents – Hancock Co. History Contents: PART I. HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRRITORY. PART II. HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO. PART III. HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY. PART IV. BIOGRAPHICAL PART V. PORTRAITS PART VI. MISCELLANEOUS