Vital Statistics


Vicki Theis
Registrar

The Vital Statistics division of the Massillon Health Department provides certified copies of birth and death certificates for Massillon Community Hospital/Affinity Medical Center. Genealogy research is available for records from 1889 to present.
Penni Roderick  
Clerk Typist
Deputy Registrar

Birth and Death Records

As of October 16, 2009, the cost of a birth or death certificate will be $25. 

Records are available from 1909 to the present for events that occurred within
the city limits of the CITY OF MASSILLON ONLY.

For mail orders, please send a written and signed request stating the name (maiden name if applicable), date of event, and parents' names. Please include a stamped return envelope. A check is acceptable when accompanied by a clear, readable copy of your driver's license.

                              Otherwise, please send a money order payable to:

Massillon City Health Department
845 - 8th St. NE, Suite 5
Massillon, Ohio 44646

For your convenience, you can process online requests through an independent company that Massillon City Health Department has partnered with to provide you this service; VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached through their website; www.vitalchek.com. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for this service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.”

Birth or death certificates ordered this way are generally mailed out the next business day. Please note on that website that on the Shipping section, Fed Ex is the delivery method checked, with an extra fee for faster delivery. You may change that to Regular Mail if preferred. Vitalchek can be used to order certificates from most parts of the country.

We do not have records for Doctors Hospital because it was outside the Massillon city limits. Please contact the Stark County Health Department at 330-493-9904, ext. 0, for further info. These records may also be ordered on-line at www.vitalchek.com. In the Place of Birth section, put the township name (Perry, Jackson, etc.) instead of Massillon, so the request goes to the correct health department for processing.

The Birth Registration Card (wallet-size card) and uncertified copies of birth and death records are no longer available. When requesting information by e-mail regarding birth and death records, please put "birth/death info" in the subject line of your e-mail.

For further information, please call 330-830-1710.
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Genealogy

Uncertified copies can no longer be issued

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Guide to Stark County Vital Statistics

I. Birth & Death Records

 

A. Births & Deaths 1867-1908:

Stark County District Library
715 Market Ave., North
Canton, OH 44702-1080
(330) 452-0665
www.starklibrary.org (Genealogy, Stark County Sources tab)

B. Births & Deaths 1889-1908 for the city of Massillon only:
(Both the Massillon & Stark County libraries should be checked
for Massillon births & deaths from this time period.)

Massillon Public Library
208 Lincoln Way, East
Massillon, OH 44646
(330) 832-9831
www.massillonlibrary.org (Research, Genealogy tab)

C. Births & Deaths 1909-present

1. For those occurring within Canton city limits:
Canton City Health Department
Vital Statistics Division
420 Market Ave., North
Canton, OH 44702
(330) 489-3231

2. For those occurring within Massillon city limits:
Massillon City Health Department
Medical Arts Building
 845 - 8th St. NE, Suite 5
Massillon, OH 44646
(330) 830-1710

3. For those occurring within Alliance city limits:
Alliance City Health Department
537 East Market St.
Alliance, OH 44601
(330) 821-7373

4. For those occurring anywhere else in Stark County:
Stark County Health Department
3951 Convenience Cir. NW
Canton, OH 44718
(330) 493-9904 (press 0 for operator)

D. Births & Deaths 1909 - present can also be obtained from the state.

1. Births 1909-present & Deaths 1954-present:
Ohio Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
(614) 466-2531

2. Deaths 1909-1953
Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Ave.
Columbus, OH 43211-2497
(614) 297-2300

2. Marriages

A. Marriages 1809-2001 (with index to same 1809-1972)

Stark County District Library
715 Market Ave., North
Canton, OH 44702-1080
(330) 452-0665 Ext. 7 (Genealogy)

B. Marriages 1900-present (with index for same 1858-present)

Stark County Probate Court
Marriage License Division
501 Citizens Bldg.
110 Central Plaza, South Suite 501
Canton, OH 44702-1413
330-451-7759

 

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