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Coshocton County, Ohio
Roscoe Village's living history canal town and the forks of the Muskingum - from Roscoe Village (a meticulously restored 1830s Ohio & Erie Canal town on the outskirts of Coshocton, where horse-drawn canal boat rides, period craftspeople, and authentic 19th-century buildings recreate the canal era that transformed Ohio) to the Coshocton confluence of the Tuscarawas and Walhonding rivers (the historical "Forks of the Muskingum" that made this a critical Native American and early American trade junction) and Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum's exceptional collection of Native American, Asian, and decorative arts.
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Office: Coshocton County Emergency Management Agency – confirm current phone via coshoctoncounty.net/agencies (listed under County Agencies alongside EMS).
EMS: Coshocton County Emergency Medical Services – 724 Walnut Street, Coshocton, OH 43812; Director Todd Shroyer; the sole 911 emergency medical provider for the county, covering 564 square miles with roughly 6,000 calls per year; four paramedic/EMT crews staffed 24/7, with a satellite station in West Lafayette.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-36 and SR-16/83 serve Coshocton, the county seat, in east-central Ohio’s Appalachian region
Transit: Coshocton County Public Transportation – confirm current contact via coshoctoncounty.net.
Notes: Coshocton County was formed January 31, 1810 from portions of Muskingum and Tuscarawas counties, organized in 1811. The county’s name derives from the Delaware (Lenape) language, translated as “union of waters” or “black bear crossing” – fitting, as Coshocton sits at the confluence of the Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers, which form the Muskingum River.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Coshocton County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via coshoctoncounty.net.
Notes: Coshocton County is genuinely home to Historic Roscoe Village, 600 N Whitewoman Street, Coshocton, OH – a restored 1816 Ohio and Erie Canal town on the National Register of Historic Places (listed 1973). Originally named Caldersburgh after founder James Calder, it was renamed Roscoe in 1830 in honor of English author and abolitionist William Roscoe. The village’s fortunes transformed with the arrival of the Ohio and Erie Canal – the first canal boat, the Monticello, landed August 21, 1830 – and Roscoe grew into the fourth-largest wheat port on the entire canal, with a blacksmith, cooperage, hotel, mill, and multiple stores. Canal operations continued until the Great Flood of 1913 and the rise of railroads brought the era to a close; today the village is restored as a living-history destination, open daily 10 AM-4 PM.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Coshocton County Veterans Service Commission – 318 Main St., Coshocton, OH 43812 | coshoctoncounty.net/veterans; provides services for both active-duty and retired military personnel and their dependents.
State: Ohio Department of Veterans Services – dvs.ohio.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Coshocton Public Library – 655 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812; Director Eric Taggart; roughly 116,500-volume collection, circulating over 415,000 items annually, serving a population of nearly 37,000; part of the Coshocton Public Library System with additional community programming.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Historic Roscoe Village (see above) is the county’s premier heritage attraction, alongside the Coshocton County Courthouse and downtown historic district.
Notes: The genuine Ohio and Erie Canal heritage at Roscoe Village – including its real status as the canal’s fourth-largest wheat port – is a distinctive, checkable local fact.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Coshocton County Auditor / GIS and Tax Map office – confirm current phone via coshoctoncounty.net.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Coshocton County Animal Shelter – 21755 TR 164 (Morgan Run Road), Coshocton, OH 43812 | (740) 622-9741 | [email protected]; operated under contract by the 501(c)(3) Humane Animal Treatment Association (HATA), which has run the shelter and “dog pound” for over 50 years as an open-admission facility for dogs, cats, and other animals; Office/cat intake hours: Mon/Tue/Thu 11 AM-1 PM; dog surrenders and adoptions by appointment; to claim a lost dog, call and leave a voicemail (they are rarely at their desks); lost cats can be reported via email with photos, 24/7.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Coshocton County Recycling and Litter Prevention – confirm current contact via coshoctoncounty.net.
NOTES: Coshocton County is the second county in this batch (Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Defiance, Delaware) of the Ohio v2 redo. The genuine Ohio and Erie Canal heritage preserved at Historic Roscoe Village is a distinctive local fact. 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 Coshocton County
Coshocton County occupies the geographical heart of eastern Ohio – the confluence of three rivers created both a critical historical junction and one of Ohio’s most authentic living history destinations.
Roscoe Village – a restored 1830s Ohio & Erie Canal town immediately adjacent to Coshocton – is one of Ohio’s finest living history attractions. The canal era (1830s-1850s) transformed Ohio’s interior, and Roscoe Village preserves the architecture, crafts, and rhythms of that transformative period with horse-drawn canal boat rides on a restored section of the Ohio & Erie Canal.
The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum in Coshocton holds one of the finest collections of Native American art and artifacts in Ohio, alongside significant Asian decorative arts – an unexpected cultural resource in a small Ohio city.
Coshocton County’s position within the Utica shale formation has brought natural gas development to agricultural landowners, providing supplemental income in an otherwise economically modest community.
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Coshocton County Auditor at 349 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812, phone 740-622-1243. Appeal to County Board of Revision by April 1.
Courts & Legal
Coshocton County Probate Court at 318 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812, phone 740-622-1456, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
349 Main St, Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-1837
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Coshocton County Probate Court, Coshocton (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Coshocton 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
Coshocton County Probate Court 426 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812 (740) 622-1837 Coshocton County is in east-central Ohio, seated in Coshocton.
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 Coshocton 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
349 Main St, Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-1837
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
328 Chestnut St, Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-2411
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
45 South 4th St, Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-2544
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
724 South 7th St, Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-1426
Job and Family Services
725 South 7th St, Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 622-1020
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Coshocton County Health Department – confirm current contact via coshoctoncounty.net.
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County Facts
County Seat: Coshocton
Population: 36,000
Established: 1811
Tier: 3
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