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P O Box 58
                  Woodsboro, MD
                   21798-0058

       
   Email:    epbentley@hotmail.com
The following organizations will be added to or be updated in the next edition of The Genealogist's Address Book.  This page will show only the changes received the previous month.

Roots Television
Where History Meets Heritage
http://www.rootstelevision.com
     (blog, videos)
 
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
     (352) 728-9790; (352) 728-9794 FAX
     librarian@leesburgflorida.gov; chaines@ci.leesburg.fl.us
http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/library/index.spx; http://www.lakeline.lib.fl.us
     Barbara Morse, Director; Cathy Haines, Assistant Library Director
     Mon–Thur 9:00–9:00, Fri 9:00–6:00, Sat 9:00–3:00, Sun 1:00–5:00
     (collection includes local history and genealogy material on Leesburg and Lake
     County, Florida; also material on Sumter and Marion County, Florida,
     federal census for Florida through 1920; reference collection focuses on all
     states east of the Mississippi)
 
Heritage Concord, Inc.
PO Box 334
Concord, NH 03302-0334
     (603) 226-0760
http://www.newww.com/free/hci/heritage.html
 
Hillsborough Historical Society, Inc.
(East Washington Road—location)
PO Box 896 (mailing address)
Hillsboro, NH 03244
     (603) 478-3165; (603) 478-3913 (to arrange for tour groups of Homestead); (603)
     464-4031 (President)
http://www.conknet.com/%7Ehillsboro/pierce/news.html
     Jane Waters, President
     President Franklin Pierce Homestead (Routes 9 and 31): June: Sat–Sun; July–Aug:
     Mon–Sat 10:00–4:00, Sun 1:00–4:00; Sept–Columbus Day: Sat 10:00–4:00,
     Sun 1:00–4:00; open Memorial Day weekend, 4 July, and by appointment
     $3.00 per year membership
 
Hollis Historical Society
PO Box 754
Hollis, NH 03049
     (603) 465-3935
http://www.hollis-history.org
 
Town of Bloomfield
PO Box 336
North Stratford, NH 03590
     (802) 962-5191
     Paulette Routhier, Town Clerk
     Tuesday 9:00–3:00, by appointment
     (vital records)
 
Town of Bainbridge and Village of Bainbridge
12 Pearl Street
Bainbridge, NY 13733
     (607) 967-7159
     Gary Darling, Historian
 
Town of Clay
4834 Grange Road
Clay, NY 13041
     Dorothy Heller and Harold Baker, Historians
 
Town of Corinth and Village of Corinth
351 County Route 24
Corinth, NY 12822
     (518) 654-6620
     Rachael Clothier, Historian
 
Town of Summer Hill
524 Lake Como Road
Cortland, NY 13045
     (607) 749-2767
     Elbert and Virginia Hall, Historian
 
Town of Palatine
19 High Street
Fort Plain, NY 13339
     (518) 993-2800
     David Manclow, Historian
 
Town of Palermo
53 County Route 35
Fulton, NY 13069
     (315) 593-2333, ext. 227; (315) 598-2075 FAX
     townclerk@townofpalermo.com
http://www.townofpalermo.com
     Jean Gulliver, Town Clerk
 
Town of Hague
http://www.townofhague.org/townofhague/Calender/museum/museumHome.htm
     (Historian’s post vacant)
 
Village of Hermon
(105 Church Street—location)
PO Box 29 (mailing address)
Hermon, NY 13652
     (315) 347-2050; (315) 347-4297 FAX
http://www.orps.state.ny.us/cfapps/MuniPro/muni_theme/muni/offadr.cfm?swis=4
04401&dom_sw=404401
     Jane M. Doiron, Village Clerk and Tax Collector
 
Queens Library
Long Island Division
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
     (718) 990-0770
http://www.queenslibrary.org
     Judith Todman, Division Manager
     on 10:00–9:00, Tue–Thur 10:00–7:00, Fri 10:00–6:00, Sat 10:00–5:30, Sun
     noon–5:00
 
Town of Callicoon and Village of Jeffersonville
     (845) 482-4738
     Doris Baim, Historian
 
Town of Summer Hill
Town Hall, 13606 State Route 90
Locke, NY 13092
     (315) 497-3494; (315) 497-3495 FAX
     bluebird64@msn.com
http://co.cayuga.ny.us/summerhill
     Carol L. Chase, Town Clerk
     Mon 2:00–6:00, Tue 10:00–2:00, Wed noon–5:00, Sat 9:00–noon
 
Town of Lowville
7468 Railroad Street
Lowville, NY 13367
     (315) 376-7403
     Charlotte Beagle, Historian
 
Town of Mamaroneck
Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
     (914) 381-7870; (914) 381-7813 FAX
     cbattalia@townofmamaroneck.org; townclerk@townofmamaroneck.org
http://www.townofmamaroneck.org
     Christina Battalia, Town Clerk
     Labor Day–Memorial Day: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30; Memorial Day–Labor Day:
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:00
 
Town of Marcy
9975 Morgan Road
Marcy, NY 13403
     Raymond F. Ball, Historian
 
Village of Palatine Bridge
11 West Grand Street
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
     (518) 673-2917; (518) 673-3481 FAX
http://www.orps.state.ny.us/cfapps/MuniPro/muni_theme/muni/offadr.cfm?swis=2
73403&dom_sw=273403
     Barbara Millington, Village Clerk
 
Town of Benton
Town Hall, 1000 Route 14A
Penn Yan, NY 14527
     (315) 536-7236; (315) 536-7715 FAX
     clerk@townofbenton.us
     Bobbi Wolfe, Town Clerk
 
Town of Benton
824 Route 15A
Penn Yan, NY 14527
     Eleanor Parker, Historian
 
Drowned Lands Historical Society
140 Pulasky Highway
Pine Island, NY 10969
     (914) 258-4528
Bob Sodrick, Deputy Town Historian
 
Town of Rossie
908 County Route 3
Redwood, NY 13679
     (315) 324-5166; (315) 324-6870 FAX
     town@cit-tele.com
http://www.orps.state.ny.us/cfapps/MuniPro/muni_theme/muni/offadr.cfm?swis=4
07600&dom_sw=407600
     Ms. Lynn DeCondo, Town Clerk
 
Town of Rossie
178 County Route 10
Redwood, NY 13679
     (315) 324-5166
     Linda Mandigo, Historian
     Sat noon–4:00, by appointment only
 
Smithtown Historical Society
(Caleb Smith II House, 5 North Country Road, Route 25A—location)
PO Box 69 (mailing address)
Smithtown, NY 11787
     (631) 265-6768
http://www.smithtownhistorical.org
     Kiernan Lannon, Director; Bradley L. Harris, President
     Mon–Fri 9:00–4:00
     (Smithtown history, Smith genealogy)
 
Town of Fine
(4078 SH 3—location)
PO Box 238 (mailing address)
Star Lake, NY 13690
     (315) 848-3121, ext. 100 (Clerk); (315) 848-2949 (Registrar); (315) 848-3152
     FAX
     finetownclerk@hughes.net
http://www.townoffine.org
     Hope M. Dolan, Town Clerk and Tax Collector; Ilene Meek, Registrar
     Mon–Fri 8:00–3:00
 
Town of Warwick and Village of Warwick
(Village Hall, 77 Main Street—location)
PO Box 369 (mailing address)
Warwick, NY 10990
http://www.townofwarwick.org
     Sue Gardner and Bob Sodrick, Deputy Town Historians
 
NC Cherokee Reservation (Qualla Boundary)
     cherokeegen@yahoo.com
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncqualla
     Deanne Gibson-Roles
 
Stanly County Courthouse
201 South Second Street
Albemarle, NC 28002
     (704) 986-3640 (Register, PO Box 97); (704) 982-2161 (Clerk, PO Box 668);
     (704) 98-8107 FAX (Clerk)
     calmond1@yahoo.com
http://www.co.stanley.nc.us; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Stanly/Default.asp
     Cecil Almond, Register of Deeds; Michael Huneycutt, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records from 1841, births and deaths from October 1913, and marriages from
     mid-1800s with Register of Deeds; probate records with Clerk of Superior
     Court)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 each, $1.00 minimum
 
Randolph County Clerk of Superior Court
176 East Salisbury Street
Asheboro, NC 27203
     (336) 328-3001 (Clerk, Estates Division)
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Randolph/Default.asp
     Lyda B. Skeen, Clerk of Superior Court
     no records search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and
     25¢ for each additional page, $1.00 minimum plus SASE
 
Randolph County Register of Deeds
(The Shaw Building, 158 Worth Street—location)
PO Box 4588 (mailing address)
Asheboro, NC 27203
     (336) 318-6960; (336) 318-6970 FAX
     annshaw@randrod.com
http://www.co.randolph.nc.us
     Krista M. Lowe, Department Head
     (land records from 1779, births and deaths from 1913, and marriage bonds from
     1779)
     no records search service (“we do not have the time or personnel to do extensive
     genealogical research; I usually refer searchers to the Historical Society at
     the Asheboro Public Library; they have a very elaborate set-up with copies
     of all of our records and more”); copies of land records: 50¢ per page plus
     SASE
 
North Carolina State Archives
Department of Cultural Resources
Office of Archives and History
Western Office
1 Village Lane, Suite 3
Asheville, NC 28803-2677
     (828) 274-6789; (828) 274-6995 FAX
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/wo/default.htm
     Ronald Holland, Manager
 
Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc.
(#22 Innsbruck Mall, 85 Tunnel Road—location)
PO Box 2122 (mailing address)
Asheville, NC 28802
     (828) 253-1894
     obcgs@bellsouth.net
http://www.obcgs.com
     Zelma F. Smith, Office Manager
     Mon 1:00–4:30 & 7:00–9:00, Tue–Fri 9:30–4:30, Sat 9:30–1:00
     A Lot of Bunkum, quarterly
     (Buncombe, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon,
     Madison, Transylvania, Swain and Yancey counties, and the western areas
     of McDowell, Rutherford and Polk counties)
     $30.00 per year membership; research: $5.00 for members, $15.00 for
     nonmembers
 
Pack Memorial Public Library
North Carolina Collection
67 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
     (828) 250-4740; (828) 250-4748 FAX
     nc.reference@buncombecounty.org; library@buncombecounty.org
http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/Library
     Ed Sheary, Library Director
     Mon–Thur 10:00–9:00, Fri–Sat 10:00–6:00, Sun (Sept–May) 2:00–6:00
     staff research: $5.00 per search, plus copies at 25¢ per page
 
Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court
(Courthouse, 17 North Mitchell Avenue—location)
PO Box 402 (mailing address)
Bakersville, NC 28705-0402
     (828) 688-2161; (828) 688-2168 FAX
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Mitchell/Default.asp
     Janet L. Cook
     (probate records)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: 25¢ per page, no minimum
 
Mitchell County Register of Deeds
26 Crimson Laurel Circle
Bakersville, NC 28705
     (828) 688-2139, ext. 320; (828) 688-3666 FAX
     mcrod@mitchell.main.nc.us
http://www.mitchellcounty.org
     Patty Young
     Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records and vital records)
 
