Local Government Records

As a member of the Ohio Network of American History Research Centers, Wright State University is the official repository and archives for local government records in an 11-county area in central southwestern Ohio. While the volume and type of local government records held vary by county, they generally include the records of the county Auditor, Board of Education, Children’s Home, Clerk of Courts, County Home or Infirmary, Probate Court, Sherriff, township, and town/city records.

Browse our local government records holdings by county or search our site. Counties include:

If you are researching an Ohio county outside the 11 counties above, view a map and list of archives in the Ohio Network of American History Research Centers.