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Find death records in Cuyahoga County, OH. Learn how to get a death certificate, access genealogy records, and verify public death records. Our directory links you to the death records office and online databases for thorough searches and verifications.
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The Bureau of Vital Statistics issue certified copies of Birth Certificates for everyone born in the state of Ohio.
- Cleveland-area Death Notices and Obituary Articles, 1830s to Present
- Ohio Death Certificates
- Obtaining Photocopies
The difference between death notices and obituary articles
Death notices are notices of death that are placed in the newspaper by family members or funeral homes. They can include as much or as little information as the family would like to supply. Since there is a fee charged for their publication and they are not prepared by news reporters, these notices are considered paid advertisements by the newspaper industry. Obituary articles (news obituaries) are prepared by reporters, include a biographical sketch of the deceased, and are subject to the ed...
How to locate Cleveland-area death notices and obituary articles:
The last few months: Visit the Plain Dealer’s Obituaries. It is common practice today for funeral homes to provide extended death notices on their websites. For information on locating a date of death, read how to locate a date of death using available indexes. The period 1976 to the present: The Cleveland Public Library maintains an index of all death notices and obituary articles that appeared in the Cleveland Press (1976-June 1982) and Plain Dealer (1976 to 2014). This is only an index; fu...
Cleveland Public Library patrons can view and copy any death certificate issued in the state of Ohio from December 20, 1908, through December 31, 1953. Death certificates may include: place of death; gender; race; marital status; date of birth; age; occupation; birthplace; parents; date of death; cause of death; place of burial; date of burial and ...
How To Obtain Copies In Person
Anyone may visit the Library’s Center for Local & Global History (Louis Stokes Wing, 6thFloor) during open hours and make self-serve copies for 10 cents each.
How To Obtain Copies as Ohio Residents
If you need 3 or fewer certificates within any 4-month period: Please contact the Center for Local & Global History directly by e-mail (fastest): clgh@cpl.org or by regular mail: Center for Local & Global History, Cleveland Public Library, 525 Superior Ave., NE, Cleveland, OH, 44114. Copies will be mailed to you free-of-charge. Please remember to include your regular mailing address in any e-mail request. We regret that we cannot accommodate telephone requests for free copies. Please include...
Copies for Ohio Residents
If you need more than 3 certificates in any 4-month period: Please contact our Photoduplication Office via e-mail at photodup@cpl.org (preferred) or telephone (216-623-2901). Please include the required information outlined above. Photoduplication Office will provide you with a cost estimate and will request payment before any copies are made.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics can now issue certified copies of Birth Certificates for everyone born in the state of Ohio. Ohio is an "open record" state, and vital records (births and deaths) are considered to be public records by the State of Ohio.
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For Death records in Cuyahoga County prior to December 20th, 1908, contact the Cuyahoga County Archive. For Death records in any other county prior to 1908, contact the probate court of that county. For deaths outside the State of Ohio, please contact the state in which the event occurred.
