Rootstown Township, OH Public Records
Rootstown Township is a township with its own local government in Portage County, Ohio, with an estimated population of 8,724 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 26.4 square miles of land. That is up about 121 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Rootstown Township Office
Rootstown 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.
📇 Rootstown Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Rootstown |
| Contact listed | Township Fiscal Officer |
| Mailing address | 4268 Sandy Lake Rd, Ravenna, OH 44266 |
| 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 Rootstown
Rootstown Township is in Portage 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.
📍 Portage County at a Glance
| County | Portage County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 163,839 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Portage County Court of Common Pleas
| Address | 203 West Main Street, Ravenna, OH 44266-2778 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 330-297-3866 (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 | portagecounty-oh.gov |
| Sources | ohiojudges.org/…/ojc-directory ↗ supremecourt.ohio.gov/…/ohio-trial-courts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Portage County Probate/Juvenile Court
| Address | 203 West Main Street, 3rd Floor PO Box 936, Ravenna, OH 44266 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | 330-397-3870 (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.portage.oh.us |
| Sources | ohiojudges.org/…/ojc-directory ↗ supremecourt.ohio.gov/…/ohio-trial-courts ↗ odh.ohio.gov ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Portage County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Rootstown
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Rootstown, OH:
📋 Rootstown 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 | Portage 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) |