Ohio: Bibliography and Sources

Atlas of Lawrence County, Ohio: Hardesty—1882; Lake—1887. N.p.: Lawrence County, Ohio, Historical Society, 1985. Reprint of parts of Historical Hand-Atlas…and History of Lawrence County, Ohio, published by H. H. Hardesty, 1882, combined with reprint of parts of An Atlas of Lawrence County, Ohio, from Actual Surveys, published by D. J. Lake, 1887.

Atlas of Morgan County, Ohio. New Philadelphia, Ohio: Paul R. Murray, 1902.

Ayers, Elsie Johnson. Hills of Highland. Springfield, Ohio: H. K. Skinner and Son, 1971.

Barth, Harold B. History of Columbiana County, Ohio. 2 vols. Topeka, Kan.: Historical Publishing Co., 1926.

Bates, Clement. Annotated Revised Statutes of the State of Ohio, Including All Laws of a General Nature in Force January 1, 1906. 3 vols. Cincinnati: W. H. Anderson Co., 1905.

Baughman, A. J. History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County. 2 vols. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909.

Biggs, Louise Ogan. Brief History of Vinton County [Ohio]. Columbus: Heer Printing Co., 1950.

Bowersox, Charles A., ed. Standard History of Williams County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. 2 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1920.

Brown, William. Map of Marion County, Ohio. Improved and finished under the direction of W. M. Roberts. Pittsburgh, 1852.

Buley, R. Carlyle. Old Northwest: Pioneer Period, 1815–1840. 2 vols. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1950.

Burke, Thomas Aquinas. Ohio Lands: A Short History. [Columbus]: Ohio Auditor of State, 1987.

Caldwell, J. A., and J. W. Starr. Atlas of Knox County Ohio, from Actual Surveys. 1871. J. A. Caldwell. Atlas of Knox County Ohio, from Actual Surveys. 1876. Reprint, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1980. Two atlases reprinted in a single volume.

Cannon, George H. "Michigan's Land Boundary." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 38 (1912): 163–168.

Cappon, Lester J., Barbara Bartz Petchenik, and John Hamilton Long, eds. Atlas of Early American History: The Revolutionary Era, 1760–1790. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1976. Section on boundaries is thoroughly documented.

Chase, Salmon P., ed. Statutes of Ohio and of the Northwestern Territory, Adopted or Enacted from 1788 to 1833 Inclusive: Together with the Ordinance of 1787; the Constitutions of Ohio and of the United States, and Various Public Instruments and Acts of Congress; Illustrated by a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Ohio; Numerous References and Notes, and Copious Indexes. 3 vols. Cincinnati, 1833–1835. Volume 3 contains a thorough and accurate compilation of legislation concerning county creations and boundary changes through 1833.

Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio; Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development; Aboriginal History; Pioneer History; Political Organization; Agricultural, Manufacturing, Commercial Interests, Including Oil and Gas; History of the County, Townships, Towns and Villages; Religious, Educational, Social, Political and Military History, Including Roster by Townships; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter; Biographies and Portraits of Early Settlers and Representative Citizens, Etc. Chicago, 1897.

Cring, Henry. Atlas of Holmes County, Ohio, from Actual Surveys. Condit, Ohio, 1875.

Dills, R. S. History of Fayette County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio: Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and All Other Authentic Sources. Dayton, 1881.

Dills, R. S. History of Greene County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio. Dayton, 1881.

Downes, Randolph Chandler. "Evolution of Ohio County Boundaries." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 36 (1927): 340–477.

Dubester, Henry J. State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken after the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States. 1948. Reprint, New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. The standard guide for its subject.

Duff, William A., ed. Ashland, "The City of Progress and Prosperity": Souvenir Program, Ashland Centennial Home-Coming, with Historical Sketch. Ashland, Ohio: Ashland Centennial Homecoming Association, 1915.

Eckley, H. J., and William T. Perry. History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio. 2 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1921.

Eirich, Constance G. "Study in Historico-Geography: The Establishing of the Ohio-Michigan Boundary Line." Journal of Geography 12 (1913): 5–8.

Evans, Nelson W. History of Scioto County, Ohio, Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. Portsmouth, Ohio: Nelson W. Evans, 1903.

