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Village of Thornville
The Village of Thornville publishes its board meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Where Thornville's records are kept. Court and property records for Thornville sit with Perry County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio.
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As a small town, Thornville relies on Perry County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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The Village of Thornville publishes its board meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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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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The Perry County Sheriff Office‘s primary role is to preserve the public peace and serve the community.
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The Thornville Police Department keeps the incident and arrest records its officers write, and the village page gives its contacts.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Thornville, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Thornville, a place of 1,087 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Perry County offices are in New Lexington, the county seat. Our Perry County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations with a Thornville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $145,071 in back wages agreed for 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shelly Company | 1 | $145,000 | 43 |
| Buckeye Lake Coffee Company LLC | 1 | $71 | 1 |
| Horvath's Harbor LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| JNA Wilson, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Thornville, by back wages agreed; 3 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.
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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 Thornville. 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 Thornville are recorded by the county recorder, the county auditor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Perry County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Thornville come from the Thornville Police Department, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Thornville 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 Perry County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Perry County records are on the county page.