Pamlico County Courthouse
202 Main Street
Bayboro, NC 28515
     (252) 745-4421 (Register, PO Box 433); (252) 745-6000 (Clerk, PO Box 38);
     (252) 745-7020 FAX (Register); (252) 745-6018 FAX (Clerk)
     pamlico_rod@hotmail.com; steven.e.hollowell@nccourts.org
http://www.co.pamlico.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Pamlico/Default.asp
     Sue H. Whitford, Register of Deeds; Steven E. Hollowell, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records from 1872 with Register of Deeds, PO Box 433, Bayboro, NC 28515,
     births and deaths from 1913, marriages from 1872 with Register of Deeds,
     probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
The Appalachian Consortium
c/o Business Affairs
Appalachian State University
PO Box 32003
Boone, NC 28608
     (828) 262-6427; (828) 262-4089 (Center for Appalachian Studies); (828) 262-4087
     FAX (Center for Appalchian Studies)
     AppalachianConsortium@yahoo.com; beaverpd@appstate.edu
http://people.uvawise.edu/appalcon; http://people.uvawise.edu/appalcon/press.htm
     Dr. Patricia D. Beaver, Director, Center for Appalachian Studies
     8:00–4:30
     (a nonprofit education dedicated to the preservation of the Appalachian region; a
     division, Appalachian Consortium Press, publishes books about the region)
     $50.00 per year membership
 
Transylvania County Courthouse
12 East Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
     (828) 884-3120; (828) 883-2161 FAX
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Transylvania/Default.asp
     Rita A. Ashe
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: 25¢ each, $3.00 for certified
     copies
 
Transylvania County Register of Deeds
7 East Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
     (828) 884-3162
     Cindy.Ownbey@transylvaniacounty.org; registercmo@citcom.net
http://www.transylvaniacounty.org
     Cindy M. Ownbey
     (births and deaths from 1914 and deeds)
 
Swain County Courthouse
(101 Mitchell Street—location)
PO Box 1397 (mailing address)
Bryson City, NC 28713-1397
     (828) 488-9273, ext. 205 (Register, PO Box 1183); (828) 488-2288 (Clerk); (828)
     488-9360 FAX (Clerk)
     swainROD@hotmail.com
http://www.swaincounty.org; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Swain/Default.asp
     Diane Williamson Kirkland, Register of Deeds; Helen C. Styles, Clerk of Superior
     Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
 
Pender County Clerk of Superior Court
(100 Wright Street—location)
PO Box 308 (mailing address)
Burgaw, NC 28425
     (919) 259-1229, ext. 229 (Estates Division)
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Pender/Default.asp
 
Pender County Register of Deeds
(Holly Building, 300 East Fremont Street—location)
PO Box 43 (mailing address)
Burgaw, NC 28425
     (910) 259-1225; (910) 259-1299 FAX
     swicegoodj@pender-county.com
http://www.pender-county.com
     Joyce M. Swicegood
     Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records and vital records)
     copies of land records: 25¢ each, $1.00 minimum; certified copies of vital records:
     $3.00 each (must have proper authorization)
 
Moore County Courthouse
(102 Monroe Street—loction)
PO Box 936 (mailing address)
Carthage, NC 28327
     (910) 947-2396; (910) 947-1444 FAX
http://courts.co.moore.nc.us/index.htm;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Moore/Default.asp
     Catherine Phillips Graham
     Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: 50¢ per page
 
Moore County Register of Deeds
(100 Dowd Street—location)
PO Box 1210 (mailing address)
Carthage, NC 28327
     (910) 947-6300 (Register); (910) 947-6370 (Vital Records Section); (910) 947-
     6374 (Deed Vault Section)
     jmartin@moorecountync.gov
http://www.moorecountync.gov; http://rod.moorecountync.gov/default.aspx
     Judy D. Martin, Register of Deeds
     (land records and vital records)
 
Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court
(Courthouse, 832 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202—location)
PO Box 37971 (mailing address)
Charlotte, NC 28237-7971
     (704) 868-0400 (Information); (704) 686-0460 (Estates Department)
     martha.h.curran@nccourts.org
http://www.meckboe.org/ElectedOfficialsReport.aspx;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Mecklenburg/Default.asp
     Martha Curran
     (probate records)
 
Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds
720 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
     (704) 336-2443
     judy.gibson@mecklenburgcountync.gov; gibsoja@co.mecklenburg.nc.us
http://www.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/living/home.htm
     Judith Gibson
     (land records and vital records)
 
Sampson County Courthouse
101 East Main Street
Clinton, NC 28328
     (910) 592-8026 (Register, Room 107); (910) 592-5191, ext. 216 (Clerk, Estates &
     Special Proceedings); (910) 592-1803 FAX (Register); (910) 592-5502 FAX
     (Clerk)
     deeds@sampsonnc.com; norman.w.naylor@nccourts.org
http://www.sampsonnc.com;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Sampson/Default.asp
     Paulette W. King, Register of Deeds; Norman Wayne Naylor, Clerk of Superior
     Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records from the mid-1700s, births and deaths from 1913, and marriages
     from 1865 with Register of Deeds; wills, estates and early court minutes
     with Clerk of Superior Court)
     no land records search service; copies of land records: $2.00 per deed, $3.00 for
     certified copies; certified copies of vital records: $3.00 (identification
     needed to search vital records)
 
Tyrrell County Courthouse
(403 Main Street—location)
PO Box 406 (mailing address)
Columbia, NC 27925-0406
     (252) 796-2901 (Register); (252) 796-6281 (Clerk); (252) 796-0008 FAX (Clerk)
     tyrrelldeeds@beachlink.com
http://www.visittyrrellcounty.com/Government; http://albemarle-nc.com/columbia;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Tyrrell/Default.asp
     Melanie Armstrong, Register of Deeds; Nathan T. Everett, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records and vital records with Register of Deeds, naturalization records and
     probate records with Clerk of Court)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of land records: 25¢ per page; copies of
     probate records: $1.00 for the first page and 25¢ for each additional page, no
     minimum
 
Polk County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Columbus, NC 28722
     (828) 894-8450 (Register, PO Box 308); (828) 894-8231 (Clerk); (828) 894-5781
     FAX (Register); (828) 894-5752 FAX (Clerk)
     swhitmire@polknc.org
http://www.polknc.org; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Polk/Default.asp
     Mrs. Sheila Whitmire, Register of Deeds; Charlene T. Owens, Clerk of Superior
     Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00; Courthouse: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records, naturalization records, and vital records with Register of Deeds,
     probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
Stokes County Clerk of Superior Court
(Gobernment Center, Highway 89, 1012 Main Street—location)
PO Box 50 (mailing address)
Danbury, NC 27016
     (336) 593-9173; (336) 593-5459 FAX
     p.jason.tuttle@aoc.state.nc.us
http://www.co.stokes.nc.us; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Stokes/Default.asp
     Jason Tuttle
     copies of probate records: 25¢ per page
 
Stokes County Register of Deeds
Administration Building
1014 Main Street
Danbury, NC 27016
     (336) 593-2414; (336) 593-9360 FAX
     kyoung@co.stokes.nc.us
http://www.co.stokes.nc.us
     Kathy Young
     Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
     (land records and vital records)
 
Surry County Courthouse
201 East Kapp Street
Dobson, NC 27017
     (336) 386-9235 (Register, PO Box 303); (336) 386-3700 (Clerk, PO Box 345);
     (336) 386-9879 FAX (Clerk)
http://www.co.surry.nc.us; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Surry/Default.asp
     Carolyn Comer, Register of Deeds; Pamela M. Marion, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records and vital records with Register of Deeds, probate records with Clerk
     of Superior Court)
 
Pasquotank County Courthouse
(206 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909—location)
PO Box 449 (mailing address)
Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0449
     (252) 335-4367 (Register, Room D102, PO Box 154); (252) 331-4751 (Clerk);
     (252) 335-5106 FAX (Register); (252) 331-4826 FAX (Clerk)
     SummerourD@co.pasquotank.nc.us
http://www.co.pasquotank.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Pasquotank/Default.asp
     Dollie Summerour, Register of Deeds; Lynne Pike, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records from 1700, births and deaths from 1913 [a few born in city back to
     1903], marriage licenses from 1867, and marriage bonds from 1761 to 1866
     with Register of Deeds, probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
     copies of land records: 25¢ per 11” x 14” page, 50¢ per 14” x 17” page, $1.00
     minimum; copies of vital records: 25¢ each, $3.00 for certified copies, $1.00
     minimum
 
The Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County
(102 West Main Street—location)
PO Box 938 (mailing address)
Forest City, NC 28043
     (828) 248-4010
     abrad959@aol.com
http://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/dept/genealogical_society/Main.php
     James O. Womack, President; Alice Bradley
     Wed & Thur 9:30–2:00, Sat 1:30–4:30
     Bulletin of Old Tryon County, North Carolina, quarterly
     $17.50 per year membership
 
Macon County Courthouse
5 West Main Street
Franklin, NC 2873-30054
     (828) 349-2095 (Register); (828) 349-2041 (Clerk, PO Box 288, Franklin, NC
     28744); (828) 369-2515 FAX (Clerk)
     deeds@maconnc.org
http://www.maconnc.org; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Macon/Default.asp
     Todd Raby, Register of Deeds; Victor H. Perry, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records from 1828 and vital records from 1 October 1913; probate records
     with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
Pitt County Courthouse
100 West Third Street
Greenville, NC 27835
     (252) 902-1650 (Register, PO Box 35); (252) 695-7100 (Clerk, PO Box 6067);
     (252) 830-3144 FAX (Clerk)
     jjtart@co.pitt.nc.us
http://www.co.pitt.nc.us; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Pitt/Default.asp
     Judy J. Tart, Register of Deeds; Eleanor H. Farr, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records and vital records with Register of Deeds, probate records from 1865
     with Clerk Superior Court)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and
     25¢ for each additional page
 
Perquimans County Courthouse
128 North Church Street
Hertford, NC 27944
     (252) 426-5660 (Register, PO Box 74); (252) 426-1505 (Clerk, PO Box 33); (252)
     426-7443 FAX (Register); (252) 426-1901 FAX (Clerk)
     dreed@inteliport.com
http://www.co.perquimans.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Perquimans/Default.asp
     Mrs. Deborah S. Reed, Register of Deeds; Todd Tilley, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
 
Orange County Clerk of Superior Court
New Courthouse
106 East Margaret Lane
Hillsborough, NC 27278-2546
     (919) 245-2210; (919) 967-9251, ext. 2210
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Orange/Default.asp
     Joan Terry
     (probate records from 1754)
     no probate search service (must have book and page number of a specific
     document); copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and 25¢ for
     each additional page, $2.00 for certification
 
Orange County Register of Deeds
Government Services Center
200 South Cameron Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
     (919) 245-2675
     jpearson@co.orange.nc.us
http://www.co.orange.nc.us
     Joyce Pearson, Register of Deeds
     (land records from 1754)
 
Haliwa-Saponi Tribe
(Chief W. R. Richardson Tribal Government Complex, 39021 NC Highway
561—location)
PO Box 99 (mailing address)
Hollister, NC 27844
     (919) 586-4017; (919) 586-3918 FAX
     info@haliwa-saoni.com
http://www.haliwa-saponi.com
 
Northampton County Clerk of Superior Court
(Courthouse, 104 West Jefferson Street—location)
PO Box 217 (mailing address)
Jackson, NC 27845
     (252) 534-1631; (252) 534-1308 FAX
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Northampton/Default.asp
     Venus M. Spruill
     (probate records)
 
