On the subject of Ohio counties, and their origins, the following OHGenWeb link will give the year, the parent counties, and the county seat. The page also gives info on when various vital records were recorded. Hope this is helpful. http://scioto.org/OHGenWeb/statedocs/vital.html Jane 5irwins@sgi.net K I N*W A R N E M E N T*B I H N*W A G N E R F R E Y*R E M L E Y*R A L L *B R I C H E R