Canaan Township, OH Public Records
Canaan Township is a township with its own local government in Madison County, Ohio, with an estimated population of 2,724 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 34.8 square miles of land. That is up about 60 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Canaan Township Office
Canaan Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township fiscal officer under Ohio's Public Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
📇 Canaan Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Canaan |
| Contact listed | Fiscal Officer |
| Mailing address | 8055 US Highway 42 South, Plain City, OH 43064 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Canaan
Canaan Township is in Madison County. In Ohio, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Recorder. Divorce cases in Ohio are heard by the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations) in each county. Wills and estates in Ohio are handled by the Probate Division of the Court of Common Pleas in each county.
📍 Madison County at a Glance
| County | Madison County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 45,531 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Madison County Court of Common Pleas
| Address | 1 North Main Street PO Box 527, London, OH 43140-0527 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 740-845-1780 (judge's office, per directory) |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Felony criminal cases and civil cases (general division); case files are kept by the Clerk of Courts |
| Official website | co.madison.oh.us |
| Sources | ohiojudges.org/…/ojc-directory ↗ supremecourt.ohio.gov/…/ohio-trial-courts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Madison County Probate/Juvenile Court
| Address | 1 North Main Street, Room 205, London, OH 43140-1096 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 740-852-0756 (judge's office, per directory) |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Marriage licenses and marriage records, estates and wills, guardianships, name changes |
| Good to know | Property records (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder; certified birth and death certificates come from the local health department or the Ohio Department of Health. |
| Official website | co.madison.oh.us |
| Sources | ohiojudges.org/…/ojc-directory ↗ supremecourt.ohio.gov/…/ohio-trial-courts ↗ odh.ohio.gov ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Madison County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Canaan
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Canaan, OH:
📋 Canaan Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Ohio Department of Health – Bureau of Vital StatisticsIn Ohio, certified birth certificates can also be ordered from any local health department, and death certificates from the local health department where the death occurred. |
| Deeds & property records | In Ohio, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Madison County courthouse. Divorce cases in Ohio are heard by the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations) in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Ohio are handled by the Probate Division of the Court of Common Pleas in each county. |
| State court system | Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Sex offender registry | Ohio Sex Offender Registry (Ohio Attorney General eSORN) |