Northampton County Register of Deeds
(Jasper Ely Annex Building, Thomas Bragg Street—location)
PO Box 128 (mailing address)
Jackson, NC 27845
     (252) 534-2511; (252) 534-1580 FAX
     pauline.deloatch@ncmail.net
http://www.northamptonnc.com/register.asp
     Pauline Deloatch, Register of Deeds; Venus M. Spruill, Clerk of Superior Court
     (real estate records from 1741, naturalization records, birth and death records from
     1913, and marriages from 1863)
 
Onslow County Clerk of Superior Court
Courthouse, 625 Court Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540-4797
     (910) 455-4458; (910) 455-4458, ext. 223 (Estates and Special Proceedings); (910)
     455-4458 FAX
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Onslow/Default.asp
     Bettie Gurganus
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first copy and
     25¢ for each additional page
 
Onslow County Register of Deeds
109 Old Bridge Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540
     (910) 347-3451
http://www.co.onslow.nc.us/register%5Fof%5Fdeeds
     Ms. Maryland K. Washington
     (land records and vital records)
 
Ashe County Public Library
Heritage Room
148 Library Drive, West
Jefferson, NC 28694
     (336) 246-2041 (County Librarian), (336) 246-7503 FAX
     jmcqueen@arlibrary.org
http://www.arlibrary.org/index.php?page=9
     Jim McQueen, County Librarian
     Heritage Room staffed Tue & Thur–Fri (May–Aug)10:00–2:00
 
Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court
(Copurthouse, 130 South Queen Street—location)
PO Box 68 (mailing address)
Kinston, NC 28501
     (252) 527-6231 (Clerk); (252) 527-9154 FAX (Clerk)
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Lenoir/Default.asp
     Dawn Stroud, Clerk of Superior Court
     (probate records)
 
Lenoir County Register of Deeds
(Lenoir County Administration Building, 101 South Queen Street—location)
Po Box 3289 (mailing address)
Kinston, NC 28502
     (252) 559-6420; (252) 523-6139 FAX
     mseymour@co.lenoir.nc.us
http://www.co.lenoir.nc.us
     Margaret Seymour
     Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
     (deeds, deeds of trust, leases, etc., births and deaths from 1914, and marriages from
     1873)
     copies: $1.00 per page
 
Scotland County Courthouse
(212 Biggs Street, Laurinburg, NC 28352—location)
PO Box 769 (mailing address)
Laurinburg, NC 28353
     (910) 277-2577 (Register); (910) 277-3240 (Clerk); (910) 277-3261 FAX (Clerk)
     dholcomb@scotlandcounty.org
http://www.scotlandcounty.org;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Scotland/Default.asp
     Debra Holcomb, Register of Deeds; C. Whitfield Gibson, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records and vital records with Register of Deeds, naturalization records and
     probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
Lincoln County Clerk of Superior Court
(1 Courthouse Square—location)
PO Box 8 (mailing address)
Lincolnton, NC 28092-0008
     (704) 736-8568; (704) 736-8567 (Clerk–Civil/Estates)
http://www.lincolncounty.org/Officials/countyofficials.htm;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Lincoln/Default.asp
     Fred Hatley
     (probate records)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of probate records: 50¢ per page, no
     minimum
 
Lincoln County Register of Deeds
(105-A East Court Square, Second Floor—location)
PO Box 218 (mailing address)
Lincolnton, NC 28093
     (704) 736-8530; (704) 736-8534
     sdeeds@vnet.net
http://www.lincolncounty.org
     Elaine Harmon
     (land records and vital records)
 
Madison County Clerk of Superior Court
(Courthouse, 1 North Main Street—location)
PO Box 217 (mailing address)
Marshall, NC 28753
     (828) 649-2531; (828) 649-2829 FAX
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Madison/Default.asp
     Mark A. Cody
     (probate records)
 
Madison County Register of Deeds
(County Administration Building, 5707 Highway 25/70—location)
PO Box 66 (mailing address)
Marshall, NC 28753
     (828) 649-3131 (Register); (828) 649-3014 (Office)
     susanrector@madisoncountync.org
http://www.main.nc.us/madison/index.html
     Susan Rector
     (land records, naturalization records, and vital records)
 
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
(207 East Center Street—location)
PO Box 356 (mailing address)
Mebane, NC 27302
     (919) 304-3723; (919) 304-3724 FAX
     obsn@mebtel.net
http://www.occaneechi-saponi.org
     Mon–Fri 9:00–5:00
 
Union County Courthouse
400 North Main Street
Monroe, NC 28112
     (704) 283-3727 (Register, Room 205, PO Box 248, 28111); (704) 296-4600
     (Clerk, PO Box 5038, 28111); (704) 283-3569 FAX (Register); (704) 289-
     1283 FAX (Clerk)
     crystalcrump@co.union.nc.us
http://www.co.union.nc.us; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Union/Default.asp
     Crystal Crump, Register of Deeds; J. R. Rowell, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records and vital records with Office of the Register of Deeds, probate
     records with Clerk of Superior Court)
     no probate search service
 
Burke County Genealogical Society (BCGS)
(Burke County Public Library—location)
PO Box 661 (mailing address)
Morganton, NC 28655
     pbeach@hci.net
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncburke/burkegs.htm
     Gale Benfield, President; Pat Beach
     meetings in the meeting room of the Burke County Public Library: third Mon (Feb,
     May, Aug, Nov) 6:30
     Journal of Burke County Genealogical Society, quarterly
     (“The society supports and contributes to the North Carolina Room at the
     Morganton Branch of the Burke County Public Library.”)
     $15.00 per year membership; research: $2.00 plus copies at 25¢ per page mailed
     out
 
Murphy Public Library
9 Blumenthal Street
Murphy, NC 28906
     (828) 837-2417; (828) 837-6416 FAX
     jeffmurphy@hotmail.com
http://www.youseemore.com/Nantahala/default.asp
     Becky Stiles, Library Director
     Mon–Wed & Fri 9:00–6:00, Thur 9:00–9:00, Sat 9:00–2:00
 
Nash County Courthouse
234 West Washington Street
Nashville, NC 27856-1255
     (252) 459-9836 (Register, PO Box 974); (252) 459-4081 (Clerk–Civil, PO Box
     759); (252) 459-9889 FAX (Register); (252) 459-6050 FAX (Clerk)
     barbara.sasser@nashcountync.gov
http://www.co.nash.nc.us; http://www.deeds.co.nash.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Nash/Default.asp
     Barbara W. Sasser, Register of Deeds; Rachel Joyner, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (estate records from 1777 to date, births from October 1913 to date, deaths from
     1911 to date, marriages from 1862 to date with Register of Deeds, wills and
     estates with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
Washington County Courthouse
120 Adams Street
Plymouth, NC 27962
     (919) 793-2325 (Register, PO Box 1007); (252) 793-3013 (Clerk, PO Box 901);
     (252) 793-1081 FAX (Clerk)
     evann@washconc.org; denise.m.moulden@nccourts.org
http://www.washconc.org;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Washington/Default.asp
     Elaine Vann, Register of Deeds; Denise Moulden, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00; Clerk: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (births and deaths from 1913, marriage index from 1851, marriage licenses from
     1881, and land records with Register of Deeds, probate records with Clerk of
     Court)
     no probate search service; certified copies of vital records: $3.00 each (restricted to
     immediate family members); copies of probate records: 25¢ per page
 
Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies (FNCHS)
(109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601—location)
4610 Mail Service Center (mailing address)
Raleigh, NC 27699-4610
     (919) 807-7280
     joann.williford@ncmail.net
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/affiliates/fnchs/fnchs.htm
     Jo Ann Williford, Secretary-Treasurer
     Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     Federation Bulletin, quarterly
     (“This is a coalition of North Carolina Historical Societies.”)
     $25.00 per year membership
 
North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State
Land Records Management Section
PO Box 29626
Raleigh, NC 27626-0626
     (919) 807-2216; (919) 807-2210 FAX
     landrecords@sosnc.com
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/land
 
The Ulster-Scots Society of America
PO Box 33772
Raleigh, NC 27636
     robert.babb@pgnmail.com
http://www.ulsterscotssociety.com/index.html
     Robert Babb, Treasurer
     newsletter, quarterly
     (“an educational and social organization committed to the promotion of the Ulster-
     Scots history and heritage”)
     $15.00 per year membership
 
Richmond County Courthouse
(114 East Franklin Street—location)
PO Box 724 (mailing address)
Rockingham, NC 28379
     (910) 997-8200; (910) 997-9100 (Clerk); (910) 997-8208 FAX; (910) 997-9126
     FAX (Clerk)
     pat.mcdonald@ncmail.net
http://www.co.richmond.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Richmond/Default.asp
     Pat McDonald, Register of Deeds
 
Person County Courthouse
Courthouse Square, 105 South Main Street
Roxboro, NC 27573
     (336) 597-1733 (Register); (336) 597-0554 (Clerk); (336) 597-0568 FAX (Clerk)
http://www.personcounty.net; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Person/Default.asp
     Amanda W. Garrett, Register of Deeds; Deboarah Barker, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
 
Rutherford County Courthouse
(229 North Main Street—location)
PO Box 630 (mailing address)
Rutherfordton, NC 28139-0630
     (828) 287-6155 (Register, PO Box 551); (828) 287-6195 (Register); (828) 286-
     9136 (Clerk); (828) 286-4322 FAX (Clerk)
     faye.huskey@rutherfordcountync.gov; rdeedrc@blueridge.net
http://www.rutherfordcountync.gov;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Rutherford/Default.asp
     Faye Huskey, Register of Deeds; Keith H. Melton, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
     (land records from the 1700s [“but we do not make copies of these very old
     records”], births and deaths from 1913, marriages from 1700s with Register
     of Deeds; probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
Rowan County Clerk of Superior Court
(210 North Main Street—location)
PO Box 4599 (mailing address)
Salisbury, NC 28145-4599
     (704) 639-7505; (704) 639-7680 (Estates); (704) 639-7598 FAX
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Rowan/Default.asp
     Jeffrey R. Barger
 
Rowan County Register of Deeds
402 North Main street
Salisbury, NC 28144
     (704) 216-8626
     earnhardtb@co.rowan.nc.us
http://www.co.rowan.nc.us
     Bobbie Earnhardt, Register of Deeds
 
Lee County Courthouse
(1400 South Horner Boulevard, Sanford, NC 27330—location)
PO Box 4209 (mailing address)
Sanford, NC 27331
     (919) 718-4585, ext. 5570 (Register); (919) 708-4414 (Clerk)
     Ann.H.Blakely@NCCourts.org
http://www.leecountync.com; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Lee/Default.asp
     Molly McInnis, Register of Deeds; Ann H. Blakely, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records with Register of Deeds, probate records with County Clerk of
     Superior Court)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and
     25¢ for each additional page, no minimum
 
Cleveland County Memorial Library
Genealogy/Local History Room
(104 Howie Drive—location)
PO Box 1120 (mailing address)
Shelby, NC 28150-1120
     (704) 487-9069, ext. 225; (704) 487-4856 FAX
     jholland@ccml.org
http://www.ccml.org/refGenealogy.html
     Jim Holland, Genealogy/Local History Room; Carol H. Wilson, Library Director
     Mon–Thur 9:00–9:00, Fri 9:00–5:00, Sat 9:00–1:00
     staff research: $5.00 per half hour; copies: 15¢ per page from paper originals, 25¢
     per page from microform originals
 
