Ohio Vital Records Indexes

Ohio Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Helpful Resources for Genealogy Research and Adoption Searches

Online Ohio Vital Records Indexes

Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944 from the Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Death Records Index 1958-2002 at Ancestry.com (fee-based) also includes 1908-1932, 1939-1940, and 1942-1944

Ohio Death Records by County...
- Directory of Online Ohio Death Records Indexes and Obituaries includes listings for many individual counties

Ohio Birth and Marriage Records Indexes by County...
- Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) Historical Marriage License Index 1810-April 1998
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio Birth Returns, 1871-1908, includes Cleveland searches are free -- requires payment to view the images (not yet complete, but more records are being added); note: this database generally does not name the child, but it generally does have the names of the parents as well as birth dates
- Darke County Ohio Marriages 1817-1850
- Fayette County Births 1909-1999
- Franklin County (Columbus) Marriage Index January 3, 1995-present
- Hamilton County...
  - Hamilton County (Cincinnati) Marriage License Search 1984-present
  - Hamilton County Marriage Records 1817-1842 (fee-based - part of an Ancestry subscription)
- Lucas County (Toledo) Probate Court Online Search includes recent marriages
- Preble County Genealogical and Historical Records Database includes marriages

Ohio Marriages 1803-1900 at Ancestry.com (fee-based) includes marriage indexes for various years for these Ohio counties: Allen, Ashland, Athens, Auglaize, Belmont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Clark, Crawford, Darke, Defiance, Fairfield, Franklin, Gallia, Hancock, Henry, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Paulding, Jackson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Muskingum, Ottawa, Preble, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby and Wayne

Social Security Death Index indexes deaths reported to the Social Security Administration from the early 1960s to the present (also has a few listings prior to the early 1960s)

Ordering Ohio Vital Records

Order Ohio Birth or Death Records Online from Vitalchek for delivery by mail (fee required; restrictions may apply)
Adoption searchers: see the next section

Ohio Adoption Search Information

Adoption Records and Registry Information from the Ohio Department of Health

People Search Tools - USA

Finding Living & Recently Deceased People in the USA tips for adoptees, genealogists and other missing persons searchers

Intelius People Search (fee-based) along with name and address, listings sometimes include phone number, age and other helpful clues

Ohio Cities & Counties

Map of Ohio Showing County Locations

If you don't know which county a town or city is in try Rootsweb's Town Search Database

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