Birth & Death Records

1867-1908 - Birth and death records are located in Portage County Probate Court, Courthouse; 203 W. Main St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266, Phone: 330-297-3870.

1909 - Present -  Kent City Health Department (KCHD) Vital Statistics office issues certified copies of filed Ohio birth and death certificates;1909-present
201 E Erie St. Second Floor
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: 330-678-8109

1909 - Present - All other births and deaths in Portage Co. are filed at the Kent City Health Department;
325 South Depeyster Street
Kent Ohio 44240
Phone 330-678-8109.

Marriage Records

Marriage Records for Portage County are located in the Portage County Probate Court, Courthouse
203 W. Main St.,
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone: 330-297-3870.
The records begin about the year 1808. 

Divorce Records

Divorce Records are located in the office of the Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas Court, Courthouse,
203 W. Main St.,
Ravenna, Ohio 44266,
Phone: 330-297-3475. 

Portage County Historical Society

A very large collection of original documents in their collection, many dating back to the founding of the county in 1808. (https://www.pchsohio.org/researchtest.html)
6549 N Chestnut St
Ravenna, Ohio
https://www.pchsohio.org

Portage County Genealogical Society

Collections made available to those doing historical and genealogical research are stored as a part of the Portage County Historical Society's library. (https://www.portagecountyohioogs.org/resources)
mailing address: 6551 N. Chestnut St.
Ravenna, OH 44266
https://www.portagecountyohioogs.org/

Reed Memorial Library

We maintain an extensive collection of genealogy and local history resources, focusing on the Ravenna and Portage County area. These materials are located in our local history room on the library's second floor and can only be used inside the library.
167 E Main Street
Ravenna, OH
https://reedlibrary.org/history/

Kent Free Library

The Carnegie Section, as it is designated, currently houses The Burbick Foundation Genealogy Room, with the library’s collection of genealogy and local history materials
312 West Main Street
Kent, OH 44240
(330) 673-4414
https://www.kentfreelibrary.org/

Portage County District Library

Branch locations include Aurora Memorial, Garrettsville, Pierce Streetsboro, Randolph & Windham https://portagelibrary.org

Tips for where to go for Portage County Info:

This list created in 2002

	Kent Historical Society on Franklin Avenue in Kent.
	Hudson Library and Historical Society Archives in Hudson, in Summit County, --great resources there!!
	The land records are in the old Robinson Memorial Hospital building and have a lot of early info as to where people came from who bought the land
	Kent State Library has a lot of info and census on microfilm with a copier; and the library hours are later than the local libraries.