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Birth and Death Certificates

Birth and Death certificates from 1908 to present are held by the Licking County Health Department. To obtain a copy of a birth or death certificate after 1908, please contact the Licking County Health Department. Additionally, Birth certificates from 1909-present and death certificates from 1964-present are held by the Ohio Department of Health: Bureau of Vital Statistics. For more information regarding the history of birth and death records in Ohio, please visit the Ohio History Connections' Vital Records collections page.

Marriage Records

Marriage records from 1875-1996 are currently housed by Licking County Records & Archives at the Records Center. Licking County Probate Court also has copies of these records, and maintains the more recent marriage records to the present date. To obtain a certified copy of a marriage record, please contact Licking County Probate Court for more information. Sadly the 1875 Courthouse fire destroyed most of the early county records, though a few did survive. The Licking County Records & Archives Center has a transcribed index of marriage records from 1809 to 1879.

Divorce Records

During the 19^th and and early 20^th centuries, divorce cases in Ohio were handled by various divisions of the court of common pleas, civil, domestic relations, and probate. To obtain copies of more recent divorce records, please contact the Clerk of Courts Domestic Relations. The Licking County Records & Archives Center holds all pre-1992 divorce records. Please Note: To obtain certified copies of divorce records from any time period, please contact Clerk of Courts Domestic Relations.    

Deeds and Property Records

If you are looking to obtain a deed or property records please contact the Licking County Recorder’s Office. Additionally if you are looking for tax information about your home, please contact the Licking County Auditor’s Office.

 Historic Building & Property Research

There are many places to look if you are interested in researching the history of your home and property. Please check out our introductory guide for historical house research, found both on the Records & Archives Blog and  under the Research Tools page of our website.

Not what you are looking for or would you like to request a record in the Archives' collection? Please contact us through email archives@lickingcounty.gov, by phone 740-670-5121, or by visiting us in person at 61 East Main Street, Newark, Ohio, 43055.