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FIPS 39001
Pop. 27.521
Adams County
County Seat: West Union
Adams County Courthouse / Recording Office, West Union, OH 45693
(614) 317-8531
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39003
Pop. 100.838
Allen County
County Seat: Lima
Allen County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lima, OH 45801
(614) 351-8593
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39005
Pop. 52.190
Ashland County
County Seat: Ashland
Ashland County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ashland, OH 44805
(614) 385-8655
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39007
Pop. 96.845
Ashtabula County
County Seat: Jefferson
Ashtabula County Courthouse / Recording Office, Jefferson, OH 44047
(614) 419-8717
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39009
Pop. 62.706
Athens County
County Seat: Athens
Athens County Courthouse / Recording Office, Athens, OH 45701
(614) 453-8779
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39011
Pop. 46.050
Auglaize County
County Seat: Wapakoneta
Auglaize County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(614) 487-8841
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39013
Pop. 64.918
Belmont County
County Seat: St. Clairsville
Belmont County Courthouse / Recording Office, St. Clairsville, OH 43713
(614) 521-8903
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39015
Pop. 43.777
Brown County
County Seat: Georgetown
Brown County Courthouse / Recording Office, Georgetown, OH 45121
(614) 555-8965
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39017
Pop. 393.043
Butler County
County Seat: Hamilton
Butler County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hamilton, OH 45011
(614) 589-9027
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39019
Pop. 26.758
Carroll County
County Seat: Carrollton
Carroll County Courthouse / Recording Office, Carrollton, OH 44615
(614) 623-9089
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39021
Pop. 38.845
Champaign County
County Seat: Urbana
Champaign County Courthouse / Recording Office, Urbana, OH 43078
(614) 657-9151
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39023
Pop. 134.610
Clark County
County Seat: Springfield
Clark County Courthouse / Recording Office, Springfield, OH 45502
(614) 691-9213
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39025
Pop. 211.972
Clermont County
County Seat: Batavia
Clermont County Courthouse / Recording Office, Batavia, OH 45103
(614) 725-9275
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39027
Pop. 41.938
Clinton County
County Seat: Wilmington
Clinton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wilmington, OH 45177
(614) 759-9337
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39029
Pop. 100.182
Columbiana County
County Seat: Lisbon
Columbiana County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lisbon, OH 44432
(614) 793-9399
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39031
Pop. 36.869
Coshocton County
County Seat: Coshocton
Coshocton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Coshocton, OH 43812
(614) 827-9461
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39033
Pop. 41.529
Crawford County
County Seat: Bucyrus
Crawford County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bucyrus, OH 44820
(614) 861-9523
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39035
Pop. 1.233.088
Cuyahoga County
County Seat: Cleveland
2079 E 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 443-7010
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39037
Pop. 51.415
Darke County
County Seat: Greenville
Darke County Courthouse / Recording Office, Greenville, OH 45331
(614) 229-9647
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39039
Pop. 38.315
Defiance County
County Seat: Defiance
Defiance County Courthouse / Recording Office, Defiance, OH 43512
(614) 263-9709
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39041
Pop. 231.636
Delaware County
County Seat: Delaware
Delaware County Courthouse / Recording Office, Delaware, OH 43015
(614) 297-9771
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39043
Pop. 74.035
Erie County
County Seat: Sandusky
Erie County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sandusky, OH 44870
(614) 331-9833
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39045
Pop. 165.360
Fairfield County
County Seat: Lancaster
Fairfield County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lancaster, OH 43130
(614) 365-9895
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39047
Pop. 28.817
Fayette County
County Seat: Washington Court House
Fayette County Courthouse / Recording Office, Washington Court House, OH 43106
(614) 399-1057
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39049
Pop. 1.326.063
Franklin County
County Seat: Columbus
373 S High St, 18th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 525-3930
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39051
Pop. 42.007
Fulton County
County Seat: Wauseon
Fulton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wauseon, OH 43567
(614) 467-1181
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39053
Pop. 28.986
Gallia County
County Seat: Gallipolis
Gallia County Courthouse / Recording Office, Gallipolis, OH 45631
(614) 501-1243
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39055
Pop. 95.407
Geauga County
County Seat: Chardon
Geauga County Courthouse / Recording Office, Chardon, OH 44024
(614) 535-1305
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39057
Pop. 169.691
Greene County
County Seat: Xenia
Greene County Courthouse / Recording Office, Xenia, OH 45385
(614) 569-1367
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39059
Pop. 38.089
Guernsey County
