Vital Records - Birth Records:

Certified birth certificates are available for $19.00 per copy from the Wayne County Health Department for persons who were born in Wayne County, Ohio after December, 1908.

Internet or phone - Credit card ordering available by clicking HERE

Please note: Only birth certificates for births occurring in Wayne County, Ohio are available from our department. Birth certificates for births occurring in other counties must be obtained from those counties or from the Ohio Department of Health (see additional information below.)

Disclaimer:  Please be aware that the local and state Vital Statistic Offices must comply with Federal regulations.  As federal and state laws change, older birth certificates may have to be replaced as certain federal agencies will begin to refuse to accept these older certificates.  Replacement certificates will be available at the prevailing rate for Certified Copies.
 
"Certified" birth certificates are required for most legal purposes and are available for $19.00 per copy.

Uncertified birth certificates are no longer available in Ohio as of July 1, 2003.
 
Obtaining Records Directly From the Health Department :
 
Certified birth certificates may be obtained from our 203 South Walnut Street location in Wooster, Ohio 44691 Location Map
 
For more information, please call (330)264-9590 and ask for Vital Statistics.
 
 Obtaining Vital Statistic Records Via Mail :
 
Alternatively, you may obtain certified birth certificates by mail. If you would prefer to order a certified birth certificate by mail, please list the following information along with a self-addressed, legal-size stamped envelope with payment and mail to Wayne County Health Department - Vital Statistics, 203 South Walnut Street, Wooster, Ohio 44691.

1. Requester's name, address, phone number.
2. Type of record (birth) and number of certified copies desired.
3. Last name (at birth), first name, and middle initial of the desired birth certificate.
4. Date of birth of individual for whom the birth certificate is being requested.
5. Place of birth, if known, (Hospital name, home, etc.) including Ohio city/village/township information.
6. Parents names and, if known, the mothers maiden name.

 
Note: No birth certificates will be mailed until payment is received - No out-of-state personal checks can be accepted and out of state payment should be made by a certified check or money order that is made out to the "Wayne County Health Department."