Lorain County OH Genealogy

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Lorain County Records by City/Town

Amherst Genealogy (69)
Avon Genealogy (35)
Avon Lake Genealogy (27)
Brighton Genealogy (29)
Brownhelm Genealogy (26)
Columbia Station Genealogy (27)
Elyria Genealogy (179)
Grafton Genealogy (44)
Henrietta Genealogy (27)
Huntington in Lorain County Genealogy (27)


LaGrange Genealogy (31)
Lorain Genealogy (120)
North Ridgeville Genealogy (42)
Oberlin Genealogy (111)
Ridgeville in Lorain County Genealogy (25)
Rochester Genealogy (26)
Sheffield Genealogy (32)
South Amherst Genealogy (31)
Wellington Genealogy (81)

Overview of Lorain County Records

  • Lorain County was created in 1822 from Huron, Cuyahoga, and Medina counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
  • The Lorain County Probate Judge has birth records starting from 1867 to 1908, marriage records from 1824, and probate records starting from 1840.
  • The Lorain County Clerk Court has divorce records starting in 1850 and court records starting in 1824.
  • The Lorain County Recorder has land records starting from 1824.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.