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Ohio County
Auglaize County, Ohio
Neil Armstrong's hometown and Ohio's canal heritage - from Wapakoneta's Armstrong Air and Space Museum (the official memorial to Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, who was born and raised in Wapakoneta - the museum's simulated lunar landing experience and Armstrong artifacts draw visitors from around the world to a small west-central Ohio town) to New Bremen's extraordinary collection of antique bicycles at the Bicycle Museum of America and the historic Ohio & Erie Canal's Auglaize County segment, and a prosperous agricultural and manufacturing county defined by its most famous son.
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Office: Auglaize County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency – 209 S Blackhoof St, #206, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 | (419) 739-6725 | auglaizeema.org; mission is “to provide a comprehensive Emergency Management program that protects lives, property, and the environment through preparedness, response, and recovery.”
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: I-75 and US-33 serve Wapakoneta, the county seat, in northwest Ohio
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) is a public-use general aviation airport in New Knoxville, roughly 9 miles southwest of downtown Wapakoneta, owned by the Auglaize County Airport Authority since it opened in 1956.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Auglaize County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via auglaizecounty.org.
Notes: Auglaize County was established February 14, 1848, named for the Auglaize River. Wapakoneta is genuinely, world-famously the hometown of Neil Armstrong – the first human to walk on the Moon, commander of Apollo 11 (1969) and pilot of Gemini 8. The city, nicknamed “Home of the First Man on the Moon” and “Moon City,” is home to the Armstrong Air & Space Museum, which documents his life and NASA career. The site of colonial-era Fort au Glaize (a 1748 French trading post, later re-established as Francis Duchouquet’s Trading Post before passing to British control) once stood about a half-mile northeast of present-day Wapakoneta.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Auglaize County Veterans Service Commission – 209 South Blackhoof St, Room 202, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 | (419) 739-6750 | Fax: (419) 739-6751 | [email protected] | Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-4:30 PM; Director/VSO Rob Wiss.
State: Ohio Department of Veterans Services – dvs.ohio.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Auglaize County Public Library – 203 S. Perry Street, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 | (419) 738-2921; offers meeting room/study space reservations, weekly storytimes, 14-day loanable WiFi hotspots, and a “Kitchen Collection” of specialty baking pans; new 2026 hours have shifted opening to 9 AM systemwide.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Armstrong Air & Space Museum (see above) is the county’s premier, nationally significant attraction.
Notes: The genuine Neil Armstrong hometown heritage is one of the most distinctive, nationally recognized facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Auglaize County Auditor – confirm current phone via auglaizecounty.org.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Auglaize County Dog Warden – 209 S. Blackhoof Street, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 | (419) 302-8303 | [email protected]; Chief Dog Warden Russ Bailey.
Nonprofit: Auglaize County Humane Society – 616 N. Dixie Hwy, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 | (419) 738-7808 | [email protected] | Hours: Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 11 AM-4 PM, Sat 11 AM-3 PM, closed Wed/Sun; founded 1974; adoption fees $100-$250 for dogs, $30-$50 for cats.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Auglaize County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via auglaizecounty.org.
NOTES: Auglaize County is the sixth county in this batch (Adams, Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Auglaize, Belmont) of the Ohio v2 redo. The genuine Neil Armstrong hometown/Armstrong Air & Space Museum heritage is one of the most distinctive, nationally significant facts covered anywhere in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Auglaize County
Auglaize County is west-central Ohio’s most celebrated county – birthplace of the first human to walk on the moon and a prosperous agricultural community where precision manufacturing and canal heritage complement the Armstrong legacy.
Wapakoneta (the county seat, population ~10,000) was the boyhood home of Neil Armstrong – born in 1930 in Wapakoneta, Armstrong returned after his Apollo 11 mission and maintained connections to the community throughout his life. The Armstrong Air and Space Museum, opened in 1972, contains Armstrong’s Gemini VIII spacecraft, an Apollo 11 command module, and the Astro-Theatre’s simulated lunar journey.
New Bremen (population ~3,000) hosts the Bicycle Museum of America – one of the world’s largest collections of antique and historical bicycles, covering the history of cycling from early velocipedes through modern racing machines.
The county’s manufacturing sector – particularly Crown Equipment Corporation (the world’s largest private manufacturer of forklift trucks, headquartered in New Bremen) – provides substantial employment and economic stability.
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Auglaize County Auditor at 209 S. Blackhoof Street, Wapakoneta, OH 45895, phone 419-739-6736. Appeal to County Board of Revision by April 1.
Courts & Legal
Auglaize County Probate Court at 201 Willipie Street, Suite 302, Wapakoneta, OH 45895, phone 419-739-6717, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
201 South Willipie St, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(419) 739-6350
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Auglaize County Probate Court, Wapakoneta (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
The 1894 Auglaize County Courthouse, NRHP-listed, is a significant local landmark.
Local societies
No dedicated Auglaize County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Auglaize County Probate Court 201 Willipie Street, Suite 119, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 (419) 739-6778
Auglaize County was founded February 14, 1848, named for the Auglaize River, in northwestern Ohio, seated in Wapakoneta. The 1894 Auglaize County Courthouse, Italianate in style, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Ohio has not adopted the Uniform Probate Code, but has incorporated some streamlined concepts into its own system under Title 21 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC Chapters 2101-2131).
Summary Release from Administration (ORC § 2113.03) – available for very small estates valued at $5,000 or less. Lets the court release assets quickly, often to cover funeral expenses and support the surviving family, without a fiduciary being appointed.
Release from Administration (ORC § 2113.03) – Ohio’s broader small-estate shortcut. Available when the gross probate estate is $35,000 or less, OR up to $100,000 if the entire estate passes to a surviving spouse (by will or by Ohio’s intestacy law). No executor/administrator is appointed; the court releases the estate directly to the person(s) entitled to it.
Full Estate Administration – required when the estate exceeds these thresholds or the situation is otherwise contested or complex. The court appoints a fiduciary (Ohio’s term for executor/administrator), issues a Certificate of Appointment once any will is admitted, and the fiduciary inventories assets, publishes notice to creditors, pays debts, and distributes what remains under ongoing court supervision.
Step 2: filing for administration
File the will (if any) and an application with the Probate Court in the county where the decedent resided.
If pursuing Release from Administration or Summary Release, complete the applicable court forms (Form 5.0 for standard Release, Form 5.10 for Summary Release) along with a complete asset inventory and supporting documents.
For full administration, the court issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration to the appointed fiduciary.
The fiduciary publishes notice to creditors; claims generally must be presented within 6 months of the date of death.
The fiduciary inventories and manages estate assets, pays valid debts and expenses, and distributes what remains according to the will or Ohio’s intestacy law, reporting to the court along the way.
The estate is closed once a final account is filed and approved by the court.
What it costs
Filing fees vary by county – check with Auglaize County directly for current fees.
No state estate tax, no state inheritance tax (repealed effective January 1, 2013). Only the federal estate tax could apply, and only to very large estates ($15,000,000 per individual as of 2026).
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
201 South Willipie St, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(419) 739-6350
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
1205 Havemann Rd, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(419) 738-3813
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
201 South Willipie St, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(419) 738-4001
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
1400 Allentown Rd, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(419) 738-3410
Job and Family Services
1400 Allentown Rd, Wapakoneta, OH 45895
(419) 738-3708
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Auglaize County Health Department – confirm current contact via auglaizehealth.org; operates a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) for emergency preparedness volunteers.
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County Facts
County Seat: Wapakoneta
Population: 46,000
Established: 1848
Tier: 3
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