Ohio Agency Databases in United States
Ohio Agency Databases
This is an annotated list of databases produced by Ohio State Agencies listed by producing agency. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, either do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by anybody or send an e-mail to Audrey Hall, ahall at sloma dot state dot oh dot us, the documents specialist for this page.
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State of Ohio employee phone search Ohio online telephone directory
Ohio eLicense Center Verify the status of professional licenses.
Aging
Longterm Care Consumer Guide Information about nursing homes and assisted living facilities to help consumers, family members and professionals search for the appropriate facility to meet an individual’s needs.
Agriculture
Emerald Ash Borer Maps Emerald Ash Borer kills ash trees within 3 to 5 years of infestation. To protect the state’s 3.8 billion ash trees, a quarantine in counties where EAB has been identified has been in effect since Sept. 2003. Maps show infestation areas and counties under quarantine.
Farmers’ Market Directory Find a Farmers’ Market, Farm Market, Roadside Market, or Christmas Tree Farm in Ohio.
Ohio Agriculture Information Map This interactive map provides all Department of Agriculture information for the county selected as well as county resources and county office information.
Ohio Agricultural Statistics Statistics from the Ohio Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Find state and county level crop and livestock statistics.
Attorney General
eSORN Electronic Sex Offender Registration. Search for a sex offender by name, county or school district.
Auditor of State
Audit Search Conveniently review the financial information of units of state and local government such as schools, cities, counties, etc., to see how Ohioans’ tax dollars are being spent. Types of audits and reports included are: Financial – Annual or biennial reviews of the financial activity, legal compliance and fiscal controls of a government. Issued for the nearly 5,000 units of state and local government. Special – Reviews of questioned transactions to determine if fraud, waste or abuse has occurred. Performance – Reviews assessing the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government business operations or programs. Provider – Reviews of Medicaid provider services to determine compliance with program regulations. Fiscal Analysis – Financial forecasts, fiscal watch/emergency review.
Ohio Business Gateway
Electronic Filing Services OBG’s Electronic Filing Services offer Ohio’s businesses a time-and money-saving online filing and payment system that helps simplify business’ relationship with government agencies.
Ohio businesses can use OBG to submit selected filings, registrations, and payments with the state’s Department of Taxation, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Budget and Management, and Department of Commerce. OBG also partners with local governments to enable businesses to file and pay selected Ohio municipal income taxes. OBG complements a business’ existing relationship with government agencies by offering a single web site for electronic filing. OBG sends data and payment information directly to program administrators at the agencies so that they may continue to manage the overall account relationship with the businesses.
Commerce — Division of Unclaimed Funds
Unclaimed Funds Search for money owed to you.
Commerce — Division of State Fire Marshal
Fire Department Directory Look up fire departments by name, city, county or zip code.
Rehabilitation and Correction
Offender Search – Inmate locater searchable by a number of criteria, including name, whether incarcerated or on parole, parole hearing date or state identification number.
Court of Claims
Case Inquiry Search for civil case information, vicitims appeals information or victims information prior to 2000.
Development
OhioSites.com Searchable inventory of industrial real estate. Inventory of sites and buildings contains the latest information on available properties by county and region.
Development — Division of Travel and Tourism
Travel Guide Locate destinations in the categories of Arts & Culture, Family Fun, Heritage Ohio, Lodging, Restaurants, Shopping and Sports & Recreation.
Development — Office of Strategic Research
Ohio County Profiles Click on a county for demographic information.
Education
Ohio Achievement Tests for grades 3-8 Practice for the test, understand what is expected of students, and learn how the tests are scored.
iLRC (interactive Local Report Card Locate information about your school building or district such as proficiency test results, graduation rates, financial data, and demographics.
Ohio Educational Directory System Links to the Ohio Educational Directory System (OEDS-R), ODE Interactive for downloading school district and building mailing lists and OEDS Reports.
Ohio’s Instructional Management System Ohio’s Web-based source for model lesson and unit plans, assessments, research and resources, standards-based education information and programmatic improvement recommendations to help teachers creatively teach Ohio’s Academic Content Standards to improve student achievement in Ohio
Educator Profile The new Educator Profile tool allows teachers and administrators to easily track licensure data from the beginning to the end of the process. You will be able to find the most commonly requested information, including credential history, application status and assignment data, in one streamlined location.
You must register for a SAFE account in order to use this database. And you will need either an Ohio driver license number or Ohio state identification number in order to register.
General Assembly
Legislation Search for bills and acts from the 122nd General Assembly (1997-1998) forward, Journals from 125th GA (2003) for the House forward and from 126th GA (2005) for the Senate forward. Browse for leislators and search for lobbyists.
Health
Health Information Warehouse Create tables of health information by county from 1990 forward.
Historical Society
African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 The Ohio Historical Society’s contribution to the American Memory Project, this digital collection brings together resources from throughout the Society’s collections to document the experiences of Ohio’s African American communities from before the Civil War to the end of World War I.
