Ohio Public Records and People Search Going to the states vital
records office in person or ordering
through the mail is cheaper than ordering online.
If you prefer, you can order birth records or death records faster on the
internet Order Birth
Certificates or Death Certificates Online
Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics
246 N. High Street, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 15098
Columbus, Ohio
43215-0098
(614) 466-2531
You can write the following information for the
respective requests on a plain piece of paper:
Birth Certificate
(December 1908 to the present)
Name at birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Mother's Maiden name
Father's name
Your area code and daytime phone number Other Available
Certificates
Heirloom Birth Certificate
Fetal Death Certificate
Stillbirth Certificate
Death Certificate
(January 1954 to the present) Name of deceased
Date of death
Place of death
Your area code and daytime phone number
A check or money order of $16.50 (in U.S. funds) for
each certificate (birth and death only), payable to the "Treasurer,
State of Ohio", should accompany each request which covers the cost for
the certificate and search. (Please note that we do not accept counter
checks, that is, checks that do not have the user's preprinted name and
address.)
