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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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Where West Union's records are kept. Court and property records for West Union sit with Adams County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio.
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As a small town, West Union relies on Adams County and the State of Ohio for its public records. The cards below are the Ohio state offices, and the Adams County offices are on our Adams County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
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 West Union, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
West Union, a place of 3,004 people, is the seat of Adams County, so most county offices are in West Union itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Adams 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 site producing when the record was made.
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 9 investigations with a West Union address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $14,396 in back wages agreed for 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni's Pizza | 1 | $8,033 | 15 |
| Best Choice Personal Care, LLC | 1 | $5,296 | 2 |
| Peebles Life Squad | 1 | $1,066 | 3 |
| Venture Products, INC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| HES & MPGS Incorporated | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Sai Yun Wu | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in West Union, 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.
Same county
Other places in Adams County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Adams County records are on the county page.