List of counties in Ohio
[1] A tenth county, Wayne, was established on August 15, 1796, and encompassed roughly the present state of Michigan.[5] Counties do not possess home rule powers and can do only what has been expressly authorized by the Ohio General Assembly.[8][9] The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties.In the following table, these codes link to the United States Census Bureau's "quick facts" for each county.The Ohio Department of Taxation assigns consecutive numbers for the purpose of enumerating taxing districts.
countiesU.S. stateOhio Constitutional ConventionMichiganWayne CountyOhio ConstitutioncharterSummitCuyahogahome ruleOhio General AssemblyOhio county governmentsthree commissionerssheriffdistrict attorneycoronerauditortreasurerclerk of courtsCensusFranklin CountyVinton CountyAshtabula CountyLake CountyAdams CountyWest UnionJohn AdamsPresident of the United StatesAllen CountyJohn AllenWar of 1812Ashland CountyAshlandKentuckyHenry ClayJeffersonAshtabula RiverAlgonquian languageAthens CountyAthensAuglaize CountyWapakonetaAuglaize RiverShawneeBelmont CountySt. ClairsvilleBrown CountyGeorgetownJacob BrownButler CountyHamiltonRichard ButlerBattle of the WabashCarroll CountyCarrolltonCharles CarrollUnited States Declaration of IndependenceChampaign CountyUrbanaClark CountySpringfieldGeorge Rogers ClarkClermont CountyBataviaClinton CountyWilmingtonGeorge ClintonColumbiana CountyLisbonChristopher ColumbusCoshocton CountyCoshoctonDelawareCrawford CountyBucyrusWilliam CrawfordRevolutionary WarCuyahoga CountyClevelandCuyahoga RiverIroquoian languageDarke CountyGreenvilleWilliam DarkeDefiance CountyDefianceFort DefianceAnthony WayneDelaware CountyDelaware IndiansErie CountySanduskyErie IndiansFairfield CountyLancasterFayette CountyWashington Court HouseGilbert du Motier, marquis de La FayetteColumbusBenjamin FranklinFounding FatherFulton CountyWauseonRobert FultonsteamboatGallia CountyGallipolisFranceGeauga CountyChardonGreene CountyNathanael GreeneGuernsey CountyCambridgeGuernseyHamilton CountyCincinnatiAlexander HamiltonSecretary of the TreasuryHancock CountyFindlayJohn HancockContinental CongressHardin CountyKentonJohn Hardin