Beyond the Call of Duty : Ohio’s Congressional Medal of Honor recipients Commemorating Ohio’s heroes, who for their undaunted courage in the service of the United States of America received the nation’s highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor. View by name, conflict, place of origin or branch of service.
Boys and Girls Industrial Schools The Ohio Historical Society hosts this online index of inmates’ case records from the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster and the Girls Industrial School in Deleware to improve access to this resource for genealogical and family history research. Currently, this database indexes the admission records from 1858 to 1915. OHS intends to continue the indexing project to cover the period to 1920.
Directory of Historical Organizations in Ohio The Ohio Historical Society in partnership with the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums has compiled and updated a Directory of Historical Organizations in Ohio since 1987. It’s last published form was in 2003. The online version is intended to make the directory more accessible and easier for people to locate historical societies, historical museums, historic sites, historic preservation organizations, genealogical societies, historical libraries and statewide/regional history-related associations in any part of the state.
Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944 You can now purchase photocopies of Ohio death certificates online. Use the Index to find and select your certificates, save them to your list and click on purchase to checkout through the . Copies cost $7 per certificate (Ohio residents pay 6.75% sales tax). You can now request copies of death certificates for the years 1909-1912 and 1945-1953 by completing an online request form and checking out through the Ohio History Store.
Ohio Historical Society’s Online Collection Catalog Search the records of more than 230,000 items in the Society’s library, newspaper, manuscript, audiovisual, state archives, history, natural history, and archaeology collections.
Ohio History Central Ohio History Central is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio’s natural history, prehistory and history. Each section contains written information, maps, timelines, and images. Many of these pages link with one another to form a complete and informative perspective.
Ohio Memory: An Online Scrapbook of Ohio History Discover 26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries and museums that document Ohio’s past from prehistory through the present.
Ohio Pix: Selections from the Ohio Historical Society’s Collection You can now purchase Ohio Historical Society images and permissions though OhioPix. Select your images, save them to your list and click on purchase to checkout through the Ohio History Store.
Remarkable Ohio: Ohio’s Historical Markers Search historic markers by marker title, marker text, marker number, category or keyword, zip code, county, city, address – you can even search by marker sponsor. The Ohio Historical Markers identify, commemorate and honor the important people, places and events that have contributed to the state’s rich history. The Ohio Historical Markers Program, administered by the Ohio Historical Society, is a vital educational tool, informing residents and visitors about significant aspects of Ohio’s past.
War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers Search the full text of the roster from the Adjutant General records. Ohio furnished 1,759 Officers and 24,521 enlisted men for this war.
House of Representatives
Your Representatives Search for a House member by name, district or zip code.
Insurance
Agent/Agency Locator Search for an insurance agent or agency.
Job and Family Services
Ohio’s One-Stop Locations Ohio has a statewide system of “One-Stop” locations in each county where staff are available to assist you in your employment and training needs. A One-Stop location consists of staff that are available to assist you in resume development, interviewing skills, training, access to computers, telephones, faxes, etc. If you are a Veteran, there may be additional services available to you. Click on the Ohio One-Stop Locations icon for a map showing you the locations and information regarding Ohio’s One-Stop delivery system.
Workforce 411- A workforce development site that integrates Ohio’s economic development, workforce development and educational and training systems into one convenient system for job seekers and employers.
Current Civilian Labor Force Estimates Ohio labor force estimates are released monthly on Fridays. County and major city data are released the following Tuesday.
Historical Civilian Labor Force Estimates Estimates going back to 1970 are by place of residence. They include employment and unemployment figures as well as unemployment rates.
Economic Development Profiles An Economic Development Profile includes the number of establishments, number of employees, total wages paid and average annual wage for privately owned businesses for the years 2000 to 2005 and is taken from Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Summary (QCEW) data. Search by state or metro area, workforce area or county.
Natural Resources
Recreational areas by county Click on a county within a map of Ohio or use the drop down menus for recreational areas such as state parks, wildlife areas and boating and fishing facilities.
On-line Reservations Page Make a reservation 24 hours a day. Select the state park type campsites, getaway rentals, cottages or group camp. Reservations can be made up to 6 months in advance for camp sites and getaway rentals and up to 1 year for cottages. Only credit card payments are accepted through this site.
Natural Resources — Division of Geological Survey
Interactive Maps 1. Abandoned underground mines with address locator 2. Map of Ohio earhquake epicenters 3. Mineral industries map of Ohio 4. Oil and gas map of Ohio with address locator 5. Lake Erie geology and shore erosion map of Ohio with address locator 6. Surface geology of the Ohio portions of the Cincinnati and Falmouth 30 x 60 minute quadrangles 7. Midwest Regional CO2 Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP)
Natural Resources — Division of Natural Areas and Preserves
Locate a nature preserve Descriptions of and directions to the nature preserves that are open to the public. Includes a category for handicapped accessible sites.
State Scenic Rivers Ohio has 12 river systems included as components of the State Scenic Rivers Program totaling 21 individual stream segments. Click on the interactive map for information and location.
Natural Areas Discovery Series The Natural Areas Discovery Series features guided hikes, interpretive activities and a chance to meet nature preserve and scenic river staff. Events are listed with description and contact information and links to the natural area.
