Trumbull County Obituary Lookup

Trumbull County obituary and death records are held by the Warren City Health Department, the probate court, and at state offices in Columbus. Warren is the county seat and the main place to go for vital records in Trumbull County. The probate court archives have an alphabetical card index for death records from 1867 to 1908, which makes searching older files easier than in many other Ohio counties. The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library also has a Local History and Genealogy Center with microfilm collections useful for obituary research. Online tools from the Ohio History Connection and the Hayes Presidential Library let you search from home too.

Trumbull County Death Records

The Warren City Health Department, Division of Vital Statistics, handles death certificates for Trumbull County. Their office is at 258 East Market Street in Warren. Call (330) 841-2541 for questions. They have birth and death records from December 1908 to the present.

Certified copies cost about $25.00 each. You can get them in person with a photo ID. Under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3705, local health departments act as registrars for vital events, making the Warren City Health Department the go-to source for recent Trumbull County death records. For mail requests, send a written letter with the deceased person's full name, date of death, and a copy of your ID along with payment. The office can issue certified copies that work for legal and insurance purposes.

Trumbull County Probate Court Obituary Records

The Trumbull County Probate Court is at the Trumbull County Courthouse on High Street NW in Warren. Call (330) 675-2521. The court holds birth and death records from 1867 to 1908, marriage records from 1800 to the present, and probate records from 1803 to the present.

What makes Trumbull County's probate court stand out is their archives section. They have an alphabetical card index for both birth and death records from 1867 to 1908, which speeds up research compared to flipping through handwritten ledgers. The archives also hold marriage records indexed alphabetically from 1800 to September 1995, marriage licenses from 1816 to 1891, divorce records from 1808 to 1975, and estate records from 1803 to 1989. This is a deep collection for genealogy and obituary research in Trumbull County.

Note: The alphabetical card index for deaths covering 1867 to 1908 makes Trumbull County's archives easier to search than many other Ohio counties.

Trumbull County Library Obituary Resources

The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library has a Local History and Genealogy Center with microfilm collections that cover Trumbull County vital records and newspaper archives. Obituaries from the Warren Tribune Chronicle and other local papers are available there. The library staff can help you navigate their holdings if you are new to obituary research in Trumbull County.

The Trumbull County Historical Society in Warren also keeps museum and archive collections related to county history. Their holdings can supplement what you find in the official records. FamilySearch has Trumbull County vital records available for free online, and the Ohio Death Record Index covers death records from 1913 to 1944 and 1954 to 1970 for free searching.

Ohio State Obituary Search

The Ohio Department of Health in Columbus keeps death records from 1971 to now. The state fee is $21.50 as set by Ohio Revised Code Section 3705.24. The Ohio History Connection archives have the original certificates from 1908 through 1970.

The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library runs the Ohio Obituary Index with over 3.7 million newspaper obituary entries going back to the 1810s. If a Trumbull County newspaper ran an obituary for someone, there is a strong chance the index has it. You can search it for free online from anywhere.

Trumbull County Obituary Record Sources

The Trumbull County government website provides access to county offices and services related to vital records and obituary research.

From this site you can find links to the probate court, health department, and other Trumbull County offices that handle death records and obituary requests.

Getting Trumbull County Death Records

Where to look depends on when the death happened. Recent records are at the Warren City Health Department. Older files sit at the probate court or the Ohio History Connection. Newspaper obituaries are at the library or in the Ohio Obituary Index.

• Deaths 1971 to present: Warren City Health Department or Ohio Department of Health ($21.50 to $25.00)
• Deaths 1908 to 1970: Ohio History Connection archives in Columbus
• Deaths 1867 to 1908: Trumbull County Probate Court (alphabetical card index available)
• Newspaper obituaries: Ohio Obituary Index or Warren-Trumbull County Public Library

Section 3705.29 of the Ohio Revised Code covers penalties for false statements on vital record requests. Social Security numbers are redacted on death certificates for five years after death. Be honest when filling out any Trumbull County obituary or death record request forms.

Cities in Trumbull County

Trumbull County includes the city of Warren, which serves as the county seat. The county-level offices listed above handle death records for all cities within Trumbull County.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Trumbull County. Check nearby county records if your search leads near a county line.