Rio Grande, OH Public Records
Rio Grande is an incorporated village in Gallia County, Ohio, with an estimated population of 724 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.4 square miles of land.
🏢 Rio Grande Village Office
Rio Grande's own village 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 village clerk 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 village; see the offices below.
📇 Rio Grande Contact on File
| Government | Village Of Rio Grande |
| Contact listed | Fiscal Officer/tax Administrator |
| Mailing address | PO Box 343, Rio Grande, OH 45674 |
| 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 Rio Grande
Rio Grande is in Gallia 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.
📍 Gallia County at a Glance
| County | Gallia County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 28,886 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Gallia County Court of Common Pleas
| Address | 18 Locust Street, Room 1200, Gallipolis, OH 45631-1244 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 740-209-1115 (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 | gallianet.net |
| Sources | ohiojudges.org/…/ojc-directory ↗ supremecourt.ohio.gov/…/ohio-trial-courts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Gallia County Probate/Juvenile Court
| Address | 18 Locust Street, Room 1293, Gallipolis, OH 45631-1293 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 740-446-3842 (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 | gallianet.net |
| Sources | ohiojudges.org/…/ojc-directory ↗ supremecourt.ohio.gov/…/ohio-trial-courts ↗ odh.ohio.gov ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Gallia County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Rio Grande
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Rio Grande, OH:
📋 Rio Grande 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 | Gallia 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) |