Johnston County Courthouse Annex
207 East Johnston Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
     (919) 989-5160 (Register, Suite 209, PO Box 118); (919) 934-3191, ext. 210
     (Clerk, PO Box 297); (919) 989-5728 FAX (Clerk); (919) 934-5857 FAX
     (Clerk)
     craig.olive@johnstonnc.com
http://www.co.johnston.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Johnston/Default.asp
     Craig Olive, Register of Deeds; Will R. Crocker, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records from 1600 to 1700s, births and deaths from 1913, and marriages from
     1600s with Register of Deeds, probate records from late 1700s with Clerk of
     Superior Court)
     no probate search service; copies of land records: 50¢ per page, $1.00 per map;
     copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and 25¢ for each
     additional page, no minimum
 
Jackson County Justice and Administration Center
401 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779
     (828) 586-7530 (Register); (828) 586-7511 (Clerk)
     joehamilton@jacksonnc.org
http://www.jacksonnc.org; http://www.nccourts.org/County/Jackson/Default.asp
     Joe Hamilton, Register of Deeds; Ann D. Melton, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records from 1851, vital records from 1913 with Register of Deeds; probate
     records with Clerk of Superior Court)
     copies of land and vital records: 50¢ per page
 
Jones County Courthouse
(101 Market Street—location)
PO Box 280 (mailing address)
Trenton, NC 28585
     (252) 448-2551 (Register, PO Box 189); (252) 448-7351 (Clerk); (252) 448-1357
     FAX (Register); (252) 448-1607 (Clerk)
     gthomas@co.jones.nc.us
http://www.co.jones.nc.us; http://jonesrod.com;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Jones/Default.asp
     Gloria Thomas, Register of Deeds; Charles C. Henderson, Clerk of Superior Court;
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records, naturalization records, and vital records with Register of Deeds,
     probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
 
Montgomery County Clerk of Superior Court
(Courthouse108 East Main Street—location)
PO Box 527 (mailing address)
Troy, NC 27371-0527
     (910) 576-4211, ext. 222 (Clerk); (910) 576-4211, ext. 241 & 242 (Clerk–Estates
     Department)
http://www.montgomerycountync.com;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Montgomery/Default.asp
     Wayne Wooten, Clerk of Superior Court
     (probate records)
 
Montgomery County Register of Deeds
(102 East Spring Street—location)
PO Box 695 (mailing address)
Troy, NC 27371-0527
     (910) 576-4271; (910) 576-2209 FAX
     montrod@earthlink.net
http://www.montgomerycountync.com; http://www.montgomeryrod.net
     Mrs. Kaye Norris
     Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records, naturalization records, and vital records)
 
Hampton B. Allen Library
120 South Greene Street
Wadesboro, NC 28170
     (704) 694-5177; (704) 694-5178 FAX
http://www.srls.info/anson/ansonIndex.html
     Barbara Briles, Genealogy Librarian
     Mon 9:30–5:30, Tue & Thur 8:30–6:30, Wed & Fri 8:30–5:30, Sat 9:00–noon
 
Warren County Courthouse
109 South Main Street
Warrenton, NC 27589
     (252) 257-3265 (Register, PO Box 506); (252) 257-3261 (Clerk, PO Box 709);
     (252) 257-5529 FAX (Clerk)
     eweldon@co.warren.nc.us
http://www.warrencountync.com; http://www.warrencountync.org;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Warren/Default.asp
     Elsie R. Weldon, Register of Deeds
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
     (land records from 1764, birth and death records from 1913, and marriage records
     from 1867 with Register of Deeds, probate records from 1764 with Clerk of
     Court)
     probate search service: no charge for specific name (“send as much information as
     possible”; copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and 25¢ for
     each additional page, $1.00 minimum
 
Rockingham County Courthouse
1086 NC Highway 65
Wentworth, NC 27375-0127
     (336) 342-8820 (Register, Basement, PO Box 56); (336) 342-8700 (Clerk, PO Box
     127); (336) 342-6209 FAX (Register)
     rcipriani@co.rockingham.nc.us
http://www.co.rockingham.nc.us;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Rockingham/Default.asp
     Rebecca B. Cipriani, Register of Deeds; J. Mark Pegram, Clerk of Superior Court
     (land records from 1787, births and deaths from October 1913 [some delayed
     certificates for persons living in 1942 and applying for registration],
     marriage licenses from 1868, marriage bond index to marriages on file in the
     Department of Archives and History in Raleigh, marriage bonds from 1785
     to 1868, marriage licenses from 1962 with Archives of the North Carolina
     Historical Commission in Raleigh with Register of Deeds; cross-index to
     wills from 1804, cross-index to administrators and executors from 1865, a
     book of old wills containing wills prior to 1804, a number of estate records
     with the North Carolina State Archives, Department of Cultural Resources,
     Division of Archives and History, with Clerk of Superior Court)
     no land records search service (must have grantor, grantee, property involved and
     date of transaction); no vital records search service from Register of Deeds
     (must have registrant’s and parents’ names and date and place of birth or
     registrant’s name and date and place of death or names of bride and groom
     and date of marriage); no probate search service; copies of land records: 50¢
     per page, $3.00 for the first certified page and $1.00 for each additional
     certified page, $1.00 minimum; copies of vital records available only to
     registrant, current spouse, sibling, child, parent, step-parent, grandparent or
     authorized agent
 
Wilkes County Courthouse
500 Courthouse Drive
Wilkesboro, NC 28697-2497
     (336) 651-7351 (Register, Room 1000); (336) 667-1201 (Clerk); (336) 667-1985
     FAX (Clerk)
http://www.wilkescounty.net; http://www.wilkesnc.org;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Wilkes/Default.asp
     Richard L. “Rick” Woodruff, Register of Deeds; Janet D. Handy, Clerk of Superior
     Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:30–5:00
     (land records, naturalization records, vital records, probate records)
 
Martin County Governmental Center
305 East Main Street
Williamston, NC 27892
     (252) 789-4320 (Register, PO Box 348); (252) 792-2515 (Clerk, PO Box 807);
     (252) 789-4329 FAX; (252) 792-6668 FAX (Clerk)
     tmanning@martincountyncgov.com
http://www.martincountyncgov.com;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Martin/Default.asp
     Mrs. Tina P. Manning, Register of Deeds; Tonya C. Leggett, Clerk of Superior
     Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (real estate from 1771, births and deaths from 1913 [many delayed birth
     certificates which are before that time], and marriages from 1872 with
     Register of Deeds, probate records with Clerk of Superior Court)
     no probate search service; copies of land and probate records: 25¢ each
 
New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court
(Courthouse, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC 28401—location)
PO Box 2023 (mailing address)
Wilmington, NC 28402
     (910) 341-1300; (910) 341-1111 (Court Offices); (910) 341-1304 (Estates)
http://www.nhcgov.com;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/NewHanover/Default.asp
 
New Hanover County Register of Deeds
EMS Building, 216 North Second Street, Rooms 2 & 3
Wilmington, NC 28401
     (910) 798-4530; (910) 798-7751 FAX
     rebeccapsmith@nhcgov.com
http://www.nhcgov.com
     Rebecca P. Smith
     Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
 
Wilson County Clerk of Superior Court
(115 East Nash Street—location)
PO Box 1608 (mailing address)
Wilson, NC 27894
     (252) 291-7502 (Civil); (252) 291-7500 (Criminal); (252) 291-8635 FAX (Civil);
     (252) 291-8049 FAX (Criminal)
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Wilson/Default.asp
     Andrew J. Whitley
 
Wilson County Register of Deeds
101 North Goldsboro Street
Wilson, NC 27893
     (252) 399-2935; (252) 399-2942 FAX
     aneal@wilson-co.com
http://www.wilson-co.com
     Audrey Neal
     (land records from 1855, births and deaths from 1913, marriages from 1855)
     copies: $1.00 each for uncertified copies (available to “anyone with a stamp stating
     certain information), $3.00 each for certified copies (restricted to parents,
     children, spouse, siblings)
 
Yadkin County Courthouse
101 South State Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
     (336) 679-4225 (Register, PO Box 211); (336) 679-8838 (Clerk, PO Box 95)
     kwagoner@yadkincountync.gov
http://www.yadkincounty.gov;
http://www.nccourts.org/County/Yadkin/Default.asp
     Karen Wagoner, Register of Deeds; Wayne Dixon, Clerk of Superior Court
     Register: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 for the first page and
     25¢ for each additional page
 
Akron City Health Department
Health Data Management
Birth and Death Records Office
368 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44311
     (330) 375-2976 (Birth Records); (330) 375-2154 FAX
     Health@ci.akron.oh.us; weemsta@ci.akron.oh.us; akrocihd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/Health04/history.html
     Tawanda Weems, Registrar
     Mon–Fri 8:00–3:30
     (vital records from 1908)
     certified copies: $16.50 each
 
Summit County Courthouse
209 South High Street
Akron, OH 44308-1306
     (330) 643-2712 (Fiscal Office, Recorder Division, Ohio Building, 175 South Main
     Street, Fourth Floor); (330) 643-2211 (Clerk of Courts, 205 South High
     Street); (330) 643-2350, Probate Court, General Office, First Floor); (330)
     643-2330 (Probate Court Judge); (330) 643-2622 FAX (Fiscal Office); (330)
     643-2393 FAX (Probate Court)
     jdonofrio@summitoh.net; SummitCPClerk@cpcourt.summitoh.net;
     mdaugherty@summitoh.net; bspicer@summitohioprobate.com
http://www.co.summit.oh.us; http://www.summitohioprobate.com
     John A. Donofrio, Fiscal Officer; Daniel M. Horrigan, Clerk of Courts; Mary Lou
     Daugherty, Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts; Judge W. F. Spicer, Probate Court
     Fiscal Office: 7:30–4:00; Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records with Fiscal Office, Recorder Division; naturalization records with
     Clerk of Courts, Naturalization Department, 53 University Avenue, Akron,
     OH 44308; births and deaths from 1869 through 1908, marriages from 1840,
     and estates, guardianships, and trusts from 1840 with Probate Court Records
     Room)
     probate search service: no charge, but will not do extensive research (will search
     one or two records; “we have a list of researchers in the area to do
     genealogical research; we are not staffed to provide researching; fees should
     be in the form of a money order or certified check made out to Summit
     County Probate Court”); copies of vital records from Probate Court: $3.00
     each for births and deaths, $1.00 each for marriages, $2.00 for certified
     marriages; copies of probate records: 75¢ per page, $1.00 for certification,
     no minimum
 
Alliance City Health Department
537 East Market Street
Alliance, OH 44601-2514
     (330) 821-7373; (330) 821-9517 FAX
     hkouskouris@alliancecityhealth.org; allcihd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.cityofalliance.com/health/home.htm
     Holly A. Kouskouris, Registrar
 
Ashland County-City Health Department
Attention: Vital Statistics
County Office Building, 110 Cottage Street
Ashland, OH 44805
     (419) 282-4231; (419) 282-4226
     vitalstatistics@ashlandhealth.com; hdrotleff@ashlandhealth.com;
     ashlcohd@odh.ohio.gov; ashcihd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.ashlandhealth.com
     Heather Drotleff, Registrar
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
 