County Seat: Cambridge
Guernsey County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cambridge, OH 43722
(614) 603-1429
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39061
Pop. 827.058
Hamilton County
County Seat: Cincinnati
Hamilton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cincinnati, OH 45202
(614) 637-1491
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39063
Pop. 74.704
Hancock County
County Seat: Findlay
Hancock County Courthouse / Recording Office, Findlay, OH 45840
(614) 671-1553
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39065
Pop. 30.368
Hardin County
County Seat: Kenton
Hardin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Kenton, OH 43326
(614) 705-1615
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39067
Pop. 14.159
Harrison County
County Seat: Cadiz
Harrison County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cadiz, OH 43907
(614) 739-1677
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39069
Pop. 27.520
Henry County
County Seat: Napoleon
Henry County Courthouse / Recording Office, Napoleon, OH 43545
(614) 773-1739
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39071
Pop. 43.614
Highland County
County Seat: Hillsboro
Highland County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hillsboro, OH 45133
(614) 807-1801
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39073
Pop. 27.540
Hocking County
County Seat: Logan
Hocking County Courthouse / Recording Office, Logan, OH 43138
(614) 841-1863
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39075
Pop. 44.386
Holmes County
County Seat: Millersburg
Holmes County Courthouse / Recording Office, Millersburg, OH 44654
(614) 875-1925
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39077
Pop. 58.199
Huron County
County Seat: Norwalk
Huron County Courthouse / Recording Office, Norwalk, OH 44857
(614) 209-1987
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39079
Pop. 32.606
Jackson County
County Seat: Jackson
Jackson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Jackson, OH 45640
(614) 243-2049
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39081
Pop. 64.026
Jefferson County
County Seat: Steubenville
Jefferson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Steubenville, OH 43901
(614) 277-2111
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39083
Pop. 63.320
Knox County
County Seat: Mount Vernon
Knox County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
(614) 311-2173
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39085
Pop. 231.640
Lake County
County Seat: Painesville
Lake County Courthouse / Recording Office, Painesville, OH 44057
(614) 345-2235
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39087
Pop. 56.118
Lawrence County
County Seat: Ironton
Lawrence County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ironton, OH 45638
(614) 379-2297
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39089
Pop. 183.201
Licking County
County Seat: Newark
Licking County Courthouse / Recording Office, Newark, OH 43055
(614) 413-2359
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39091
Pop. 46.057
Logan County
County Seat: Bellefontaine
Logan County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(614) 447-2421
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39093
Pop. 317.910
Lorain County
County Seat: Elyria
Lorain County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elyria, OH 44035
(614) 481-2483
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39095
Pop. 425.484
Lucas County
County Seat: Toledo
Lucas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Toledo, OH 43602
(614) 515-2545
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39097
Pop. 44.602
Madison County
County Seat: London
Madison County Courthouse / Recording Office, London, OH 43140
(614) 549-2607
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39099
Pop. 225.596
Mahoning County
County Seat: Youngstown
Mahoning County Courthouse / Recording Office, Youngstown, OH 44502
(614) 583-2669
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39101
Pop. 64.851
Marion County
County Seat: Marion
Marion County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marion, OH 43302
(614) 617-2731
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39103
Pop. 184.042
Medina County
County Seat: Medina
Medina County Courthouse / Recording Office, Medina, OH 44256
(614) 651-2793
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39105
Pop. 21.767
Meigs County
County Seat: Pomeroy
Meigs County Courthouse / Recording Office, Pomeroy, OH 45769
(614) 685-2855
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39107
Pop. 42.439
Mercer County
County Seat: Celina
Mercer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Celina, OH 45310
(614) 719-2917
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39109
Pop. 110.876
Miami County
County Seat: Troy
Miami County Courthouse / Recording Office, Troy, OH 45373
(614) 753-2979
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39111
Pop. 13.153
Monroe County
County Seat: Woodsfield
Monroe County Courthouse / Recording Office, Woodsfield, OH 43716
(614) 787-3041
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39113
Pop. 533.796
Montgomery County
County Seat: Dayton
Montgomery County Courthouse / Recording Office, Dayton, OH 45402
(614) 821-3103
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39115
Pop. 13.646
Morgan County
County Seat: McConnelsville
Morgan County Courthouse / Recording Office, McConnelsville, OH 43728
(614) 855-3165
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39117
Pop. 35.595
Morrow County
County Seat: Mount Gilead
Morrow County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mount Gilead, OH 43338
(614) 889-3227
