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Ohio · Northeast Ohio · Amish Country · #614 Most Populous County in the US
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Office: Tuscarawas County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Agency – LEPC information line: (330) 308-6670 | Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-4:30 PM; LEPC meets quarterly, open to the public; maintains a specific evacuation plan for the Dover Dam.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911. All emergency hazardous-material releases can be reported to Tuscarawas County 911, 24/7.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: I-77 and US-250/SR-16 serve New Philadelphia, the county seat, in east-central Ohio along the Tuscarawas River
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Tuscarawas County, founded March 15, 1808, takes its name from a Delaware word variously translated as “old town” or “open mouth.”
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Tuscarawas County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via co.tuscarawas.oh.us.
Notes: Tuscarawas County is genuinely, remarkably home to Ohio’s earliest recorded history. In 1772, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger led a group of Christian Delaware Native Americans to the Tuscarawas River valley and founded Schoenbrunn Village (“beautiful spring” in German) – recognized as Ohio’s first permanent settlement, with the state’s first church, first schoolhouse (Zeisberger later published a Delaware-language spelling book for his pupils), and first written code of laws. The peaceful mission community grew to over 600 residents before being abandoned in 1777 amid pressures of the Revolutionary War; the reconstructed village, a National Historic Landmark, is now a State Memorial site. Nearby Fort Laurens, built 1778, is Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort. The county’s outdoor drama “Trumpet in the Land,” Ohio’s official state play, dramatizes Schoenbrunn’s founding each summer and is one of the longest-running outdoor dramas in the country. The Sugarcreek area, settled by Swiss immigrants reminded of their homeland’s rolling hills, became a center of Swiss cheese production and today features murals depicting Swiss life alongside the World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Tuscarawas County Veteran Service Commission – 393 16th St. SW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663; staffed by a board of veterans representing local American Legion, DAV, VFW, and Vietnam Veterans of America posts.
State: Ohio Department of Veterans Services – dvs.ohio.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Tuscarawas County Public Library System – confirm current addresses/hours via co.tuscarawas.oh.us; digitized local history materials, including Schoenbrunn Village archival photos, are available via Ohio Memory.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Schoenbrunn Village State Memorial (National Historic Landmark) and Fort Laurens (Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort) are the county’s premier historic attractions.
Notes: The genuine “first permanent settlement in Ohio” heritage at Schoenbrunn Village is one of the most historically significant facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Tuscarawas County Auditor – tuscarawascountyauditor.org.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Tuscarawas County Dog Warden – 1751 Tech Park Drive NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663 | (330) 339-2616 | [email protected]; Chief Dog Warden Ken Griffin; Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-5 PM, limited Saturday hours.
Nonprofit: Tuscarawas County Humane Society – 1432 Tall Timber Rd NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663 | (330) 343-6060; receives owner surrenders and dogs transferred from the county Dog Warden; not government-funded.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Stark-Tusc-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District – confirm current contact via co.tuscarawas.oh.us.
NOTES: Tuscarawas County is the second county in the final batch (Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Vinton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot) of the Ohio v2 redo. The genuine “first permanent settlement in Ohio” heritage at Schoenbrunn Village is one of the most historically 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 Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County is a northeast Ohio county and the 614th most populous in the United States, covering 568 square miles of the Tuscarawas River valley.
New Philadelphia (the county seat, population ~17,000) is the county’s governmental center on the Tuscarawas River. Adjacent Schoenbrunn Village – a reconstructed Moravian mission established in 1772 – was the first settlement and the site of the first church and school in Ohio, predating statehood by decades.
Dover (population ~13,000) is the county’s second city and industrial anchor – home to Timken (bearings and steel) operations and other manufacturing that have sustained the county’s blue-collar economy.
Sugarcreek (population ~2,300) is known as the “Little Switzerland of Ohio” – a community with a strong Swiss Mennonite heritage that celebrates its heritage through alpine-style architecture, the annual Ohio Swiss Festival, and significant cheese production. The surrounding countryside is part of the broader Holmes-Tuscarawas Amish settlement.
The Tuscarawas Valley wine trail and the proximity to Holmes County’s Amish country draw significant heritage tourism to the county.
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Ohio appraises at 100% of true value, assessed at 35%. Full reappraisals every six years. File a complaint with the Tuscarawas County Board of Revision at 125 E. High Avenue, New Philadelphia, OH 44663, phone 330-365-3240. Window: January 1 through April 1. No OH estate or inheritance tax.
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Courts & Legal
Courts & Legal
Probate Court: The Tuscarawas County Probate Court at 125 E. High Avenue, New Philadelphia, OH 44663, phone 330-365-3243, handles wills, estate administration, guardianships, and trusts.
Recorder: The Tuscarawas County Recorder at 125 E. High Avenue, phone 330-365-3241, maintains real property records. Land records searchable online.
Senior Services
The Tuscarawas County Council on Aging at 1320 4th Street NW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663, phone 330-343-4461, serves the county’s senior population. Union Hospital (Trinityhealth) in Dover provides significant geriatric care.
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Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
PROBATE COURT
125 East High Ave, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
(330) 365-3227
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Tuscarawas County Probate Court, New Philadelphia (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Tuscarawas 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
Tuscarawas County Probate Court 101 East High Avenue, Room 203, New Philadelphia, OH 44663 (330) 365-3266 Tuscarawas County is in eastern Ohio, seated in New Philadelphia.
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 Tuscarawas 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
125 East High Ave, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
(330) 365-3227
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
121 East High Ave, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
(330) 365-3245
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
344 South Broadway St, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
(330) 339-1495
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
197 East Iron Ave, Dover, OH 44622
(330) 343-5555
Job and Family Services
1218 South Wooster Ave, Dover, OH 44622
(330) 364-8571
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Tuscarawas County Health Department – confirm current contact via co.tuscarawas.oh.us.
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