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Finding a Specific Dayton Record
These are the most direct routes for common Dayton record questions:
- Parcel or street records: use the Dayton street directory to reach address-based sources
- Historic volumes and past households: start with the Dayton city directory collections
- A named record: follow the Dayton resident lookup process
- Custodian details: see the Dayton resident records offices list
- Material not online: make a focused request to the relevant custodian under the Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43
City public-records contact: Communications & Public Affairs, City Hall, second floor, 101 W. Third St., Dayton, OH 45402. Phone: 937-333-3616. The City routes online requests through NextRequest; consult that official route for current office availability.
Property documents are held by the Montgomery County Recorder at 451 W. Third St., fifth floor, Dayton, OH 45422-1387, 937-225-4275. For county-created historical material, the Records Center & Archives is at 117 S. Main St., sixth floor, 937-225-6366, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.