

Check out the categories below for a multitude of public records and documents, including deeds, tax records, and commissioners' documents. Toledo is the county seat and largest city. Lucas County has 5 cities, 6 villages, and 11 townships. Lucas County's boundaries today are the Michigan counties of Lenawee and Monroe to the north, the Canadian province of Ontario on the northeast, Lake Erie on the east, and the Ohio counties of Ottawa on the southeast, Wood on the south, Henry on the southwest, and Fulton on the west. Ohio's ownership was confirmed in 1837, when Congress admitted Michigan to the Union as a state on the condition that it cede the Toledo Strip Ohio. Depending on the type of business you are starting, certain licenses and permits will need to be obtained from the State of Ohio and also from the local county or city. Lucas County was created by Ohio in 1835 while the territory was occupied by the Michigan militia. Ohio Business Licenses Various licenses and permits may be needed to operate your business in Ohio in addition to registering with ODT. The war consisted of many lawsuits and a few shots fired into the air.

When Michigan petitioned for statehood in 1835, Ohio and Michigan both claimed the "Toledo Strip" and the dispute precipitated the Toledo War. Thanks to inaccurate maps, the northern border of the State of Ohio, established in 1803, did not agree with the southern border of the Territory of Michigan, established in 1805.