Ashland County Courthouse
142 West Second Street
Ashland, OH 44805
     (419) 282-4238 (Recorder); (419) 282-4244 (Recorder); (419) 282-4242 (Clerk of
     Court); (419) 282-4314 (Probate Court); (419) 281-5715 FAX (Recorder);
     (419) 282-4240 FAX (Clerk of Court)
     clerkofcourts@ashlandcounty.org
http://www.ashlandcounty.org/recorder/index.htm;
http://www.ashlandcounty.org/clerkofcourts
     Barbara J. Harding, Recorder; Annette Shaw, Clerk of Court; Judge Damian
     Vercillo, Probate Court
     Recorder and Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records from 1846 with Recorder, a few naturalization records for 1904,
     1921, 1929, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1959 with Clerk of Court, naturalization
     records from 20 January 1860 through 21 April 1906, births and deaths from
     1867 to 1908, marriages from 1846, and probate records from 1852 with
     Probate Court)
     probate search service: no charge, based on availability of time; copies of
     naturalizations: 35¢ each, $1.00 for certified copies; copies of vital records:
     $3.00 each; copies of probate records: $1.00 per page by mail
 
Ashland County Historical Society
Ashland County Historical Museum
420 Center Street
Ashland, OH 44805
     (419) 289-3111
     ashlandhistory@verizon.net
http://ashlandhistory.org
     Tina Carpenter, Director
     Office: Mon–Fri 10:00–4:00; Tours: Sun 1:0–4:00
     County Crier, three times per year
     $10.00 per year membership
 
Athens County Courthouse
15 South Court Street
Athens, OH 45701
     (740) 592-3228 (Recorder, Room 236); (740) 592-3242 (Clerk of Court, Fourth
     Floor); (740) 592-3251 (Probate Court, Second Floor); (740) 592-3229 FAX
     (Recorder); (740) 592-3282 FAX (Clerk of Court)
     jmscott@athenscountygovernment.com
http://athenscountygovernment.com
     Julia Michael Scott, Recorder; Ann C. Trout, Clerk of Court; Judge Robert W.
     Stewart, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records with Recorder, naturalization records with Clerk of Court, births,
     deaths, marriages, and probate records with Probate Judge)
     probate search service: no charge but only limited searches can be performed;
     copies of probate records: $1.00 per page, $3.00 for certified copies, no
     minimum
 
City-County Health Department
278 West Union Street
Athens, OH 45701
     (614) 592-4431, ext. 221; (800) 945-6447; (740) 594-2370 FAX
     dmayle@health.athens.oh.us; athecohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.health.athens.oh.us
     Doretta Mayle, Registrar
     Mon–Fri 7:30–4:00
     (vital records from 1909)
     certified copies: $17.00
 
Barberton City Health Department
571 West Tuscarawas Avenue
Barberton, OH 44203
     (330) 745-6067; (330) 745-5681 FAX
     barbcihd@odh.ohio.gov
     Mary Jo Kun, Registrar
     (vital records from 1908)
 
Clermont County Courthouse
76 South Riverside Drive
Batavia, OH 45103-2602
     (513) 732-7236 (Recorder, 101 East Main Street, Batavia, OH 45103-2958); (513)
     732-7964 (Clerk of Court, 270 Main Street); (513) 732-7243 (Probate
     Court); (513) 732-7891 FAX (Recorder)
     recorder@co.clermont.oh.us; cgreen@co.clermont.oh.us
http://www.co.clermont.oh.us; http://recorder.clermontcountyohio.gov;
http://www.clermontclerk.org
     Carolyn Green, Recorder; Barbara Wiedenbein, Clerk of Court; Judge Stephanie
     Wyler, Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30; Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:00
     (land records with Recorder)
 
Clermont County General Health District
2275 Bauer Road, Suite 300
Batavia, OH 45103-1938
     (513) 732-7499; (513) 732-7936 FAX
     clercohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.clermonthealthdistrict.org
     Joy Kohlem, Registrar
     (births and deaths from 1909)
 
Logan County Courthouse
101 South Main Street
Bellefontaine, OH 43311
     (937) 599-7201 (Recorder, 100 South Madriver Street, Suite A); (937) 599-7202
     (Recorder); (937) 599-7275 (Clerk of Courts, Second Floor, Room 12);
     (937) 599-7249 (Probate Court); (937) 599-7287 FAX (Recorder); (937)
     599-7281 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     lhanson@co.logan.oh.us
http://www.co.logan.oh.us
     Linda L. Hanson, Recorder; Dottie Tuttle, Clerk of Courts; Judge Michael L.
     Brady, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
 
Logan County General Health District
310 South Main Street
Bellefontaine, OH 43311-1700
     (937) 592-9040; (937) 592-6746 FAX
     cburch@odh.ohio.gov; logacohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.co.logan.oh.us/healthdepartment
     Cheryl A. Burch, Registrar
 
Wood County Combined General Health District
1840 East Gypsy Lane Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402
     (419) 352-8402; (419) 353-9680 FAX
     jfriess@co.wood.oh.us; woodcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.co.wood.oh.us/healthdepartment
     Julie Friess, Registrar
     (vital records from 1908)
 
Wood County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Bowling Green, OH 43402-2427
     (419) 354-9140 (Recorder); (419) 354-9280 (Clerk of Courts, Second Floor); (419)
     354-9230 (Probate Court); (419) 354-2039 FAX (Recorder); (419) 354-9241
     FAX (Clerk of Courts); (419) 354-9357 (Probate Court)
     skinder@co.wood.oh.us; bbbhaer@wcnet.org; clerkofcourts@co.wood.oh.us
http://www.co.wood.oh.us; http://www.co.wood.oh.us/recorder;
http://clerkofcourt.co.wood.oh.us; http://www.probate-court.co.wood.oh.us
     Sue Kinder, Recorder; Rebecca E. “Becky” Bhaer, Clerk of Courts; Judge David E.
     Woessner, Probate Court
     Recorder & Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (naturalization records 1859–1929 and one in 1960, and land records with
     Recorder; births and deaths from 1867 through 1908, marriages from 1820,
     estates from 1821, and guardianships from 1852 with Probate Court)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: $1.00 per page, $1.00 for
     certification, no minimum; certified copies: $7.00 each for births and deaths,
     $2.00 for abstracts of marriages
 
Williams County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Bryan, OH 43506
     (419) 636-3259 (Recorder); (419) 636-1551 (Clerk of Courts); (419) 636-1548
     (Probate Court, Second Floor); (419) 636-7877 FAX (Clerk of Courts);
     (419) 636-5405 FAX (Probate Court)
     recorder@wmsco.org; probate@wmsco.org
http://www.co.williams.oh.us
     Patsy Mealer, Recorder; Kimberly L. Herman, Clerk of Courts; Judge Steven R.
     Bird, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
 
Crawford County Courthouse
112 East Mansfield Street
Bucyrus, OH 44820-2386
     (419) 562-6961 (Recorder, Suite 206); (419) 562-2766 (Clerk of Courts, Suite
     204); (419) 562-8891 (Probate Court); (419) 562-6061 FAX (Recorder);
     (419) 562-8011 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     clerk@crawford-co.org
http://www.crawford-co.org; http://www.crawfordcocpcourt.org
     Karen J. Scott, Recorder; Sue Seevers, Clerk of Courts, Judge Steven D. Eckstein,
     Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (land records with Recorder; early and later naturalization records with Clerk of
     Courts; other naturalization records [created between early and later
     records], births and deaths from 1867 to 1908, marriage licenses from 1831
     to date, estates from 1834 to date, and guardianships with Probate Court)
     vital records search service: no charge on as-available basis; probate search
     service: no charge on an as-available basis; copies of vital records: $2.00,
     $5.00 for certification; copies of probate records: 50¢ per page, $1.00 for
     certifiecation
 
Crawford County General Health District
130 North Walnut Street
Bucyrus, OH 44820
     (419) 562-5871; (419) 562-2048 FAX
     registrar@crawford-co.org; crawcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.crawford-co.org/health/index.html
     Joyce S. Sanders, Registrar
 
Harrison County Courthouse
100 West Market Street
Cadiz, OH 43907
     (740) 942-8869 (Recorder); (740) 942-8523 (Recorder); (740) 942-8863 (Clerk of
     Courts); (740) 942-8868 (Probate Court); (740) 942-4693 FAX (Recorder);
     (740) 942-4693 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     hccc@eohio.net
http://www.harrisoncountyohio.org; http://www.ohiorecorders.com/harrison.html;
http://www.occaohio.com/County/harrison.htm (Clerk of Courts)
     Tracy L. Boyer, Recorder; Barbara J. Yoho, Clerk of Courts; Judge Matthew P.
     Puskarich, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (land records with Recorder; naturalization records with Clerk of Courts; births and
     deaths from 1867, marriages from 1813, and wills and estates from 1813
     with Probate Court)
     probate search service: depends on amount of time spent; copies of vital records:
     $7.00 for certified births or deaths; copies of probate records: $1.00 per
     page, $2.00 for certified copies, plus LSASE
 
Harrison County Health Department
538 North Main Street
Cadiz, OH 43907
     (740) 942-2616; (740) 942-9331 FAX
     harrcohd@odh.ohio.gov
     Linda Dunlap, Registrar
 
Noble County Courthouse
Caldwell, OH 43724
     (740) 732-4319 (Recorder, 260 Courthouse, Room 2E); (740) 732-5604 (Clerk of
     Courts, 305 Courthouse); (740) 732-5047 (Probate Court, 270 Courthouse
     Square); (740) 732-5702 FAX (Recorder); (740) 732-5702 FAX (Clerk of
     Courts)
http://www.noblecountyohio.com; http://www.ohiorecorders.com/noble.html;
http://www.occaohio.com/County/noble.htm (Clerk of Courts)
     Phyllis Stritz, Recorder; Karen Starr, Clerk of Courts; Judge John W. Nau, Probate
     Court
     Recorder & Probate Court: Mon–Wed 8:00–4:00, Thur 8:00–noon, Fri 8:00–6:00;
     Clerk of Courts: Mon–Wed 8:00–11:30 & 12:30–4:00, Thur 8:00–11:30, Fri
     8:00–11:30 & 12:30–7:00
     (land records with Recorder, naturalization records with Probate Court and Clerk
     of Courts; births and deaths from 1867, marriages from 1851, and wills,
     estates and guardianships from 1851 with Probate Court)
     probate search service: $2.00 per category; copies of probate records: 50¢ each,
     $3.00–$7.00 for certification, $2.00 minimum (search fee) (“always include
     SASE”)
 
Noble County Health Department
44069 Marietta Road
Caldwell, OH 43724-9124
     (740) 732-4958; (740) 732-5043 FAX
     cwise@odh.ohio.gov; noblcohd@odh.ohio.gov
     Christina Wise, Registrar
     (vital records from 1908)
 
Cambridge Guernsey County Health Department
326 Highland Avenue
Cambridge, OH 43725
     (740) 439-3577; (740) 432-7463 FAX
     rball@odh.ohio.gov; guercohd@odh.ohio.gov
     Rose Ball, Registrar
 
