Geauga County Recorder's Office

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Courthouse Annex
231 Main Street, Suite 1-C
Chardon, Ohio 44024
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Phone:
   (440) 279-2020
   (440) 285-2222
   (440) 564-7131
   (440) 834-1856

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	Local
		Village of Burton Where History Lives
	Geauga County Archives and Records Center
		Burton Public Library
		Geauga County Public Library
		Geauga County Farm Bureau
		Century Village
		Geauga County Deed Index - This site contains abstracts of the Geauga County Deed Index for townships that today are a part of Lake County
	For Your Security
		Identity Theft Resources from the Government The President's Task Force on Identity Theft Ohio Attorney General This site will tell you about identity theft and provide steps to prevent, respond, and report theft. AG's Twelve Steps to Scam Free Shopping The above link to scam free shopping can also be helpful in avoiding theft.
		No-Call List Contact the no-call list for your your home and cell phones. This decreases your chances of being contacted by telephone scam artists. Visit online or call 1-888-382-1222.
		Credit Report Keep informed with what is going on with your own credit. If you do not have access to the internet, call 1-877-322-8228. Check your credit report BEFORE making a big purchase like a house or car so you can clear up any problems before applying for credit. To report fraud contact one of the big three credit reporting agencies and a fraud alert will be forwarded to the other agencies:
			Equifax To Report fraud, call: 1-888-766-008 TDD 1-800-255-0056 and write: P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013 Experian To Report fraud, call: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) TDD 1-800-972-0322 and write: P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013 TransUnion To Report fraud, call: 1-800-680-7289 TDD 1-877-553-7801; fax: 714-447-6034; e-mail: fvad@transunion.com or write: Fraud Victim Assistance Department, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92634-6790
		Opt - Out Reduce the amount of mail you receive by calling the national credit bureaus' opt-out line at 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-5-678-688) or visit them online. This action will reduce the number of pre-approved credit offers you will receive.
		Federal Trade Commission For information on consumer complaints, flu safety measures, charity fraud, auto warranty calls, and much more.
		2009 Internet Crime Report According to a report produced by the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, Ohio is one of the top ten states for individual complaints of Internet fraud. In 2009 there were 336,655 complaints last year which was a 22.3% increase from 2008. The total loss from on-line fraud was $559.7 million in 2009 and $265,000 in 2008.
	For Your Information
		Advanced Directives Forms for your Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney
		Statistics - This is a link to the Ohio Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics. You will find an Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) that was launched on October 1, 2007 that will help you in your genelogical research. The data reporting system has improved the Departments ability to share information such as the Deceased Veteran's Report for the designation of members or former members of the armed services. To access the reports, click on the left main menu, "Reports, then Deceased Veterans Reports." For further information, call their Support Site at (614) 752-5190 option 3.
	Education
		iCivics iCivics is a unique on-line game site designed to educate students in grades 6 through 12. Students are given the opportunity to map a strategy to win the Whitehouse; run a County; see if they know their rights and understand what they are; to work together to solve international problems; and many more.
	Natural Resources in Geauga County
		Workforce Opportunities in Oil and Gas Industry Auburn Career Center is developing classes for the new energy industry that will help fill the growing job openings here in Ohio. More than 200,000 jobs are expected in the state and Auburn wants to help you get there. You can also call them at (440) 357-7542 x 8021. Access Geauga If you want information on existing gas wells in Geauga, start on Access Geauga. Put in a street number, hit enter, and chose your landowner. Or put in a landowner and choose your street. At the top of the page you will see a tab for "Map" - click on it. On the right hand side of the page type 6000 at "Scale," click on the layers and choose gas wells. A permit number will come up, add 34055 to the front of that number then go to the ODNR site referenced below and follow their directions to do a search. You can also use the "Pan Tool" in Access Geauga to find wells in the surrounding areas. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Note the instructions listed below the Database on this page. Use the number you obtained from Access Geauga for your search. Ohio Farm Bureau Dale Arnold has been the main resource for us in the tri-county area on oil and gas leases. On this site, you will have to type in the information you are seeking whether it's Dale's name or "oil and gas." Ohio State University Extension Offices There is wealth of knowledge and fact sheets on this site regarding oil and gas leasing, methods, etc. Fact Sheet on Leasing Farmland for Oil and Gas About Agriculture and Natural Resources Geauga Extension Office Les Ober wrote the article about agriculture and natural resources. He is Geauga's source for information about oil and gas and other forms of natural resources. Continue to watch my main page for upcoming oil and gas information meetings. On December 19, I participated in our third informational meeting this year and hope to co-host more in 2012. Please do your research before leasing out your land.

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