Evans, Nelson W., and Emmons B. Stivers. History of Adams County, Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time: Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the County's Growth and Containing Numerous Engravings and Illustrations. West Union, Ohio: E. B. Stivers, 1900.

Filby, P. William, comp. American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books. 3d ed. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983.

Filby, P. William, comp. American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: 1982–1985 Supplement. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1987.

Filby, P. William, comp. Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

Galloway, Tod B. "Ohio-Michigan Boundary Line Dispute." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 4 (1895): 199–230.

Gilliland, Thaddeus S., ed. History of Van Wert County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond and Arnold, 1906.

Graham, A. A., ed. History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio, Their Past and Present: Containing a Comprehensive History of Ohio; a Complete History of Fairfield and Perry Counties; Their Townships, Cities, Villages, Towns, Schools, Churches, Societies, Industries, Statistics, Etc.; a History of Their Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Miscellaneous Matter; Maps of the Counties; Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1883.

Graham, John. Map of Franklin County, Ohio, from Actual Survey and Records. Philadelphia, 1856.

Hardesty, L. Q. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Ottawa County, Ohio, from Recent and Actual Surveys and Records. Chicago, 1874.

Hatcher, Harlan. The Western Reserve: The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1949.

Hening, William Waller, ed. Statutes at Large of Virginia, Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature in the Year 1619 [to 1792]. 13 vols. Richmond, 1819–1823.

History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1882.

History of Champaign County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Champaign County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1881.

History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Philadelphia, 1880.

History of Clinton County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Cities, Towns, Schools, Churches, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Clinton County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1882.

History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Darke County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1880.

History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1880. Reprint, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1974.

History of Hardin County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1883.

History of Hocking Valley, Ohio, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. 2 vols. Chicago, 1883.

History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Embracing Its Topography, Geological, Physical and Climatic Features; Its Agricultural, Stock-Growing, Railroad Interests, Etc.; a History of Logan County, Giving an Account of Its Aboriginal Inhabitants, Early Settlement by the Whites, Pioneer Incidents, Its Growth, Its Improvements, Organization of the County, Its Judicial and Political History, Its Business and Industries, Churches, Schools, Etc; Biographical Sketches; Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc. Chicago, 1880.

History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chicago, 1884.

History of Madison County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1883.

History of Marion County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1883.

History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1885.

History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. Cleveland, 1880.

History of Sandusky County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers. Cleveland, 1882.

History of Seneca County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. Chicago, 1886.

History of Union County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. 2 vols. Chicago, 1883.

History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1882.

History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Warren County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc . Chicago, 1882.

Hitchcock, A. B. C. History of Shelby County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., 1913.

Hough, B., and A. Bourne. Map of the State of Ohio from Actual Survey. Philadelphia, 1815. One of the most important early Ohio maps depicting county boundaries and land surveys in great detail.

Howland, H. G., comp. Atlas of Auglaize County, Ohio, from Records and Original Surveys. 1880. Atlas of Auglaize County, with Historical and Biographical Sketches. 1898. J. H. Meyer, comp. Atlas and History of Auglaize County with Biographical Sketches. 1917. Reprint, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1975. Three atlases reprinted with indexes of names in a single volume.

Indiana Territory. Executive Journal of Indiana Territory, 1800–1816. Edited by William Wesley Woollen, Daniel Wait Howe, and Jacob Piatt Dunn. Indiana Historical Society Publications, vol. 3, no. 3. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1900. Cited as Ind. Terr., Exec. Journal.

Jackson, Ronald Vern, Gary Ronald Teeples, and David Schaefermayer, eds. Early Ohio Census Records. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1974.

Jenkins, Warren. Ohio Gazetteer, and Traveler's Guide: Containing a Description of the Several Towns, Townships and Counties, with Their Water Courses, Roads, Improvements, Mineral Productions, Etc., Etc. Columbus, 1839.

Kane, Joseph Nathan. American Counties: Origins of Names, Dates of Creation and Organization, Area, Population, Historical Data, and Published Sources. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.

Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records. [Baltimore]: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.

Lake, D. J. Atlas of Clermont County, Ohio. Philadelphia, 1891.

Lake, D. J. Atlas of Cuyahoga County Ohio, from Actual Surveys. Philadelphia, 1874.

Lake, D. J. Atlas of Morgan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, 1875.

