Information

Office Hours are Monday thru Friday  8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. closed from noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch.

How far back do your birth and death records go?
The Jefferson County Health Department has birth records which start in 1876 and death records beginning in 1908.

What is the cost of a birth/death certificate?
The cost for a certified birth or death certificate is $18.00.    We accept cash, money order.  No personal check accepted.  (Effective April 1, 2008 cost will be $18.00)

How long will it take to receive it?
Once the payment has been received, the certificate is usually sent out the next business day.  You may also stop at the JCHD Vital Statistics Division,   500 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio, and pick up your copy.

Click here for a printable certificate request form  

Information needed by the clerk

For a birth certificate, we need to know where the birth took place.  For a death certificate, we need to know where the person was pronounced deceased.  Next, we will need to know the year of the birth or death.

If the person was born or pronounced deceased inside the city limits or a hospital, those records will be found at the Steubenville City Health Department.  If the person was born or pronounced deceased outside the city limits of Steubenville, those records will be on file at the Jefferson County Health Department.

All birth and death records at the Jefferson County Health Department are filed by year, then alphabetically by last names.

What if there is an error on a birth or death record?

If a child's father was not listed on the birth record at the time of birth, a supplement to the record can be made within the first year.

If a birth or death record contains an error, an affidavit can be filed with the State, which will then become an attachment to that record.

These forms can be obtained at the Jefferson County Health Department, 500 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio.