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Ohio County
Logan County, Ohio
Ohio's highest point and Indian Lake's resort tradition - from Campbell Hill (1,549 feet above sea level, the highest natural point in Ohio - a modest glacial kame that nonetheless holds Ohio's topographic crown) to Indian Lake State Park's resort community (one of Ohio's most popular inland lakes for boating, fishing, and summer cottages, with a resort tradition dating to the 1870s when the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad brought vacationers from Dayton and Columbus) and Bellefontaine's concrete street legacy (one of the first concrete-paved streets in the United States was laid in Bellefontaine in 1891).
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Office: Logan County Emergency Management Agency – 1855 St. Rt. 47 West, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 | (937) 593-5743 | Fax: (937) 592-1062 | Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-4:30 PM; Director Helen L. Norris; residents notified of storm-damage reporting requests via CCEA (phone/email) with an online damage-report portal.
Sheriff: Logan County Sheriff’s Office – 284 County Road 32 S, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 | (937) 592-5731.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911. NAMING TRAP: this is Logan County, Ohio (seat: Bellefontaine) – distinct from the several other same-named counties nationally.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-33 and SR-47/68 serve Bellefontaine, the county seat, roughly 48 miles northwest of Columbus
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Bellefontaine’s name translates to “beautiful fountain,” referencing the natural springs that drew early 19th-century settlers.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Logan County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via co.logan.oh.us.
Notes: Logan County holds genuine national engineering and geographic distinctions. Bellefontaine’s Court Avenue, first paved with concrete in 1893 by inventor George Bartholomew, is recognized as the first concrete street in the United States – designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1976 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city also claims Campbell Hill (elevation 1,549.09 feet), the highest natural point in the entire state of Ohio, marked by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1900; the hill hosted a Cold War-era Air Force radar installation (664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1951-1969) before its current use as the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. The Logan County Courthouse (built 1870, Second Empire style, architect Alexander Koehler) is also NRHP-listed.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Logan County Veteran’s Services – 121 S. Opera St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311 | (937) 599-4221 | Fax: (937) 592-1998.
State: Ohio Department of Veterans Services – dvs.ohio.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Logan County District Library – central/oldest branch is the Knowlton Library on Main Street in downtown Bellefontaine (library founded 1901, current building completed 1994, named for Clarence L. and Vertura Knowlton via the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation); additional branches in Rushsylvania, West Mansfield, DeGraff, West Liberty, East Liberty, and Lakeview; confirm current phone/hours via logancountylibraries.org.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Campbell Hill (Ohio’s highest point), the first-concrete-street historic marker on Court Avenue, and the Logan County History Center (in the restored 1906 Orr Mansion) are the county’s signature attractions, along with nearby Indian Lake.
Notes: The genuine “highest point in Ohio” and “first concrete street in America” facts are among the most distinctive covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Logan County Auditor – confirm current phone via co.logan.oh.us.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Logan County Animal Shelter (Dog Warden) – 284 County Road 32 S, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 | (937) 592-5731 | Fax: (937) 592-4327; located on the grounds of the Sheriff’s Office, addressing both pet and livestock needs; enforces ORC 955; does not handle cat calls (no Ohio law governs cats) or wildlife (contact ODNR, (614) 644-3929, for coyotes/raccoons/possums); a surgery suite for spay/neuter services was planned for completion by end of 2026.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Logan County Solid Waste District – confirm current contact via co.logan.oh.us.
NOTES: Logan County is the fourth county in this batch (Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison) of the Ohio v2 redo. The genuine “highest point in Ohio” (Campbell Hill) and “first concrete street in America” (Court Avenue) facts are among the most distinctive 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 Logan County
Logan County is west-central Ohio’s topographic high point and resort lake county – a community of modest hills and pleasant lakes defined by its geographical superlatives.
Bellefontaine (the county seat, population ~13,000) holds a peculiar infrastructure claim to fame – the first concrete-paved street in the United States was laid on Court Avenue in Bellefontaine in 1891 by George Bartholomew, whose experiment with Portland cement concrete paving launched the modern road surface industry.
Campbell Hill – on the former Bellefontaine radar base property – reaches 1,549 feet above sea level, making it Ohio’s highest point. The elevation is underwhelming by any mountainous state’s standards but represents the maximum achievement of Ohio’s glacially shaped landscape.
Indian Lake – a state-regulated reservoir on the Great Miami headwaters – has been a central Ohio resort destination since the 1870s. The lake’s 5,800 surface acres support boating, fishing, and a substantial cottage community.
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Logan County Auditor at 100 S. Madriver Street, Suite 103, Bellefontaine, OH 43311, phone 937-599-7209. Appeal to County Board of Revision by April 1.
Courts & Legal
Logan County Probate Court at 101 S. Main Street, Room 204, Bellefontaine, OH 43311, phone 937-599-7258, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
100 South Madriver St, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(937) 599-7264
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Logan County Probate Court, Bellefontaine (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Logan 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
Logan County Probate Court (Logan County Court Center) 101 South Main Street, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 (937) 599-7249 Logan County is in west-central Ohio, seated in Bellefontaine.
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 Logan 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
100 South Madriver St, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(937) 599-7264
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
1636 State Route 47 West, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(937) 599-3333
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
1523 County Road 32, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(937) 592-1958
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health District
1839 County Road 8, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(937) 599-5545
Job and Family Services
1235 North Detroit St, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
(937) 592-9871
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Logan County Health District – 310 S. Main St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311 | (937) 592-9040 | Fax: (937) 592-6746; after-hours health emergencies route to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, (937) 592-5731.
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