Ohio State Vital Records Office

Ohio Department of Health P.O. Box 15098 Columbus, OH 43216 (614) 466-2531

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By Mail - Turn around is estimated at 3 to 6 weeks from the day the request is received. However, people are urged to allow sufficient time for delivery for all birth/death records. Make check or money order payable to the Treasurer, State of Ohio and mail it to the P.O. Box above.

Walk-in - Same day service is available to walk-in customers. This is the fastest way to obtain a birth certificate. When you arrive, you will complete an application and pay the required fee.

Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics
225 Neilston Street (Walk-in service)
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-2531
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Ohio Historical Society

Archives/Library Reference Questions
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
(614) 297-2510
email: ohsref@ohiohistory.org

In addition to birth & death records, other genealogical material available at the OHS includes: marriage records, census records, land entry records, tax lists, city and county directories, county histories, family histories.
• Online Death Certificate Index, 1913-1937
• Guidelines for Offsite Archives/Library Reference Requests
• Birth & Death records - About, County Records Held at OHS
• Marriage records - About, County Records Held at OHS
• County courthouse addresses
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• Order birth and death records online quickly and easily via VitalChek

  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$16.50	since Dec 20, 1908	Order Online	Mail Order
  	from the Ohio Dept of Health. You can also obtain birth records from the city or county health department office where the event occurred, provided there is no court or legal action. Fees and operating hours vary.
  Death		$16.50	since 1954	Order Online	Mail Order
  	from the Ohio Dept of Health. You can also obtain death records from the city or county health department office where the event occurred, provided there is no court or legal action. Fees and operating hours vary. Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Birth Death		$6.00	1909-1945
  	from the Ohio Historical Society Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Birth Death Marriage			prior to 1908 prior to 1908 prior to 1949
  	Some records may be held at the OHS. If not, they may be found at the probate court in the county where the event occurred or at the Ohio Network of American History Research Centers or Latter Day Saint Family History Center Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage Abstracts Divorce Abstracts			since Sept 1949		Mail Order
  	obtain abstracts from State Health Dept.
  Divorce			prior to 1949		Mail Order
  	These records are maintained by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. Prior to 1851, the records were found in either the Supreme Court, the Chancery Court, or the Common Pleas Court.
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

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Index to Ohio County Vital Records Offices

Between 1867 and 20 December 1908, birth and death records were kept by the probate court of each county. There is NO statewide index to Ohio birth & death records prior to 20 December 1908. Certified copies of marriage records are available from the Probate Court in the county where the marriage license was issued. Certified copies of divorce records are available from the Clerk of Common Pleas in the county where the divorce was granted.

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