Genealogy: Vital Records
See also:
- How to Do Genealogical Research: NARA and Other Federal Web Sites
- Other Helpful Genealogy Sites
- Resources & Searchable Databases
- Ethnic Heritage
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- This site has a several databases containing listings for persons killed in action or missing in action during wars from the Mexican War to the Vietnam War.
- American FactFinder
- This U.S. Census Bureau site is designed to make finding census information easier. Included are community profiles, reference and thematic maps, and population and housing facts.
- Arizona Birth & Death Certificate Archive
- Birth and death certificates for residents of Arizona are now available to the public through this site, provided the birth was more than 75 years ago, and the death more than 50 years ago.
- Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Foreign Countries
- Information on reports of Americans who have died abroad. Guidance is provided for obtaining reports from U.S. consular offices to the Department of State naming U.S. citizens who died abroad.
- Find A Grave
- This site helps you search for ancestors’ graves, memorials, monuments, burial records, and cemeteries. It also provides links to the graves of thousands of famous people around the world.
- Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950)
- This database provides listings of death certificates filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health between 1916 and 1950.
- Marriage Registers of Freedman
- Elaine Everly, NARA staff member, wrote this article on Freedmans’ marriage registers. Published in the Fall 1973 issue of Prologue, it is an invaluable source of family history .
- National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- This website assists genealogists seeking modern vital records and gives current information on state laws and procedures.
- National Gravesite Locator
- This site, maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs, allows genealogists to search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans’ cemeteries, and various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries. It also provides information on veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
- New York City Death Index
- 2,760,000 records are included in the database, covering 1891 to 1894 Manhattan Only, 1895 to 1897 Manhattan and Brooklyn Only, and 1898 to 1911 All Boroughs.
- Obituaries and Cemeteries Online
- Helpful links on where to search for burial records, tombstone inscriptions, and obituaries online through this LibrarySpot site.
- Obtaining Birth/Death Records in Other States
- Compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, this site links to the vital records offices of all 50 states.
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Created by Joe Beine, this site lists death indexes by state, and includes county indexes, obituaries, death certificate databases, and a vital records database.
- Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA
- This site provides databases for genealogists and other researchers.
- Record Searching: Birth, Marriage, Death, Divorce, Land
- This Internet Public Librarian site assists in locating public or vital records using the Internet.
- Social Security Death Index
- Sponsored by FamilyTreeMaker.com, this site indexes all of the death records that have been reported to the Social Security Administration.
- State Archives
- Locations of state archives and historical societies with contact information.
- U.S. Vital Records Information
- This site is helpful for beginning researchers because it is organized by state and then county, and gives instructions on how to make inquiries concerning vital records.
- Where to Write for Vital Records
- The National Center for Health Statistics provides this state-by-state health information site.
