Ohio, Seneca County
Where Fostoria's records are kept. Fostoria has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Fostoria's own offices, along with State of Ohio offices; the Seneca County offices are on our Seneca County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The Ohio History Connection research library in Columbus offers genealogy guides, its catalog and Ohio death certificates from 1908 to 1970; since July 2026 it opens Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open official site Ohio History Connection Archives and LibraryCounty court
Besides PACER and e-filing links, the court sells hearing audio, $32 on CD or $2.40 per MP3 file through PACER, and accepts proofs of claim online without a login.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of OhioCounty court
The Supreme Court of Ohio lists each county's common pleas, municipal and county courts, with links to every court's own website and local rules.
Open official site Supreme Court of Ohio Courts by CountyVital records
The bureau registers Ohio births and deaths and holds birth records from Dec. 20, 1908 and death records from 1971; marriage and divorce copies come from the county where the event was recorded.
Open official site Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Vital StatisticsPolice & jail
The Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is Ohio's clearinghouse for missing person data: it keeps databases of missing children and adults, issues alerts and takes tips. Families should call local police first.
Open official site Ohio Attorney General Missing PersonsPolice & jail
People wanted by Ohio's Adult Parole Authority for breaking supervision terms, listed with photo, birth date, offenses and the date each was declared at large; they may be armed, so call police or 911.
Open official site Ohio DRC Parole Violators at LargePolice & jail
Ohio.gov entry point to the Ohio Attorney General's sex offender registry, where residents can search for people convicted of sex crimes; offenders must register home, work and vehicle details with their local sheriff.
Open official site Ohio Attorney General Sex Offender SearchPolice & jail
The Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation runs about a million fingerprint background checks a year for jobs and licenses; start one at a WebCheck location, or use its name search and record challenge forms.
Open official site Ohio Attorney General Background CheckFederal
Census Bureau QuickFacts profile of Fostoria city, Ohio, population 13,046 at the 2020 Census, listing frequently requested statistics on residents, businesses and geography.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Fostoria city offices at 213 South Main Street, with agendas and minutes, alerts, concern reporting, online payments, forms, event permit applications, streetlight outage reports and the recycling center.
Open official site City of FostoriaState records
Fostoria city departments directory covering compliance and zoning, the courts, finance, fire, Fountain Cemetery, the law director, the Mayor's office, police, streets, and water and sewer.
Open official site Fostoria City DepartmentsState records
Council meets at 6 pm on the first and third Tuesday at City Hall, 213 South Main Street; members by ward and at large, the clerk of council, agendas and minutes are listed.
Open official site Fostoria City CouncilEverything else, organized
12 more Fostoria sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Fostoria, a place of 13,046 people, is in Seneca County, whose county seat is Tiffin. Court and property records sit with Seneca County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio. Fostoria's own offices are in the cards above, and our Seneca County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the city or town limits: 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
Ohio abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 7 investigations with a Fostoria address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $87,748 in back wages agreed for 58 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliber Auto Transfer of Ohio, Inc. | 1 | $77,172 | 43 |
| Fostoria Bushings & Insulators Corporation | 1 | $8,104 | 10 |
| MUGA Investments, LLC. | 1 | $2,163 | 3 |
| HD Express Mart, Inc. | 1 | $309 | 2 |
| ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft, Co., LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Innovation Plastics LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| National Electrical Carbon Products, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Fostoria, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Ohio wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Ohio is run by the Ohio Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Fostoria.
Deeds for property in Fostoria are recorded by the Seneca County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Seneca County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the state vital records office, Ohio Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Fostoria register with the Ohio Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Fostoria requires one, comes from the town or Seneca County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.