Formed February 18, 1812 from Portage County · county seat Medina. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Medina County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube225 E. Washington St., 4th Floor, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 725-9703
Estate records, guardianships, and marriage licenses. Online docket search available for case lookups.
144 N. Broadway St., Room 117, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 725-9782
Deeds, mortgages, and liens, plus other recorded land/legal instruments; online document search available.
93 Public Square, Room 129, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 725-9723
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
144 N. Broadway Street, Room 306, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 725-9754
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
210 S. Broadway, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 722-2681
Digitized Medina County newspapers (1830–1977), the Medina County Memory Project (photos/documents, 1865–1965), school yearbooks (1913–1978), and the R.B. Hayes Ohio Obituary Index.
PO Box 804, Medina, OH 44258 · meets at the library, 210 S. Broadway
Meets 2nd Sunday of the month (2nd Saturday in July/August), 2pm, in-person and via Zoom.
206 N. Elmwood St. (office); 205 S. Prospect St. (museum), Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 722-1341
medinacountyhistoricalsociety.com · museum open 3rd Sunday monthly or by appointment
A separate organization from the Genealogical Society above. Founded 1922; holds artifacts, oral histories, and historic documents and photos.
4800 Ledgewood Dr., Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 723-9688, option 6
medinahealth.org — Birth & Death Records
Certified births anywhere in Ohio, and deaths in Medina County, from December 1908 forward.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Medina County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Medina County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Medina County was formed in 1812 from Portage County. For records made before then, search the parent county:
All of Medina County lies in the Connecticut Western Reserve, land Connecticut kept when it gave up its western claims, sold privately through the Connecticut Land Company. There are no federal land patents here, so start with the earliest deeds at the county Recorder (or the parent county's Recorder).
Titles that covered Medina County, historic and current, with where to search each one. Not every historic title has been digitized — several survive only on microfilm.
| Title | Years | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Medina Gazette | 1832-present | Chronicling America (1853-1868, 1898-1964); MCDL Digital Archives (1830-1977); GenealogyBank (modern) |
| Medina Sentinel | 1888-1961 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Medina Democrat | 1875-1881 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Medina County Gazette and News | 1888-1898 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Medina Sun | 1979 | Chronicling America (Library of Congress) |
| Medina County newspapers (general county collection) | 1830-1977 | Medina County District Library Digital Archives (free, no login) |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Medina County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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