Fayette County Resources

Facts & Figures

County Seat:

Washington Court House

Established:

1810

Parent County:

Ross & Highland

Area:

407 square miles

Named For:

Marquis de Fayette, French soldier and diplomat, who supported the American effort during the Revolutionary War.

Location:

Central-Southwestern Ohio

Topography:

Flat to sloping till plain.

Major Cities, Villages

Buena Vista, Good Hope, Jeffersonville, Memphis, Milledgeville, New Holland, New Martinsburg, Pancoastville, Washington Court House.

Population:

1830:1,854, 1850: 12,726, 1900: 21,725, 1990: 27,500

People of Note:

Archibald M. Willard ("Spirit of '76 Painter), Benjamin O. Davis (1st African American General), Harry M. Daugherty (U.S. Attorney General).

Historical Society

Fayette County Historical Society

517 Columbus Avenue, Washington C.H., OH 43160
Phone: 740.335.2953

Genealogical Society

Fayette County Genealogical Society

PO Box 342, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160-0342
Website: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohfayette/FayetteCountyGS.html

Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Fayette County Chamber of Commerce

101 East East Street, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160
Phone: 740.335.0761
Website: http://www.fayettecountychamberoh.com/

Fayette County Travel, Tourism & Convention Bureau

101 East East Street, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160
Phone: 740.335.0761
Website: http://www.fayettecountychamberoh.com/

County Courthouse

Fayette County

110 East Court, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160-1395
Phone: 740.3335.0720
Website: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

County Archives

Fayette County Archives

201 South Fayette Street (top floor of old armory), Washington Court House, Ohio 43160
Phone: 740.333.3510
Website: http://www.fayette-co-oh.com/Archive/
Email: [email protected]

County Recorder's Office

County Recorder

Website: http://www.fayette-co-oh.com/Recorder/

County Library

Carnegie Public Library

127 South North Street, Washington C. H., Ohio 43160
Phone: 740.335.2540
Website: http://www.washington-ch.lib.oh.us/

Other Resources

Political Graveyard

 Fayette County Politicians

Surrounding Counties

Pickaway

Ross

Highland

Clinton

Greene

Madison

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