Ohio Vital Records

Search over 4.7 million Ohio births and christenings recorded between 1821 and 1962.

Search Diocese of Toledo, Ohio Catholic Parish records for marriages, births, and deaths in Northwestern Ohio between 1840 and 1930. Covers over 100,000 records in 19 Ohio counties.

Use this Find a Grave service to look up cemetery records in Ohio by name, date of birth, date of death, state, county, etc.

Search Ohio Death certificates recorded between 1908 and 1953.

Search over 2.5 million Ohio deaths and burials recorded between 1854 and 1997.

Search Ohio obituaries by name or year of death. Gives date of death, names of spouse & father, age, city of death, marriage date, notes, newspaper sources, and links to order copies.

Search the Ohio Death Certificate Index by name, date range, and or county. Provides name, county, date of death, volume number, and certificate number. Death Certificates can be ordered through the mail.

Select “Ohio” in the state field to search the Social Security death index for deaths reported to Social Security Administration that Ohio was the last residence, last benefit, or was the state the number was first issued.

There are too many divorce indexes in Ohio to include here, so we gave them their own page. Here you'll find the statewide Ohio Divorce Index covering divorces between 1962 and 1996, and the available County Court of Common Pleas indexes where divorces are filed Ohio.

Search over 2.3 million Ohio marriages recorded between 1885 and 1930.

Search the Akron public library database of birth notices published in local papers such as the Akron Globe, Akron Echo, Akron News, and the Rochester Sentinel.

Akron public library database of death notices published in local papers such as the Akron Globe, Akron Echo, Akron News, Akron/Mentone News, and the Rochester Sentinel.

Search the Akron, Ohio public library database of Marriage notices published in local newspapers.

Browse by cemetery and name for Allen County, Ohio cemetery inscriptions.

Browse Allen County, Ohio death records by name. Gives date of birth & death, cemetery, source, and volume/page number. Site also gives information on how to order a copy of the record.

Browse by name for Allen County, Ohio Persian Gulf, Vietnam, Korean, WWI, WWII, Civil, and Spanish Mexican war casualties.

Search the Clark County, Ohio Probate Court records by name for marriages.

Browse this alphabetical directory of Clark County, Ohio marriage licenses issued between 1845-1850 to view spouse name, date, page and entry number.

Search Clark County, Ohio obituaries from 1833 to 2006 by name or date range. Gives spouse/family information, date of funeral services and location of burial.

Search the JewishGen database by surname to find more than 25,000 obituary notices published in the "Cleveland Jewish News" between 1964 and 2004.

This database was produced from a microfilmed copy of an alphabetical card file containing local cemetery records and newspaper death notices gathered by the Cleveland Public Library. Login as a guest and click on the Obit File link.

Search Columbiana County Probate Court records for births, deaths, and marriages through estate records, marriage licenses, and birth registrations and corrections.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio Probate Court birth records 1867-1873, 1881-1884, 1887-1889, and Lakewood, Ohio births between 1882 and 1908.

Browse Cuyahoga County, Ohio death records by name. Gives date of death, age, and volume/page number. Site also includes information on how to order a copy of the record.

Search the Cuyahoga County Probate Court for Marriage License records, Birth, Probate, Guardianship, and Trusts.

Search the Cleveland Plain Dealer for Cuyahoga County, Ohio Obituaries

This database was produced from a microfilmed copy of an alphabetical card file containing local cemetery records and newspaper death notices gathered by the Cleveland Public Library.

Browse this database by surname or cemetery for burials in Darke County, Ohio.

Browse this database by name for marriages recorded in Darke County, Ohio between 1817 and 1850.

Browse Delaware County, Ohio burials by cemetery and name. Gives date of death, cemetery, and funeral home. Site also includes information on how to order a copy of the full record.

Browse Delphos, Ohio death records by name. Gives date of birth & death, cemetery, source, and volume/page number. Site also gives information on how to order a copy of the record.

Search recent Eaton, Ohio obituaries by name or date or browse by date. Gives full text of obituary as it appeared in the Eaton Register-Herald.

Browse this Fairfield County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society database by name for marriages in Fairfield County, Ohio between 1800 and 1811.

Fayette County, Ohio birth records by name. Provided by the Carnegie Public Library.

Search birth registrations and corrections, marriage licenses, and divorces and dissolutions at the Fayette County Common Pleas Court online index.

Search the Carnegie Public Library for Fayette County, Ohio death records by name. Gives book/page number of record.

Search the Carnegie Public Library for St. Colman Church (in Fayette County, Ohio) death records by name. Gives age, date of death & burial, cemetery, minister, and grave location. Some entries include other information such as parents names, army servi

Search the Carnegie Public Library for Fayette County, Ohio obituaries printed in the Record Herald by name. Gives date of death, burial, and obituary. Covers 1911 through 1999.

Search for marriage records in Franklin County Ohio by name and/or date. Records available from 1/3/1995 to present.