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39119
Pop. 86.305
Muskingum County
County Seat: Zanesville
Muskingum County Courthouse / Recording Office, Zanesville, OH 43701
(614) 223-3289
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39121
Pop. 14.311
Noble County
County Seat: Caldwell
Noble County Courthouse / Recording Office, Caldwell, OH 43724
(614) 257-3351
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39123
Pop. 39.803
Ottawa County
County Seat: Port Clinton
Ottawa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Port Clinton, OH 43452
(614) 291-3413
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39125
Pop. 18.706
Paulding County
County Seat: Paulding
Paulding County Courthouse / Recording Office, Paulding, OH 45879
(614) 325-3475
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39127
Pop. 35.551
Perry County
County Seat: New Lexington
Perry County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Lexington, OH 43764
(614) 359-3537
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39129
Pop. 61.086
Pickaway County
County Seat: Circleville
Pickaway County Courthouse / Recording Office, Circleville, OH 43113
(614) 393-3599
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39131
Pop. 27.001
Pike County
County Seat: Waverly
Pike County Courthouse / Recording Office, Waverly, OH 45690
(614) 427-3661
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39133
Pop. 162.665
Portage County
County Seat: Ravenna
Portage County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ravenna, OH 44266
(614) 461-3723
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39135
Pop. 40.556
Preble County
County Seat: Eaton
Preble County Courthouse / Recording Office, Eaton, OH 45320
(614) 495-3785
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39137
Pop. 34.199
Putnam County
County Seat: Ottawa
Putnam County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ottawa, OH 45827
(614) 529-3847
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39139
Pop. 125.064
Richland County
County Seat: Mansfield
Richland County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mansfield, OH 44902
(614) 563-3909
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39141
Pop. 76.501
Ross County
County Seat: Chillicothe
Ross County Courthouse / Recording Office, Chillicothe, OH 45601
(614) 597-3971
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39143
Pop. 58.709
Sandusky County
County Seat: Fremont
Sandusky County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fremont, OH 43420
(614) 631-4033
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39145
Pop. 71.969
Scioto County
County Seat: Portsmouth
Scioto County Courthouse / Recording Office, Portsmouth, OH 45663
(614) 665-4095
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39147
Pop. 54.527
Seneca County
County Seat: Tiffin
Seneca County Courthouse / Recording Office, Tiffin, OH 44883
(614) 699-4157
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39149
Pop. 47.765
Shelby County
County Seat: Sidney
Shelby County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sidney, OH 45365
(614) 733-4219
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39151
Pop. 372.716
Stark County
County Seat: Canton
Stark County Courthouse / Recording Office, Canton, OH 44702
(614) 767-4281
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39153
Pop. 535.733
Summit County
County Seat: Akron
Summit County Courthouse / Recording Office, Akron, OH 44301
(614) 801-4343
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39155
Pop. 200.373
Trumbull County
County Seat: Warren
Trumbull County Courthouse / Recording Office, Warren, OH 44481
(614) 835-4405
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39157
Pop. 91.874
Tuscarawas County
County Seat: New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
(614) 869-4467
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39159
Pop. 69.637
Union County
County Seat: Marysville
Union County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marysville, OH 43040
(614) 203-4529
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39161
Pop. 28.704
Van Wert County
County Seat: Van Wert
Van Wert County Courthouse / Recording Office, Van Wert, OH 45891
(614) 237-4591
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39163
Pop. 12.474
Vinton County
County Seat: McArthur
Vinton County Courthouse / Recording Office, McArthur, OH 45622
(614) 271-4653
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39165
Pop. 252.148
Warren County
County Seat: Lebanon
Warren County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lebanon, OH 45005
(614) 305-4715
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39167
Pop. 58.577
Washington County
County Seat: Marietta
Washington County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marietta, OH 45750
(614) 339-4777
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39169
Pop. 116.510
Wayne County
County Seat: Wooster
Wayne County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wooster, OH 44691
(614) 373-4839
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39171
Pop. 36.591
Williams County
County Seat: Bryan
Williams County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bryan, OH 43506
(614) 407-4901
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39173
Pop. 132.650
Wood County
County Seat: Bowling Green
Wood County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bowling Green, OH 43402
(614) 441-4963
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
FIPS 39175
Pop. 21.457
Wyandot County
County Seat: Upper Sandusky
Wyandot County Courthouse / Recording Office, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
(614) 475-5025
Deed 1st Page: $34.00 Full Details
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