Guernsey County Courthouse
801 East Wheeling Avenue
Cambridge, OH 43725
     (740) 432-9275 (Recorder, 627 Wheeling Avenue, Suite 305); (740) 432-9230
     (Clerk of Courts, D-300); (740) 432-9262 (Probate Court, D-203); (740)
     439-6258 FAX (Recorder); (740) 432-7807 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     cwheatley@guernseycounty.org; guernseycounty.clerkofcourts@verizon.net
http://www.guernseycounty.org
     Colleen Doutt Wheatley, Recorder; Teresa A. “Terri” Dankovic, Clerk of Courts;
     Judge Robert S. Moorehead, Jr., Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00; Clerk of Courts and Probate Court: Mon–Fri
     8:30–4:00
     (land records with Recorder, naturalization records from 1864 to 1906, births and
     deaths from 1867 to 1909, marriages from 1812, and probate records from
     1812 with Probate Court)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of naturalization records: $1.00 per page;
     certified copies of vital records: $2.00 for births or marriages; copies of
     probate records: $1.00 per page, $1.00 for certification, no minimum (“only
     charged for copies if we find anything; no phone requests; please direct mail
     to Clerk of Probate Court”)
 
Canfield Historical Society
Bond House, 44 West Main Street
Canfield, OH 44406
     (330) 533-3458
http://canfieldhistory.org
     $20.00 per year membership
 
Stark County Combined General Health District
3951 Convenience Circle, N.W.
Canton, OH 44718-2660
     (330) 493-9904; (330) 493-9920 FAX
     starcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.starkhealth.org
     William J. Franks, Registrar
 
Stark County Courthouse
115 Central Plaza North (northwest corner of Market and Tuscarawas Streets)
Canton, OH 44702-1290
     (330) 451-7443 (Recorder, Stark County Office Building, 110 Central Plaza South,
     Suite 170); (330) 451-7801 (Clerk of Courts, Suite 101); (330) 451-7752
     (Probate Court, Stark County Office Building, 110 Central Plaza S, Suite
     501); (330) 451-7753 (Probate Court Records Center); (330) 451-7394 FAX
     (Recorder); (330) 451-7066 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     recorder@co.stark.oh.us
http://www.co.stark.oh.us; http://www.recorder.co.stark.oh.us;
http://www.starkclerk.org; http://www.probate.co.stark.oh.us
     Rick Campbell, Recorder; Nancy Reinbold, Clerk of Courts; Judge Dixilene N.
     Park, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (probate records, including estate case files from 1920 with Probate Court, Records
     Center)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: 50¢ per page (“always include
     SASE”)
 
Carroll County Courthouse
Genealogy Department, Third Floor
119 Public Square/South Lisbon Street
Carrollton, OH 44615-1492
     (330) 627-4545 (Recorder, Suite 205, PO Box 550); (330) 627-4886 (Clerk of
     Court); (330) 627-2323 (Probate Court, Suite 202); (330) 627-4295 FAX
     (Recorder)
     carrollcorecorder@verizon.net
http://pages.eohio.net/carrcomm
     Patricia J. Oyer, Recorder; William “Bill” Wohlwend, Clerk of Court; Judge John
     H. Weyand, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records from 1833 to date, naturalization records from 1833 to about 1900,
     vital records from 1867 to 1909, probate records from 1833 to date)
 
Carroll County Health Department
301 Moody Avenue, SW
Carrollton, OH 44615-0098
     (330) 627-4866; (330) 627-3040 FAX
     carrcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.carroll-lhd.org
     Valerie Wohlwend, Registrar
 
Mercer County Celina City Health Department
220 West Livingston#B152
Celina, OH 45822
     (419) 586-3251; (419) 586-2583 FAX
     dbrown1@odh.ohio.gov; mchealth@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.mercercountyohio.org/health
     Denise Brown, Registrar
 
Mercer County Courthouse
Courthouse Square, 101 North Main Street
Celina, OH 45822
     (419) 586-4232 (Recorder, Room 203); (419) 586-6461 (Clerk of Courts, Room
     205, PO Box 28); (419) 586-8779 (Probate Court, Room 306); (419) 586-
     3541 FAX (Recorder); (419) 586-5826 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     recorder@mercercountyohio.org; clerk@mercercountyohio.org
http://www.mercercountyohio.org
     Tammy Barger, Recorder; James J. Highley, Clerk of Courts; Judge Mary Pat
     Zitter, Probate Court
     Mon 8:30–5:00, Tue–Fri 8:30–4:00
 
Geauga County Courthouse
100 Short Court Street
Chardon, OH 44024
     (440) 279-2020 (Recorder, Courthouse Annex, 231 Main Street, Suite 1-C,
     Chardon, OH 44024-1299); (440) 564-7131 (Recorder); (440) 279-1960
     (Clerk of Courts); (440) 279-1830 (Probate Court, Courthouse Annex, 231
     Main Street, Suite 200)
     recorder@co.geauga.oh.us; dkaminski@co.geauga.oh.us
http://www.co.geauga.oh.us
     Glen Eric Quigley, Recorder; Denise M. Kaminski, Clerk of Courts; Judge Charles
     E. Henry, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
     (land records with Recorder; divorces from 1806 with Clerk of Courts;
     naturalization records from 1903 to 1944, births and deaths from 1867 to
     1908, marriages from 1805 to 1919, marriages from 1919, and wills, estates,
     etc., from 1807 with Probate Court)
     no probate search service (“we have very little time to do any research for
     people”); copies of probate records: $1.00 per page, no minimum
 
Geauga County General Health District
470 Center Street, Building 8
Chardon, OH 44024
     (440) 279-1900; (440) 286-1290 FAX
     sgerzeny@geaugacountyhealth.org; geaucohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.geaugacountyhealth.org
     Sandra K. Gerzeny, Registrar
     (births and deaths from 1908)
 
Ross County Courthouse
2 North Paint Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
     (740) 702-3000 (Recorder, Suite E, PO Box 6162); (740) 702-3010 (Clerk of
     Courts, Suite B); (740) 774-1179 (Probate Court, Suite A); (740) 702-3006
     FAX (Recorder); (740) 702-3018 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     rossrec@bright.net; rcclerk@bright.net
http://www.co.ross.oh.us
     Kathy Dunn, Recorder; Mr. Ty D. Hinton, Clerk of Courts; Judge Richard G.
     Ward, Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30; Clerk of Courts & Probate Court: Mon–Fri
     8:00–4:00
 
Ross County Health District
475 Western Avenue, Suite 5A
Chillicothe, OH 45601
     (740) 779-9652; (740) 779-0744 FAX
     rosscohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.rosscountyhealth.com
     Debbie Miner, Registrar
 
Cincinnati City Health Department
3101 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 452293098
     (513) 357-7280; (513) 357-7498 FAX
     steven.taggart@cincinnati-oh.gov; cinccihd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/health/pages/-5092-
     Steven Taggart, Registrar
 
Hamilton County Administration Building
138 East Court Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
     (513) 946-4600 (Recorder–General Information); (513) 632-6014 (Recorder’s
     computer Dial-in Access Information, need to set up an escrow account
     before logging on); (513) 946-4577 FAX
     rebecca.groppe@hamilton-co.org; matthew.carle@hamilton-co.org
http://recordersoffice.hamilton-co.org
     Rebecca Prem Groppe, Recorder; Matthew Anthony Carle, Public Relations
     Director
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (deeds from 1794, mortgages and leases, 1939 WPA platting of cemeteries,
     original subdivision maps and atlases; real estate tax records, plat maps with
     Auditor, County Administration Building, Room 304, 138 East Court Street,
     Cincinnati, OH 45202, property tax records from 1883 with Treasurer’s
     Office [off main foyer])
     land records search service: no charge for index search (not permitted by law to do
     title search or historical searches); copies of land records: $1.00 per page
 
Hamilton County Courthouse
1000 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1206
     (513) 946-5656 (Clerk of Courts); (513) 946-3600 (Probate Court, William
     Howard Taft Center, 230 East Ninth Street, Room 10165); (513) 946-3551
     (Probate Court–Records/Genealogy); (513) 946-3565 FAX (Probate
     Court–Records/Genealogy)
http://www.hamilton-co.org/hc/default.asp; http://www.courtclerk.org;
http://www.probatect.org
     Greg Hartmann, Clerk of Courts; Judge James Cissell, Probate Court
     Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (fire destroyed many records in 1884; naturalization records from 1850 to 1893,
     declarations of intent with Clerk of Courts; naturalization records from 1869
     to 1884, some declarations of intention from 1846 to 1908 with Chief
     Deputy, Probate Court, Room 514, births from 1846 to 1908, deaths from
     1882 to 1908, marriages from 1817 to date, estate cases, wills from 1791 to
     date, and guardianship records with Probate Court)
     copies of vital records: $7.00 each; no probate search service; copies of probate
     records: $2.00, $2.00 minimum (no telephone requests to courthouse,
     enclose SASE)
 
Hamilton County General Health District
250 William Howard Taft Road, Second Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45219-2660
     (513) 946-7800; (513) 946-7890 FAX
     hamicohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org
     Becky Harlow, Registrar
     (births from 1875; deaths from 1891 in present Hamilton County, outside the city
     limits of Cincinnati, Norwood, or St. Bernard)
     copies: $7.00 each
 
Pickaway County Courthouse
207 South Court Street
Circleville, OH 43113
     (740) 474-5826 (Recorder); (740) 474-5231 (Clerk of Courts); (740) 474-3117
     (Probate Court, Room 3); (740) 477-6361 FAX (Recorder); (740) 477-3976
     FAX (Clerk of Courts); (740) 474-8451 FAX (Probate Court)
     pickawayclerk@frognet.net
http://www.pickaway.org
     Joyce R. Gifford, Recorder; James Dean, Clerk of Courts, Judge Jan Michael Long,
     Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (naturalization records from 1860, births and deaths from 1867, marriages from
     1810, and estates from 1810 with Probate Court)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of probate records: $1.00 per page, no
     minimum
 
Pickaway County General Health District
465 East Ohio Street
Circleville, OH 43113-0613
     (740) 477-9667; (740) 474-5523 FAX
     pjohnston@pchd.org; pickcohd@odh.ohio.gov
     Paula G. Johnston, Registrar
 
Cleveland Department of Public Health
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
     (216) 664-4370; (216) 664-2197 FAX
     clevcihd@odh.ohio.gov
     Registrar
     (vital records)
 
Cuyahoga County Archives
The Russell Rhodes House
2905 Franklin Boulevard NW
Cleveland, OH 44113
     (216) 443-7250; (216) 443-3636 FAX
     archive@cuyahogacounty.us
http://centralservices.cuyahogacounty.us/archives
     Dr. Judith G. Cetina, Ph.D.
     (birth records 1849–1908, death records 1840–1908, marriage records 1810–1941,
     naturalization records 1818–1971, probate court estate case files 1813–1913,
     city directories 1837–1939, etc.)
 
