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      Ohio State Vital Records Office

        Ohio Department of Health
        P.O. Box 15098
        Columbus, OH 43216
        (614) 466-2531
        Find Lost Family and Friends

        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.
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        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$16.50since Dec 20, 1908Order OnlineMail 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$16.50since 1954Order OnlineMail 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.
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        Death        		$6.001909-1945
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        • 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
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        • Marriage Abstracts
        Divorce Abstracts        		since Sept 1949Mail Order
        obtain abstracts from State Health Dept.
        Divorceprior to 1949Mail 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.
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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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