Hi Mindy, Laurie and all, You are correct in that there were boundary changes but you don't have what those boundary changes were quite right. At one time, the Western Reserve (which includes Medina Co.) and some land to the south of the Western Reserve (including present day Wayne Co., Ohio) were part of what is today Wayne Co., Michigan. Present day Wayne Co., OH was formed in 1808 from Columbiana Co., OH. It never included any part of Medina Co. or was any part of this Wayne Co. ever a part of Medina Co. In May of 1800, Connecticut ceded the Western Reserve and in July of 1800 Trumbull Co. was formed and included Medina Co. From 1800 to 1808, Medina Co. records are in Trumbull Co., OH. In 1808, Portage Co. was formed from Trumbull Co. and included what is now Medina Co. In 1812, Medina Co. was formed from Portage Co. However, Medina was not organized until 1818 so from 1808 to 1818, Medina Co. records are in Portage Co., OH Lorain Co. was formed in 1822 from several counties, including part of Medina Co. In 1840 Summit Co. was formed. Part of Medina Co. was given to Summit Co. in 1840 and part of Lorain Co. was returned to Medina Co. in 1840, which established the boundaries of Medina Co. as they are today. In 1846, Ashland Co. was formed from several counties including a part of Lorain Co. which, at one time, belonged to Medina Co. Present day Wayne Co., OH underwent boundary changes as well, but I don't have the details at hand. You might find the details of Wayne Co., OH boundary changes on the Wayne Co., OH GenWeb pages. Or perhaps someone on the Wayne Co. mail list might be able to detail them for you. Knowledge of the history of the area where your ancestors lived can be a big plus in locating the records of your ancestors. In this case, not only boundary changes, but county formation and organization dates, play a big part in determining where to look for records. Donna ***************************** Donna J. Gruber, CGRS West Salem, OH [email protected]