Cuyahoga County Courthouse
1 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
     (216) 443-7300 (Recorder, County Administration Building, 1219 Ontario Street);
     (216) 443-5898 (Recorder, Public Information); (216) 443-7330 (Recorder);
     (216) 443-8194 (Recorder); (216) 443-7952 (Clerk of Courts,
     Administrative Offices, Justice Center, First Floor, 1200 Ontario Street);
     (216) 443-8764 (Probate Court); (216) 443-8193 FAX (Recorder)
     clerk_of_courts@cuyahogacounty.us
http://www.cuyahogacounty.us; http://coc.cuyahogacounty.us;
http://probate.cuyahogacounty.us
     Patrick J. O’Malley, Recorder; Gerald E. Fuerst, Clerk of Courts; Judge John J.
     Donnelly, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (land records with Recorder; naturalization records ca 1818-ca 1931 generated by
     the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, naturalization records 1859-
     1901 generated by Cuyahoga County Probate Court, and probate records
     with Probate Court)
 
Columbus City Health Department
240 Parsons Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
     (614) 645-6228; (614) 645-7331 (Vital Statistics); (614) 645-1753 FAX
     VS@columbus.gov; sktaylor@columbus.gov; healthcommissioner@columbus.gov
http://www.publichealth.columbus.gov
     Sandra K. Taylor, Registrar
     Mon–Tue & Thur–Fri 8:00–4:30, Wed 9:00–4:30
     (births, deaths and marriages from 20 December 1908)
 
Franklin County Board of Health
280 East Broad Street, Second Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-4562
     (614) 462-3160; (614) 462-3851 FAX
     francohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/board_of_health
     (the Columbus City Health Department operates as the Department of Vital
     Statistics for Franklin County)
 
Franklin County Courthouse
373 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
     (614) 462-3378 (Recorder, 18th Floor); (614) 462-3600 (Clerk of Courts, 23rd
     Floor); (614) 462-3621 (Clerk of Courts–Civil, Hall of Justice, 369 South
     High Street, Third Floor); (614) 462-3894 (Probate Court, 22nd Floor);
     (614) 462-4299 FAX (Recorder)
     recorder@franklincountyohio.gov
http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/recorder; http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/clerk;
http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/probate
     Robert G. Montgomery, Recorder; John O’Grady, Clerk of Courts; Judge
     Lawrence A. Belskis, Probate Court
     Recorder & Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
     (land records with Recorder; births and deaths from 1867 to 1908, marriages from
     1803, and estates from 1800 with Probate Court)
     probate search service: $1.00 per ten-year search; copies of vital records from
     Probate Court: $3.00 each; copies of probate records: 75¢ for each of the
     first three pages and 25¢ for each additional page, $1.00 per page for
     certification (“Please send cashier’s check or money order and SASE”)
 
Ohio Department of Health/Vital Statistics
(225 Neilston Street—location)
PO Box 15098 (mailing address)
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
     (614) 466-2531; (614) 466-2532
     WebMaster@gw.odh.state.oh.us (Webmaster)
http://www.odh.state.oh.us
     Herman C. Butler, State Registrar; J. Nick Baird, M.D., Director
     Mon–Fri 7:45–4:30
     (“Birth records 20 December 1908 to present, whole state. Death records January
     1945 to present, whole state”; county health departments also issue certified
     birth and death records)
     uncertified copies 5¢ each plus postage, certified $15.00 each
 
Conneaut City Health Department
327 Mill Street
Conneaut, OH 44030-2439
     (440) 593-3087; (440) 593-6026 FAX
     pjones@odh.ohio.gov; conncihd@odh.ohio.gov
     Patricia Jones, Registrar
 
Coshocton County Courthouse Annex
(349½ Main Street—location)
PO Box 806 (mailing address)
Coshocton, OH 43812-1536
     (740) 622-2817 (Recorder, PO Box 817); (740) 622-1456 (Clerk of Courts,
     Courthouse Square, Second Floor, 318 Main Street); (740) 622-1837
     (Probate Court, 426 Main Street); (740) 295-7352 FAX (Recorder); (740)
     295-0020 FAX (Clerk of Courts); (740) 623-6514 FAX (Probate Court)
     davedilly@coshoctoncounty.net; irenemiller@coshoctoncounty.net
http://www.coshoctoncounty.net
     David Dilly, Recorder; Irene Miller, Clerk of Courts, Judge C. Fenning Pierce,
     Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Wed & Fri 8:00–4:00, Thur 8:00–noon; Clerk of Courts and
     Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records with Recorder; wills from 1811, births and deaths from 1867,
     marriages from 1811 with Probate Court)
     copies of land records: $1.00 per page, 50¢ for certification; probate search service:
     $5.00; copies of births and deaths before 1909: $5.00; copies of marriages:
     $5.00; copies of probate records: $1.00 per page, $1.00 for certification
 
Coshocton County Health Department
724 South Sevent Street
Coshocton, OH 43812
     (740) 622-1426; (740) 295-7576 FAX
     wendywilson@coshoctoncounty.net
http://www.coshoctonhealth.org
     Wendy Wilson, Registrar
 
Summit County Health District
1100 Graham Road Circle
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
     (330) 923-4891; (330) 923-7558 FAX
     gnixon@schd.org; summcohd@ohio.ohio.gov
http://www.schd.org
     Gene A. Nixon, Registrar
     (vital records from 1908)
 
Combined Health District of Montgomery County Health
117 South Main Street
Dayton, OH 45422-1280
     (937) 225-4395; (937) 496-3070 FAX
     rjordan@chdmc.org; montcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.chdmc.org
     Roy E. Jordan, Registrar
 
Montgomery County Courts Building
41 North Perry Street
Dayton, OH 45422-2155
     (937) 225-4512 (Clerk of Courts–Civil Division, Room 104); (937) 225-4400
     (Probate Court); (937) 496-7220 FAX (Clerk of Courts–Civil Division)
http://www.clerk.co.montgomery.oh.us; http://www.mcohio.org/probate
     Gregory A. Brush, Clerk of Courts; Judge Alice McCollum, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
 
Montgomery County Recorder
(Administration Building, 451 West Third Street—location)
PO Box 972 (mailing address)
Dayton, OH 45422-0001
     (937) 225-4275; (937) 225-5405; (937) 225-5980 FAX
     mcrecorder@mcohio.org
http://www.co.montgomery.oh.us;
http://www.mcohio.org/revize/montgomery/government/recorder/index.html;
http://www.mcrecorder.org
     Willis E. Blackshear, Recorder
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
 
Montgomery County Records Center
(Reibold Building, 117 South Main Street, Sixth Floor—location)
PO Box 972 (mailing address)
Dayton, OH 45402.
     (937) 225-6366; (937) 225-5086 FAX
http://www.mcohio.org/revize/montgomery/services/recordarchives/index.html
     Debbie Andrews, Records and Information Manager
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
     limited genealogical research
 
Oakwood City Health Department
30 Park Avenue
Dayton, OH 45419
     (937) 298-0600; (937) 297-2940 FAX
     young@oakwood.oh.us
     Registrar
 
Defiance County Courthouse
221 Clinton Street
Defiance, OH 43512
     (419) 782-4741 (Recorder, Second Floor); (419) 784-4966 (Recorder); (419) 782-
     1936 (Clerk of Courts, 503 Jefferson Avenue, PO Box 716); (419) 782-4181
     (Probate Court, Third Floor); (419) 782-3421 FAX (Recorder); (419) 784-
     2716 FAX (Clerk of Courts); (419) 782-2437 FAX (Probate Court)
     recorder2@defiance-county.com
http://www.defiance-county.com
     Jane M. Tadsen, Recorder; Jean Ziegler, Clerk of Courts; Judge Stephen W. Ruyle,
     Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (see Records Center for early documents)
 
Defiance County General Health District
1300 east Second Street
Defiance, OH 43512
     (419) 784-3818; (419) 782-4979 FAX
     rgearhart@defiance-county.com; deficohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.defiancecohealth.org
     Rebecca Gearhart, Registrar
     (births and deaths after 1907)
     copies: $7.00 each
 
Defiance County Records Center
510 Court Street
Defiance, OH 43512
     (419) 782-8918
     recordcenter@defiance-county.com
http://www.defiance-county.com/records.html
     Kay Beilharz, Deputy Archivist; Rhonda Casler, Deputy Archivist
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (births and deaths 1867–1908 [part], unofficial births and deaths 1856–1857,
     marriages 1845–2002, deeds 1823–1961, estates 1845–1999, naturalizations
     1872–1903, declarations of intent 1885–1903, auditor’s records 1845–1992,
     etc.)
     staff research: $10.00 per hour after the first hour; copies: 25¢ per page, certified
     birth/death certificates: $9.00, certified marriage certificate: $3.00
 
Delaware County Courthouse
91 North Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH 43015-1703
     (740) 833-2460 (Recorder, 140 North Sandusky Street); (740) 833-2500 (Clerk of
     Courts); (740) 833-2680 (Probate Court, 88 North Sandusky Street); (740)
     833-2459 FAX (Recorder); (740) 833-2499 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     abrenner@co.delaware.oh.us
http://www.co.delaware.oh.us
     Andrew O. Brenner; Ms. Jan Antonoplos, Clerk of Courts; Judge Kenneth J.
     Spicer, Probate Court
     Recorder and Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (land records, naturalization records, vital records, probate records)
 
Delaware General Health District
1–3 West Winter Street
Delaware, OH 43015-0570
     (740) 368-1700; (740) 368-1736 FAX
     pam@delawarehealth.org; delacohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.delawarehealth.org
     Pamela L. Shears, Registrar
 
Tuscarawas County General Health District
897 East Iron Avenue
Dover, OH 44622
     (330) 343-5555; ((330) 343-1601 FAX
     tusccohd@odh.ohio.gov
     Linda J. Fanning, Registrar
 
East Liverpool City Health Department
126 West Sixth Street
East Liverpool, OH 43920-2992
     (330) 385-7900; (330) 386-7403 FAX
     health@eastliverpool.com
     Shelia Moman, Registrar
 
East Palestine City Health Department
82 Garfield Avenue
East Palestine, OH 44413
     (330) 426-4367; (330) 426-7066 FAX
     ephealth@eastpalestineohio.org
     Judy Knight, Registrar
 
Preble County Courthouse
101 East Main Street
Eaton, OH 45320
     (937) 456-8173 (Recorder, PO Box 371); (937) 456-8160 (Clerk of Courts, Third
     Floor); (937) 456-8138 (Probate Court); (937) 456-9548 FAX (Clerk of
     Courts)
     cwashington@preblecountyohio.net
http://www.preblecounty.com/government/county.htm;
http://www.preblecountyohio.net (Clerk of Courts)
     William J. Spahr, Recorder; Christopher B. Washington, Clerk of Courts; Judge
     Wilfred G. Dues, Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30; Clerk of Courts and Probate Court: Mon–Fri
     8:30–4:30
 
Preble County General Health District
615 Hillcrest Drive
Eaton, OH 45320
     (937) 456-8187; (937) 456-6382 FAX
     prebcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.preblecountyhealth.org
     Janice Pearce, Registrar
 
Elyria City Health Department
202 Chestnut Street
Elyria, OH 44035
     (440) 323-7595; (440) 284-1558 FAX
     elyrcihd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.elyriahealth.com
     Barbara Stevens, Registrar
 