Search this Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Library database for Franklin County obituaries by name and optionally by date. Covers the period 1937 through 1997.

Search this Franklin County Recorder's database by name or burial site for Veteran Graves in Franklin County, Ohio.

Geauga County, Ohio birth records for the period 1867-1907.

The Chardon Municipal Court in Geauga County includes marriage records in their searchable court index.

Greene County, Ohio births from 1869-1909 by name. Greene County Public Library database.

Index of Greene County marriage licenses from the Probate Court.

Use this Greene County, Ohio Probate Court service to search for marriage records by bride last name, groom last name, and/or marriage date.

Search the Hamilton County Probate Court index by name for brides and grooms that have applied for a Marriage License within Hamilton County, Ohio since January 1, 1984.

Search this Cincinnati.Com database for obituaries, death notices, estate services, funeral home announcements, etc. that were published in the Cincinnati, Ohio newspapers since October 2000.

Use this RootsWeb service to browse by Volume and name for deaths recorded in Jackson County, Ohio between 1867 and 1908.

Use this service of the Ohio Historical Society to search the Ohio Death Certificate Index, for deaths in Jackson County between 1913 - 1944.

Browse this RootsWeb database by year for deaths recorded in Probate Court in Lake County, Ohio between 1867 and 1908.

Birth announcements and birth records in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Browse by year for Lawrence County, Ohio obituaries and death records.

Browse by year and name for marriages in Lawrence County, Ohio from 1856 through 1869.

Browse Licking County, Ohio death records by book and name.

Browse Licking County, Ohio obituaries and death notices appearing in The Granville Times by date and name. Gives place of death and date/page number of the obituary or notice. Site also gives information on how to order a copy of the record.

Search for Louisville, Ohio obituaries by name, year of death, or record number. Gives date of birth & death, names of spouse & parents, place of burial, and date/page of the obituary in the Louisville Herald.

City of Oregon, burial records searchable by decedent name or plot owner name.

Search Massillon, Ohio obituaries by name, date, or date range. Gives full name, including nicknames & maiden name, and date/page number for all obituaries and death notices.

Search Massillon, Ohio obituaries by name, date, or date range. Gives full name, including nicknames & maiden name, and date/page number for all obituaries and death notices.

Miami Valley, Ohio genealogy index, including Butler County marriages 1803-1840; Clarke County marriages 1818-1865; Darke County 1817-1850; Greene County 1803-1818; Miami County 1807-1899; Montgomery County 1803-1850; Preble County 1809-1860; Shelby County 1819-1870; and Warren County marriages 1803-1854.

Search the Montgomery County, Ohio Probate Court marriage records after 2001 by bride or groom name.

Search this Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio Public Library database for newspaper articles and obituaries published in the Dayton Daily News, Dayton Journal Herald, or Dayton Magazine between 1985 and the present.

Browse this Portage County Historical Society collection of newspaper clippings of marriage announcements. Covers the period 1842-1943.

Portage County Common Pleas and Probate Court index, including marriage records, divorces, and death records.

Search this Preble County, Ohio Public Library database by name or keyword for Genealogical & Historical Records. Includes birth, cemetery, census, death, estate, mariage military, newspaper, obituary, school, Will records, and more.

Stark County, Ohio District Library database of deaths, marriages and divorces between 1815 and the present.

Probate Court of Stark County marriage license index. Records are current from April of 1986 through the current date.

Search the Louisville, Ohio Public Library for Stark County obituaries by name, year of death, or record number. Gives date of birth & death, names of spouse & parents, place of burial, and date/page of the obituary in the Louisville Herald.

Search the Massilon, Ohio Public Library for Stark County obituaries by name and/or year of death for obituaries that appeared in any of 7 local newspapers.

Select Marriage License in the Case Type field to use this Summit County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas Probate Division service to search by bride and/or groom name for historical marriage licenses since 1999.

Use this Summit County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas Probate Division service to search for historical marriage licenses by bride and/or groom name. Information currently covers 1989-1999

Trumbull County marriage licenses filed at the Probate Court and can be found using the court docket index. You may search by bride or groom name or by case filing number.

Warren County Genealogical Society vital records, including marriages between 1803 and 1907, births between 1867 and1908, and deaths 1867 through 1930.

Search the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library database by name and/or year of death for Wayne County, Ohio obituaries.

Browse the Wayne County, Ohio Public Library database by name for obituaries published in the 1800's in Wayne County.

City of Westerville Pioneer Cemetery burials. Use the name search or interactive map.

Search this Williams County Ohio Public Library database by name for newspaper obituaries.

Marriage license records from the Wood County Probate Court.

Search Wood County, Ohio obituaries by name or date. Gives spouse, cemetery, paper, and date/page/column of obituary. Site also includes information on how to order a copy of the obituary.

Search the Worthington Historical Society database of all Worthington cemeteries by surname or obituary keyword, or individual cemeteries by surname, description and/or year of death.