This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Zanesville Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot pull or certify records, confirm who lives at an address, or remove information from a government record. Direct those requests to the office that keeps the record. For emergencies, dial 911. For stalking or harassment concerns, contact local law enforcement.
Find the Right Record Custodian
Use the route that matches the record type. A detailed address trail belongs with the Zanesville Streets resource; historical directory volumes are collected under City Directory; and a careful individual record path appears under Resident Lookup. For records not online, Ohio’s Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, permits a request for existing records from the custodian, subject to exemptions and redaction.
Muskingum County Recorder
401 Main Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
740-455-7107
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Recorded deeds, plats, liens, historical indexes, and certified-copy procedures. Certified copies are available by counter, mail, or phone request with advance payment.
Muskingum County Auditor
401 Main Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
740-455-7109
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Parcel, owner, or address property-search assistance and valuation questions.
Muskingum Probate Court
401 Main Street, first floor
Zanesville, OH 43701
740-455-7113
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Marriage, estate, will, early vital, and naturalization records. Narrow historical requests need an exact name and approximate date; the court accepts its documented email or mail research route.
City Building and Code Enforcement
401 Market Street, Room 227
Zanesville, OH 43701
740-617-4890
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Defined permit, inspection, condemnation, and enforcement records. Submit a written request with the address, date range, and file type.
Common Pleas civil, felony, domestic-relations, and appellate docket questions go to the Muskingum County Clerk of Courts; the online docket begins October 17, 1994 and full or certified copies use the counter or mail route. For voter-registration or precinct questions, use Ohio My Voter Information for the voter’s own name and county, or contact the Muskingum County Board of Elections at 740-455-7120. The public lookup is not a street-wide directory.
John McIntire Library, 220 North Fifth Street, 740-453-0391, is the local route for Family History Center materials and past local newspapers on microfilm. For birth or death events after 1908, Probate directs requests to the Muskingum County Health Department, 205 N. Seventh Street, 740-454-9741. Under R.C. 3705.23, current certified vital copies use a signed application and statutory fee, with specific restrictions for medical birth information and recent decedent Social Security numbers.