Vital records: Birth & Death 1867-1908, $7.00 certified, $2.00 non-certified. Microfilm available.
Marriage records from 1824 to present, certified copy $1
Probate records: wills, estates from 1824 and divorce records.
Please note that the Probate court will not honor mail or phone requests for documents.
Requests must be made in person.  Researchers are available at http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen/researchers.htm

Lorain County Probate Court Online Record Search   Marriage, Estate, and Guardianship records since 1990 and are updated weekly. Older records are in the process of becoming available at the above site.

Lorain County Records Retention Center   If you are seeking information or a specific record, you are encouraged to call the Records Center directly. They can assist and provide you with the location and/or the status of the information you need.   

County Recorder  for Deeds, Plats, Military Discharge papers, etc. (see listing)

Lorain County Auditor   Lorain County real estate Information (even dog license info)

Lorain County Engineer
Free "Highway Map of Lorain County." Locating aid for County Townships, Cemeteries, Municipal Bldgs, Points of Interest, etc.   Townships and Telephone numbers.

Lorain County Justice Center
    225 Court St,  Elyria OH 44035   Phone: (440) 329-5000                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Clerk of Courts has Divorce records from 1858, Civil court records from 1824. Naturalization records are available on microfilm here and computerized records are                                             searchable online.  The original Naturalization records are housed at the Western Reserve Historical Society.

Lorain County General Health District
    9880 South Murray Ridge Rd
    Elyria OH 44035
    (440) 322-6367

Birth and Death records from 20 Dec 1908 for all of Lorain County except for the cities of Lorain, Avon Lake and Vermilion. The staff accommodates requests for information by mail, telephone or in person.

Elyria City Health Department
    202 Chestnut St
    Elyria OH 44035
    (440) 323-7595

Since May 15, 2006, all Elyria birth and death records are available ONLY at  the Lorain County General Health District

Lorain City Health Department
 1144 West Erie Ave
 Lorain OH 44052
 (440) 246-6836

Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
PO Box 865, Elyria OH 44036-0865
President, John Earley 
Vice President, Jean Copeland
Secretary, Kathy Gies
Treasurer, Chuck Gies
Publication and Lineage Society Chair, Margaret Cheney
Editor of The Researcher, Jeff Sigsworth
Webpage Coordinator, Kathy Gies

Lorain County Historical Society
    509 Washington Avenue
    Elyria OH 44035
    (440) 322-3341
    The  Hickories Library

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Amherst Historical Society
    113 South Lake St
    Amherst OH 44001-2009
    (440) 988-7255

    Genealogy Index: Amherst Families and Important Databases
    For Genealogy inquiries contact:  Orville Manes
c/o Amherst Historical Society Office, PO Box 272
    Amherst OH 44001
    A donation to the Historical Society, with your inquiry, is appreciated.

Black River Historical Society
    309 Fifth Street
    Lorain OH  44052
    (440) 245-2563

Brownhelm Historical Association
    PO Box 303, Vermilion OH 44089

103rd OVI Civil War Museum
    5501 E Lake Rd
    Sheffield Lake OH 44054
    To make an appointment
    contact Ruth Wagner,  (440) 949-5346

Nathan Perry Chapter DAR, Lorain, Ohio, contact Vice Regent,  Leona Graham Mattei

Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization
    O.H.I.O.
    73 ½ South Professor Street,  PO Box 0455
    Oberlin OH  44074
    (440) 774-1700

Amherst Public Library
    221 Spring St
    Amherst OH 44001
    (440) 988-4230

Avon Lake Public Library
    32649 Electric Blvd
    Avon Lake OH 44012
    (440) 933-8128

Elyria Public Library
    320 Washington Ave
    Elyria OH 44035
    (440) 323-5747

Grafton-Midview Public Library
    938 Main
    Grafton OH 44044
    (440) 926-3317
    email:crehorma@oplin.lib.oh.us

Herrick Memorial Library at Wellington
    101 Willard Memorial Sq
    Wellington OH 44090
    (440) 647-2120
    A listing of local history and genealogical resources at the library

Lorain Public Library
    351 6th St
    Lorain OH 44052
    (440) 244-1192 or 1-800-322-7323

Oberlin Public Library
    65 South Main
    Oberlin OH 44074
    (440) 775-479
    Email: cookc1@oberlinpl.lib.oh.us
    The library has a great selection of Genealogy CD-ROMs that can be borrowed and used at home.
    They also have a subscription to Ancestry.com that can be accessed at the library at no charge.

Ritter Public Library
        5680 Liberty Ave
        Vermilion OH 44089
        (440) 967-3798

Wakeman Community Library
        18 E Abbott
        Wakeman OH 44889
        (440) 839-2976