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Vital records, as their name suggests, are
connected with central life events: birth,
marriage, and death. Maintained by civil
authorities, they are prime sources of
genealogical information; but, unfortunately,
official vital records are available only for
relatively recent periods. These records,
despite their recent creation in the United
States, are critically important in genealogical
research, often supplying details on family
members well back into the nineteenth century.
The Source: A Guidebook of
American Genealogy,
by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
Utah Vital Records
Birth
Records
Birth Records Available: The State Office
began filing birth certificates in 1905
for persons born in Utah.
Restrictions:
Applicant must maintain that they are one of the
following:
- Self
- Mother
- Father
- Sibling
- Child
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Other: Must
provide reason for requesting the
certificate.
Cost:
Search fee (includes one certified copy)
- $15.00
Each additional copy of the same record - $8.00
Information
Required: Please provide as much of the
following information as possible for us to
locate the birth certificate:
View and print an application for a certified
copy of a birth certificate
If event occurred
from 1890 to 1904 in Salt Lake City or Ogden,
write to City Board of Health. For records
elsewhere in the State from 1898 to 1904, write
to
County Clerk in county where event occurred.
Send To: Personal
check or money order should be made payable to
Vital Records. Send the above
application and the appropriate fee to:
Office of Vital Records and Statistics
288 North 1460 West
PO Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
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In Utah?
You may apply in person at:
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Requests taken after 4:30 p.m. will be
processed the following day.
You may also call their office directly at (801)
538-6105 to place an order over the phone using
a credit card. Your order will be processed
through VitalChek and
additional fees will apply.
Questions:
To verify current fees, the telephone number is
(801) 538-6105. This is a
recorded message. Information on how to obtain
certified copies is also available via the
internet at
http://www.health.utah.gov/vitalrecords
Death
Records
Death Records Available: Death
certificates that occurred in Utah since
1905 are on file in this office.
Restrictions:
Applicant must maintain that they are one of the
following:
- Husband
- Wife
- Mother
- Father
- Sibling
- Child
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Other: Must
provide reason for requesting the
certificate.
Cost:
Search fee (includes one certified copy) -
$13.00
Each additional copy of the same record - $8.00
Information
Required: Please provide as much of the
following information as possible for us to
locate the death certificate:
View and print an application for a certified
copy of a death certificate
Send To:
Send the above information and the appropriate
fee to:
Office Of
Vital Records And Statistics
Utah Department Of Health
Po Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012 |
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In Utah?
You may apply in person at:
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Requests taken after 4:30 p.m. will be
processed the following day.
You may also call their office directly at (801)
538-6105 to place an order over the phone using
a credit card. Your order will be processed
through VitalChek and
additional fees will apply.
Questions:
To verify current fees, the telephone number is
(801) 538-6105. This is a
recorded message. Information on how to obtain
certified copies is also available via the
internet at
http://www.health.utah.gov/vitalrecords
Marriage records
Marriage
Records Available: Utah State Vital Records
can only verify marriages or divorces which took
place in Utah between 1978 and present.
Restrictions:
Applicant must maintain that they are one of the
following:
- Husband
- Wife
- Mother
- Father
- Sibling
- Child
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Other: Must
provide reason for requesting the
certificate.
Cost:
Search fee (includes one certified copy) - $9.00
Each additional copy of the same record - $8.00
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Records provided
are certification summaries. They
are not copies of the original
records. |
Information
Required: Please provide as much of the
following information as possible for us to
locate the marriage certificate:
View and print an application for a marriage or
divorce certification
Send To:
Send the above information and the appropriate
fee to:
Office Of
Vital Records And Statistics
Utah Department Of Health
Po Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012 |
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In Utah?
You may apply in person at:
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Requests taken after 4:30 p.m. will be
processed the following day.
You may also call their office directly at (801)
538-6105 to place an order over the phone using
a credit card. Your order will be processed
through VitalChek and
additional fees will apply.
Questions:
To verify current fees, the telephone number is
(801) 538-6105. This is a
recorded message. Information on how to obtain
certified copies is also available via the
internet at
http://www.health.utah.gov/vitalrecords
Divorce Records
Records
Available: The Alabama Center for Health
Statistics began filing divorce certificates in
1950 for divorces that occurred in Alabama.
(Information for divorces prior to 1950 must be
obtained from the circuit court in the county
where the divorce was granted.)
Restrictions:
Applicant must maintain that they are one of the
following:
- Husband
- Wife
- Mother
- Father
- Sibling
- Child
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Other: Must
provide reason for requesting the
certificate.
Cost:
Search fee (includes one certified copy) - $9.00
Each additional copy of the same record - $8.00
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Records provided
are certification summaries. They
are not copies of the original
records. |
Information
Required: Please provide as much of the
following information as possible for us to
locate the divorce certificate:
View and print an application for a marriage or
divorce certification
Send To:
Send the above information and the appropriate
fee to:
Office Of
Vital Records And Statistics
Utah Department Of Health
Po Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012 |
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In Utah?
You may apply in person at:
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Requests taken after 4:30 p.m. will be
processed the following day.
You may also call their office directly at (801)
538-6105 to place an order over the phone using
a credit card. Your order will be processed
through VitalChek and
additional fees will apply.
Questions:
To verify current fees, the telephone number is
(801) 538-6105. This is a
recorded message. Information on how to obtain
certified copies is also available via the
internet at
http://www.health.utah.gov/vitalrecords
Utah Vital Record
Databases
Vitals - Birth
Records - Ancestry (Free
Trial!)
Beaver County, Utah Births, 1897-1905
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