Natural Resources — Division of Water
Water Well Log Report Search for water wells by address, county, township, road or well log number.
Map of lowhead dam locations with data links Click on a county for a larger county map and summary data table of individual dams.
Natural Resources — Division of Watercraft
Find a Boating Skills Course Classroom courses on paddling, sailing and navigation that fulfill Ohio’s Boater Education Law.
Natural Resources — Division of Wildlife
License and Permit Finder Purchase hunting, fishing or trapping licenses online.
Public Fishing Areas View lake and river maps.
Wildlife Area Maps Online maps of hunting and outdoor recreation areas.
Wildlife Events Calendar Statewide master calendar of wildlife events. Click on an item for complete information of the event.
Ohio Expo Center
Year Round Events Event calendar that includes event date, location, time, price and links to web pages. Also search by keyword.
Public Safety — Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Online Services Online Services provided by the BMV include viewing your driving record and verification of the most recent date a driver license was issued in your name.
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home Database
Surname Search The information in this database was abstracted from the Application for Admission forms of the OSSO Home. Although it is not a complete registry, the database contains information from more than 3500 applications from 1877 to 1919. Beginning in 1886, The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), the citizens of Greene County, Ohio and the State of Ohio founded The Ohio Soldier’s & Sailor’s Orphans’ Home (OSSO), later renamed The Ohio Veteran’s Children’s Home (OVCH), in Xenia, Ohio. Before it closed in 1997, more than 13,500 children were cared for and educated at the OSSO/OVCH. Posted with permission from the Greene County Public Library.
Public Safety — Ohio Highway Patrol
Crash report ordering system The Ohio State Highway Patrol maintains complete crash reports and crash photos from crashes investigated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol only. The crash reports are retained for five years.
Request an Ohio State Highway Patrol crash report and/or photos online.
Crash reports purchased online will be sent to your e-mail account within 24-hours. Crash photographs purchased online will be sent in the mail. Online crash reports are available for five years plus current. Prior reports can be requested by mail. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are currently accepted.
Rail Development Commission
Railroad Information System Select a county to review crossings. The result includes photographs in all directions and site information.
Rehabilitation and Correction
Offender Search Search by name, county of commitment or residential county and/or zip code. This site only displays data on those offenders currently incarcerated in an Ohio prison or those offenders who are currently under Department supervision.
Secretary of State
Business Search Use the Business Services Search to find information from the Ohio Secretary of State’s corporation database including business names, trademarks, tradenames, or check for name availability.
Campaign Finance
Select a form to return financial reports of contributions and expenditures for candidates/committees.
Minister License Search Authorization to perform marriages in Ohio is issued by this office to any ordained or licensed minister of any religious society or congregation requesting the license. The database has licenses from July 1976 to current.
Ohio Notaries Public Search by name, zip code or county. Use this query to locate Ohio notaries and specific information, including names, dates of commission and expiration, addresses, counties of residence and commission numbers. All inactive and active notaries registered with the Notary Commission are contained within this database. For inactive notaries in the database, the date of the commission`s expiration is listed.
Senate
Your Senators View a list of state senators by name or search by zip code.
State Architect’s Office
Construction Bid Announcements Search by project type, county, city, agency/university or bid date.
State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Career Colleges and Schools Search Search by school name, county of operation or program type.
State Library of Ohio
Search the State Libary of Ohio’s catalog PLEASE NOTE: OHIOLINK DATABASES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO NON OHIOLINK MEMBERS.
Statehouse News Bureau
Archives Each weekday, the reporters at the Statehouse News Bureau produce in-depth packages on issues of statewide interest. The Bureau also covers news outside the Statehouse, to explain and explore how legislation, politics and other concerns affect Ohioans. Search the archives by keyword or date from 2001 to current.
Supreme Court
Case Search This database includes cases filed in the Supreme Court of Ohio on or after January 1, 1985, and attorney discipline cases filed in the Supreme Court of Ohio on or after January 1, 1989. Search by case number, party name or attorney name.
Opinions Search Opinions are posted on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. The database includes opinions decided by the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1992 to current.
Reporter of Decisions Search Supreme Court, Appellate Courts and Cour of Claims opinions and announcements.
Taxation
Tax Forms Print a form or fill in and print a form for individuals or businesses from 1995 to current.
Online Services File individual income tax return, school district income tax return online and make payments using an electronic check or credit card. Link to the Ohio Business Gateway that offers electronic filing services.
Transportation
Buckeye Traffic Access roadway and weather conditions by county.
Road Activity Search for accidents, construction, flooding or snow/ice on macro corridor routes of all Interstate, US and State roads in Ohio.
Web Cams Access webcams from a selected counties within the state.
Ohio Veterans Home
OVH Cemetery Search the alphabetic list of veterans buried in the Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery at Sandusky. The date of death is included. Click on view detail for the exact grave location and an image of the headstone.
Youth Services
Youth Crime/Commitment Click on a county for adjudications and commitments for that county. Click on a DYS site symbol for facility information.
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