Lorain County Courthouse
308 Second Street
Elyria, OH 44035-5506
     (440) 329-5148 (Recorder, Administration Building, 226 Middle Avenue); (440)
     329-5536 (Clerk of Courts–Civil Division, Justice Center, 225 Court Street,
     Room 105, PO Box 749); (440) 244-6261 (Probate Court, Administration
     Building, 226 Middle Avenue); (440) 329-5477 FAX (Recorder); (440) 329-
     5404 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     lcrecorder@loraincounty.com
http://www.loraincounty.us/website/splash.asp
     Judith Nedwick, Recorder; Ron Nabakowski, Clerk of Courts; Judge Frank J.
     Horvath, Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30; Probate Court: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records with Recorder; naturalization records with Clerk of Courts; probate
     records from 1824 with Probate Court; early records with Lorain County
     Records Retention Center)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of probate records: $1.00 per page, no
     minimum
 
Lorain County General Health District
9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, OH 44035
     (440) 322-6367; (440) 322-0911 FAX
     cburns@loraincountyhealth.com; loracohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.loraincountyhealth.com
     Cynthia Burns, Registrar
     (births and deaths from June 1867 to June 1908, marriages from 1843)
 
Lorain County Records Retention Center
320 North Gateway Boulevard, First Floor
Elyria, OH 44035
     (440) 326-4868; (440) 326-4869 FAX
http://www.loraincounty.us/website/index.asp?webpageid={B5927C64-10FE-
4854-82E1-4FD9B7E403CA}
     Lynn Wallace-Smith, Supervisor
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
 
Findlay City Health Department
445 Clinton Court
Findlay, OH 45840-4859
     (419) 424-7105; (419) 424-7189 FAX
     syoder@ci.findlay.oh.us; health@ci.findlay.oh.us
http://www.ci.findlay.oh.us/health1.htm
     Sheryl K. Yoder, Registrar
 
Hancock County Courthouse
300 South Main Street
Findlay, OH 45840-9039
     (419) 424-7091 (Recorder); (419) 424-7037 (Clerk of Courts); (419) 424-7079
     (Probate Court, 308 Dorney Plaza); (419) 423-3017 FAX (Recorder); (419)
     424-7801 FAX (Clerk of Courts); (419) 424-7081 FAX (Probate Court)
     ammusgrave@co.hancock.oh.us; clerkofcourts@co.hancock.oh.us;
     probate@co.hancock.oh.us
http://www.co.hancock.oh.us
     Anita M. Musgrave, Recorder; Cathy Prosser Wilcox, Clerk of Courts; Judge Allan
     H. Davis, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
     (land records from 1830 with Recorder; some naturalization records between 1907
     and 1930 with Clerk of Courts; naturalization records before 1906, births
     and deaths from 1867 to 1909, marriages from 1827, and estates from 1825
     with Probate Court)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of vital records from Probate Court:
     $5.00 each for births and deaths, $1.25 each for marriages; copies of probate
     records: 25¢ per page, no minimum
 
Hancock County Health Department
209 West Main Cross Street
Findlay, OH 45840
     (419) 424-7869; (419) 424-7872 FAX
     hanccohd@odh.ohio.gov
     Monica Hobbs, Registrar
 
Sandusky County Combined General Health District
2000 Countryside Drive
Fremont, OH 43420
     (419) 334-6377; (419) 334-6380 FAX
     movermyer@sanduskycohd.org; sandcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.sanduskycohd.org
     Marsha Overmyer, Registrar
     (vital records)
 
Sandusky County Courthouse
100 North Park Avenue
Fremont, OH 43420-2454
     (419) 334-6226 (Recorder, Suite 217); (419) 334-6226 (Recorder); (419) 334-6161
     (Clerk of Courts, Suite 320); (419) 334-6211 option 9 (Probate Court); (419)
     334-6164 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     Recorder@co.sandusky.oh.us; Brown_Warren@co.sandusky.oh.us
http://www.sandusky-county.org
     Colleen Carmack, Recorder; Warren Brown, Clerk of Courts; Judge Brad Culbert,
     Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
     (land records with Recorder, naturalization records with Clerk of Courts, probate
     records with Probate Court)
     probate search service: no charge; copies of probate records: $1.00 plus $1.00 for
     certification
 
Galion City Health Department
113 Harding Way East
Galion, OH 44833-1902
     (419) 468-1075; (419) 468-8618 FAX
     galicihd@odh.ohio.gov
     Janice Miller, Registrar
 
Gallia County Courthouse
18 Locust Street
Gallipolis, OH 45631
     (740) 446-4612, ext. 246 (Recorder, Room 1265); (740) 446-4612 (Clerk of
     Courts, Room 1290); (740) 446-4612, ext. 289 (Probate Court, Room 1293);
     (740) 446-4804 FAX (Recorder and Clerk of Courts); (740) 446-3144 FAX
     (Probate Court)
     recorder@gallianet.net; gcjuv@gallianet.net (Probate Court)
http://www.gallianet.net/Gallia/index.htm;
http://www.occaohio.com/County/gallia.htm
     Roger Walker, Recorder; Noreen M. Saunders, Clerk of Courts; Judge William S.
     Medley, Probate Court
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records with Recorder; some naturalization records included in probate
     index, births and deaths from 1864 to 1952, marriages from 1803 to date,
     and  estates, wills, guardianships and miscellaneous records from 1803 with
     Probate Court)
     probate search service: about $5.00 per hour; certified copies of vital records from
     Probate Court: $3.00 for births and deaths, $1.50 for marriages; copies of
     probate records: 25¢ per page, no minimum
 
Gallia County General Health District
499 Jackson Pike, Suite D
Gallipolis, OH 45631
     (740) 441-2018; (740) 441-2045 FAX
     gallcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.galliacohealth.org;
http://www.galliacounty.org/government/health_department.html
     Deborah Rose
     (births and deaths from 1909)
 
Brown County Courthouse
101 South Main Street
Georgetown, OH 45121
     (937) 378-6478 (Recorder, Administration Building, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Suite
     151); (937) 378-6358 (Clerk of Court, 700 Mt. Orab Pike); (937) 378-6549
     (Probate Court, PO Box 379); (937) 378-2848 FAX (Recorder); (937) 378-
     2462 FAX (Clerk of Court)
     tmeranda@browncountycourt.org
http://www.county.brown.oh.us; http://www.browncountycourt.org/srchmain.html
     Gary Himes, Recorder; Tina Meranda, Clerk of Court; Judge Margaret Ann Clark,
     Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
     (land records, naturalization records, vital records, probate records)
 
Brown County Health Department
826 Mt. Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121
     (937) 378-6892; (937) 378-4301 FAX
     tchase@odh.ohio.gov; browcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.browncohd.org
     Tonya Chase, Registrar
 
Girard City Health Department
100 West Main Street
Girard, OH 44420
     (330) 545-6048; (330) 539-7209 FAX
     health@cityofgirard.com
http://www.girard.lib.oh.us/GirardCity/health.htm
     Dorothy Mayoras, Registrar
 
Darke County Courthouse
504 South Broadway
Greenville, OH 45331
     (937) 547-7390 (Recorder); (937) 547-7335 (Clerk of Courts); (937) 547-7336
     (Clerk of Courts); (937) 547-7345 (Probate Court, Garst Avenue
     Government Center, 300 Garst Avenue); (937) 547-7305 FAX (Clerk of
     Courts); (937) 547-1945 FAX (Probate Court)
     sonnerj@core.com; info@co.darke.oh.us
http://www.co.darke.oh.us
     Judy L. Sonner, Recorder; Cindy Pike, Clerk of Courts; Judge Michael D.
     McClurg, Probate Court
     Recorder and Clerk of Courts: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30; Probate Court: Mon–Fri
     8:00–4:25
     (land records from 1816 with Recorder; births and deaths from 1867 to December
     1908, marriages from 1815 to date, and probate records with Probate Court)
     land records search service: $2.00 per name; probate search service: no charge;
     copies of land records: $1.00 per page, no minimum; copies of marriages
     from Probate Court: 50¢ per page; copies of probate records: 50¢ per page,
     no minimum
 
Darke County General Health District
300 Garst Avenue
Greenville, OH 45331
     (937) 548-4196, ext. 200; (937) 548-9654 FAX
     tholman@odh.ohio.gov; darkcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.darkecountyhealth.org
     Terrence L. Holman, Registrar
     (vital records from December 1908)
     vital records search service from County Health Department: no charge; copies of
     vital records from Health Department: $3.00 each, $7.00 each for certified
     copies, no minimum
 
Butler County Combined General Health District
301 South Third Street
Hamilton, OH 45011
     (513) 863-1770; (513) 863-4372 FAX
     butlcohd@odh.ohio.gov
http://www.butlercountyohio.org/Health
     Patricia F. Burg, Registrar
 
Butler County Courthouse
130 High Street
Hamilton, OH 45011-2732
     (513) 887-3192 (Recorder); (513) 887-3188 (Recorder); (513) 887-3278 (Clerk of
     Court, 315 High Street, Suite 550); (513) 887-3294 (Probate Court, Historic
     Butler County Courthouse, 101 High Street, Second Floor); (513) 887-3437
     (Records Center and Archives, 123 North Third Street); (513) 887-3198
     FAX (Recorder); (513) 887-3966 FAX (Clerk of Court)
     CrankDN@butlercountyohio.org; bcarchives@butlercountyohio.org
http://www.butlercountyohio.org; http://www.butlercountyclerk.org
     Danny N. Crank, Recorder; Cynthia Carpenter, Clerk of Court; Judge Randy T.
     Rogers, Probate Court; Rhonda Freeze, Manager County Archives
     Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
     (land records with Recorder; naturalization records from 1840 to 1977, births and
     deaths from 1868 to 1908, marriages from 1803 [applications not on file
     prior to 1905], and probate records with Records Center and Archives
     [inactive case files])
     probate search service: no charge if time permits; copies of land records: $1.00 per
     page; copies of naturalization records: $3.00 per page; certified copies of
     vital records: $7.00 for births and deaths, $2.00 for marriages; copies of
     probate records: $3.00 per page for wills, 50¢ per page for estates, $1.00
     minimum (“checks to Department”)
 
Hamilton City Health Department
345 High Street
Hamilton, OH 45011
     (513) 785-7080; (513) 785-7065 FAX
     hamcihd@odh.ohio.gov
     Kimberly Murphy, Registrar
 
Highland County Courthouse
(105 North High Street—location)
PO Box 825 (mailing address)
Hillsboro, OH 45133
     (937) 393-9954 (Recorder, 119 Gov. Foraker Place, PO Box 804); (937) 393-9957
     (Clerk of Courts, PO Box 821); (937) 393-9981 (Probate Court); (937) 393-
     5855 FAX (Recorder); (937) 393-9878 FAX (Clerk of Courts)
     recorder@co.highland.oh.us; ike.hodson@highland-co.com
http://www.highlandcounty.com/modules/mypage;
http://www.ohiorecorders.com/highland.html;
http://www.occaohio.com/County/highland.htm (Clerk of Courts)
     Dwight “Ike” Hodson, Recorder; Paulette Donley, Clerk of Courts; Judge Kevin L.
     Greer, Probate Court
     Recorder: Mon–Fri 8:30–4:00; Clerk of Courts: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30; Probate
     Court: Mon–Fri 7:00–4:00, Sat 8:00–noon
     (some land records, vital records from 1867 to 1909, probate records)
     no probate search service; copies of probate records: 25¢ per page, no minimum
 
Highland County Health Department
1487 North High Street, Suite 400
Hillsboro, OH 45133-8203
     (937) 393-1941; (937) 393-4694 FAX
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