Laning, J. F. "The Evolution of Ohio Counties." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications 5 (1897): 326–350.

Larzelere, Claude S. "Boundaries of Michigan." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 30 (1903–1904): 1–27.

Lewis, Thomas William. History of Southeastern Ohio and the Muskingum Valley, 1788–1928: Covering Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry and Washington Counties. 3 vols. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928.

Long, John H., ed. Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788–1980. 5 vols. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1984.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Session Laws. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1936. Complemented by Pollack (below), this guide lists all state session laws through 1935.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Statutes of States of the United States of America, Including Revisions, Compilations, Digests, Codes and Indexes. Providence: Oxford Press, 1937. The most complete guide to state codes through 1937.

McDonnell, John. Map of Sandusky County, Ohio. [Philadelphia], 1860.

M'Grane, Reginald C. "The Evolution of the Ohio-Erie Boundary." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 22 (1913): 326–339.

McKay, Will S. Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio: Containing Complete Maps of the County and Each of Its Townships and Villages, Carefully Platted from Official Records and Recent Surveys; Together with a General History of the County from the Time of the Earliest Explorations of White Men to the Present, Showing the Progress and Achievements of Its First Century. Lebanon, Ohio: Centennial Atlas Association Publishers, 1903.

McKelvey, A. T., ed. Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1903.

McMurray, William J., ed. History of Auglaize County, Ohio. 2 vols. Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

Mathews, Alfred. Ohio and Her Western Reserve, with a Story of Three States Leading to the Latter, from Connecticut, by Way of Wyoming, Its Indian Wars and Massacre. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1902.

Mendenhall, T. C., and A. A. Graham. "Boundary Line between Ohio and Indiana, and between Ohio and Michigan." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications 4 (1895): 127–198.

Michigan Territory. Laws of the Territory of Michigan. 4 vols. Lansing, Mich., 1871-1884. Cited as Mich. Terr. Laws.

Miller, George J. "Establishment of Michigan's Boundaries: A Study in Historical Geography." American Geographical Society Bulletin 43 (1911): 339–351.

Millis, Wade. "When Michigan Was Born." Michigan History Magazine 18 (1934): 208–224.

Morrow County Ohio Historical Atlas: A Combined Reprint of the 1857 Map by Harwood & Watson, 1871 Atlas by C. O. Titus, and the 1901 Atlas by Thad E. Buck. Mount Gilead, Ohio: Morrow Genealogical Society, 1990.

Nunan, Philip. Map of Erie and Part of Ottawa, Showing the Sections, Farms, Lots and Villages. Sandusky, 1863.

Ohio. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio. Chillicothe [et al.], 1803–. Cited as Ohio Laws.

Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey, Final Report. 4 vols. Edited by C. E. Sherman. Vol. 1, The Ohio-Michigan Boundary, 1916; vol. 3, Original Ohio Land Subdivisions, 1925. Reprint, Columbus, Ohio: State of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, 1972. Excellent maps and commentary on Ohio land subdivisions and the Ohio-Michigan boundary controversy.

Overman, William D. Ohio Town Names. Akron, Ohio: Atlantic Press, 1958.

Page, William Herbert, and John J. Adams. Annotated General Code of the State of Ohio of 1910, and All Laws of a General Nature Passed Since Its Adoption and in Force January 1, 1912. 7 vols. Cincinnati: W. H. Anderson Company, 1912.

Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1969–1981.

Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Edited by John K. Wright. Washington, D.C., and New York: Carnegie Institution of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. Excellent section on international and interstate boundary disputes.

Pence, George, and Nellie C. Armstrong. Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State, and County. Indiana Historical Collections, vol. 19. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1933.

Peters, William E. Ohio Lands and Their History. 3d ed. Athens, Ohio: W. E. Peters, 1930.

Peters, William E. "Tells Strange Story of Ohio's Lost Lands." Athens [Ohio] Messenger. 21 December 1924, pp. 2, 12.

Petty, Gerald M., comp. Ohio 1810 Tax Duplicates: Arranged in a State-Wide Alphabetical List of Names of Taxpayers, with an Index of Names of Original Entries. Columbus: Gerald M. Petty, 1976.

Pioneer and General History of Geauga County [Ohio], with Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men . N.p., 1880.

