This is not a government office or records custodian. Lorain Residents Directory is privately operated and cannot retrieve, certify, change, or remove an official record. Direct those requests to the office that holds the record. Call 911 for an emergency. Anyone facing stalking or harassment should contact local law enforcement.
Route a Lorain Record Request
These are the appropriate starting routes for common Lorain questions:
- Address and property trail: use the Lorain street directory
- Earlier directory volumes: use the Lorain city directory collections
- A single named record: use the Lorain resident lookup
- Office roles and public portals: see Lorain record custodians
- Material not online: make a narrow Ohio Public Records Act request to the custodian named for that record
Lorain County Recorder: 226 Middle Avenue, Room 102, Elyria, OH 44035, 440-329-5148, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Recorder is the direct custodian for recorded deeds and related instruments. For a city public-records request, identify the Lorain department, record type, address or name, and date range so the City can locate an existing record.