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City of Martins Ferry
The City of Martins Ferry publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Where Martins Ferry's records are kept. Court and property records for Martins Ferry sit with Belmont County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio.
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As a small town, Martins Ferry relies on Belmont County and the State of Ohio for its public records. The cards below are the Ohio state offices, and the Belmont County offices are on our Belmont County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Martins Ferry publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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The City of Martins Ferry lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.
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State of Ohio business hub on ohio.gov, which the state describes as information to help owners start, run and grow a business in Ohio.
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The Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics issues certified Ohio death records for a fee, ordered online, by mail or in person; local health districts also issue copies.
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State prison system's death row list with each person's institution, inmate number and sentencing county, plus where male and female death row inmates are housed and where executions take place.
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Ohio marriage and divorce records are held by the probate court or clerk of courts in the county that issued the license; the state Bureau of Vital Statistics keeps only the index.
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Steps from the state Division of Unclaimed Funds for searching and claiming money online, uploading required documents, checking claim status and finding county unclaimed funds.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Martins Ferry, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Martins Ferry in ZIP code 43935 keeps its own council and town business records. The Belmont County offices are in St. Clairsville, the county seat. Each Belmont County office is listed on our Belmont County page.
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.
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.
Martins Ferry sits over the Appalachian Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio) and linked below.
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 1 investigation with a Martins Ferry address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Dairy, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Martins Ferry, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have 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 the county board of elections keeps the roll for Martins Ferry. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. The fee is $21.50 for each certified birth or death record. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records.
Deeds for property in Martins Ferry are recorded by the county recorder, the county auditor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Belmont County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Martins Ferry register with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division, which runs the state business entity search. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
Ohio criminal history checks are run by the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The fee is $22.00 for a BCI check. Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140.
Same county
Other places in Belmont County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Belmont County records are on the county page.