By: Weston A. Goodspeed and Charles Blanchard, Pub. 1882, reprinted 2025, 874 pages, New Index, soft cover, ISBN #987-1-63914-336-8. Williams County was created in 1820 from Wood County which was lost to create 9 new counties in Western Ohio. It is the northwestern corner county in the state bordering Michigan. This book begins with a history of the Northwest Territory and then with a history of the state itself. Followed by, topics of similar history books of the era with such topics as: topography, explorers, Indians, military, organization of the county and towns, politics, education, newspapers, agriculture, railroads, medical & legal professions and other issues that helped create the county. But the family historian will savior in the 300 pages of Biographical Sketches of person from the various townships. The New index that was produced for this reprint mentions over 13,000 individuals.