Pollack, Ervin H., comp. Supplement with Bibliographical Notes, Emendations, and Additions to the Check List of Session Laws, Compiled by Grace E. MacDonald. Preliminary ed. Boston: National Association of State Libraries, 1941. Fills gaps in MacDonald's 1935 compilation (above) to produce the most complete list of state session laws through 1935.

Porter, Eugene O. "Boundary and Jurisdictional Problems of the Kentucky-Ohio Border." Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 55 (1946): 155–164.

Putnam County Pioneer Association. Centennial History, 1873–1973. Columbus Grove, Ohio: Putnam County Pioneer Association, 1972.

Reighard, Frank H., ed. Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and County. 2 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1920.

Robertson, Charles. History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Chicago, 1886.

Robinson, Morgan Poitiaux. Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Legislation. Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, vol. 9. Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1916.

Rohrbough, Malcolm J. Land Office Business: The Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789–1837. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.

Royce, Charles C., comp. "Indian Land Cessions in the United States." Part 2 of Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1896–1897. Washington, D.C., 1899. The standard authority in its field; state maps detail all Indian land-cession treaties with the federal government.

Sanderson, Thomas W., ed. Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1907.

Sarchet, Cyrus P. B. History of Guernsey County, Ohio. 2 vols. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Co., 1911.

Schafer, Joseph. "Editorial Comment: State Boundaries in the Old Northwest." Wisconsin Magazine of History 21 (1938): 337–355.

Sealock, Richard B., Margaret M. Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell. Bibliography of Place-Name Literature: United States and Canada. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.

Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Ohio. Edited by John H. Long. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. 97 counties, 311 pages, 442 maps.

Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Guide to Local and Family History at the Newberry Library. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1987.

Smith, Thomas H. The Mapping of Ohio: The Delineation of the State of Ohio Through the Use of Manuscript Maps, Printed Maps, and Plats, Sketches and Plans from Original Map Makers with a Narrative Which Describes Each Map from Contemporary Sources. [Kent, Ohio]: Kent State University Press, 1977.

Sosin, Jack M. Whitehall and the Wilderness: The Middle West in British Colonial Policy, 1760–1775. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 1961.

Soule, Annah May. "Southern and Western Boundaries of Michigan." Publications of the Michigan Political Science Association 2 (1896): 29–81. Also in Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 27 (1897): 346–390.

Stephenson, Richard W., comp. Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. Most of the maps listed here have been reproduced on microfiche by the Library of Congress.

Sterrett, Frank M. History of Miami County [Ohio]. Troy, Ohio: Montgomery Printing Co., 1917.

Swindler, William F., ed. Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions. 10 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1973–1979. The most complete and up-to-date compilation for the states.

Tanner, Helen Hornbeck. Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.

Territorial Papers of the United States. Vols. 1–26 edited by Clarence E. Carter; vols. 27–28 edited by John P. Bloom. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1975. Cited as Terr. Papers U.S.

Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. An atlas of well-designed county outline maps for each state, accompanied by a bibliography and an explanation of methodology.

United States. Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, 1845–1874. Cited as U.S. Stat.

U.S. Census Bureau. “Significant Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970–Present.” http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html.

Upton, Harriet Taylor. History of the Western Reserve. 3 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1910.

Van Cleaf, Aaron R. History of Pickaway County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1906.

Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976. The standard compilation for its subject.

Vinton, Samuel Finley. "Argument Concerning Boundary Line between Ohio and Virginia." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 4 (1895): 67–126.

Wallis, Helen. "Michigan's Lost Peninsula." Michigan Heritage 2 (1961): 121–130.

Way, Willard V. Facts and Historical Events of the Toledo War of 1835, as Connected with the First Session of the Court of Common Pleas of Lucas County, Ohio. 1869. Reprint, The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries 40, extra number 159 (1930): 1–56.

Whitt, Aileen M. Clermont County, Ohio—1870: Atlas and History. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1985. Reprint of D. J. Lake, Atlas of Clermont County, Ohio, 1870.

Williams, Byron. History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio, from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. 2 vols. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Co., 1913.

Williams, W. W. History of the Fire Lands: Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers. Cleveland, 1879.

Williamson, C. W. History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Prominent Public Men. Columbus, Ohio: W. M. Linn and Sons, 1905.

Wittke, Carl. "The Ohio-Michigan Boundary Dispute Re-examined." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 45 (1936): 299–319.