Owing to the destruction of the original records in the burning of the Henry County court house in 1847, and the loss of not a few since that time, it is impossible to furnish a complete roster of county officials.
The settlement and development of Henry county for various reasons were considerably retarded and for a period of fourteen years the public affairs of the people residing within its territory were under the jurisdiction of the neighboring counties of Wood
Although explored by French traders and Jesuit missionaries as early perhaps as 1680, it was not until after 1800 that permanent settlers began to locate in the valley of the Maumee.