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1. Where can I get a copy of my birth certificate?

Contact the Lorain County Health Department at 440-322-6367 or 440-244-2209.

2. Where can I get a copy of my Marriage License?

Contact the Lorain County Probate Court at 440-329-5176.

3. Where can I get a copy of my Divorce Case?

Contact the Clerk of Courts Records Department at 440-329-5511

4. I want to date my home to see when it was built. Who do I call?

The Records Center has Auditors Tax Duplicate Records dating back to 1824. We have the microfilm available that you may research at the Center to get you this information. It would be most helpful to have the following information when you come to research: The city, village, or township, address, parcel number, and the owner of the property's name back in the early years.

5. Are all the county records here?

Not quite: we only accept inactive records that county employees consult less than once a month.

6. How many records are stored here?

Currently 10,347 cubic feet of inactive records are stored at The Records Center.

7. Are all the historical records here?

Not quite. We have some marriage records, but the majority of these are held by Probate Court. Birth and death records are in the Probate Court and the Health Department. Ask us and we will refer you to the appropriate department.

8. Are there more records to transfer into the Records Center?

As more records become inactive, they are transferred to The Records Center to clear primary office space.

9. What types of Records does the Records Center hold?

The Lorain County Records Center holds a tremendous number of different records for Departments all over the County. It is our suggestion that you contact the Office of the Record Originator, and if the information you need is in our Center, the department will give you our contact information. If you do not have the contact information of the Department, feel free to call us and we will be happy to assist you in getting you the information you need.

Please remember that not all departments have records that are all considered public records. Many have records that are deemed confidential under the Ohio Revised Code 149.43 that are not available for public viewing. The Lorain County Records Center holds Records for the following Departments and Agencies:

• Adult Probation 
• Auditors 
• Board of Elections 
• Board of Revisions 
• CBCF- Lorain/Medina 
• Children and Family Council 
• Children Services 
• Clerk of Courts - Records from all divisions 
• Commissioners (all departments) 
• Coroners Crime Lab
• Court of Common Pleas
• Domestic Relations Court
• Engineer
• General Health District
• Probate Court
• Prosecutors Office
• Purchasing Department
• Recorders Office
• Solid Waste
• Transit
• Veterans Services