Birth and Death Certificates

Obtaining Birth & Death Certificates

Changes at the State of Ohio Vital Statistics Office Mean That You Can No Longer Obtain Birth or Death Certificates at Wadsworth City Hall.

Birth Certificates

You may obtain birth certificates in for individuals born in Ohio at any Ohio vital statistics office.

Death Certificates

Death certificates must be obtained in the county where the person died.  

Pricing and procedures for obtaining the certificates vary from location to location, so check the websites or give them a call for more information. You may wish to call a location before stopping in, just to be sure that the certificate you need is available.

Medina County Health Department

4800 Ledgewood Drive  

Medina, OH44256

Phone: 330-723-9511

View Medina County Health Department Birth and Death Records.


Summit County Public Health District (Available at Akron Office)

Fairway Center    

1867 W Market Street       

Akron, OH  44313

Phone: 330-812-3845

View Summit County Public Health Birth and Death Certificates.


Wayne County, OH Health Department

203 S Walnut Street 

Wooster, OH 44691

Phone: 330-264-9590

View Wayne County Health Department Vital Statistics.


Ohio Department of Health

246 N High Street 

Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-644-8507 (for analysis)  

Other Phone: 614-466-2531 (for certificate copies)

View Ohio Department of Health Center for Vital and Health Statistics.