How to Obtain Death Records
U.S. death records earlier than 1900 are sometimes available in county courthouses or city halls. Later records may be centralized at the state level in a bureau of vital records. In some cases, privacy laws restrict access to this information.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes a document entitled "Where to Write for Vital Records". A recent copy may be available in your local public or academic library, or you may purchase a copy from the Government Printing Office by phone at (202) 783-3238.
Detailed information about vital records and how to obtain them can be found in two publications: "International Vital Records Handbook" by Thomas J. Kemp (published by Genealogical Publishing Company), and "Ancestry's Red Book", edited by Alice Eichholz (published by Ancestry).
Written and contributed by George G. Morgan
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