How to Obtain Maryland Vital Records

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How to Obtain Maryland Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

This page provides information on obtaining copies of Maryland birth certificates, Maryland marriage licenses, Maryland divorce decrees and Maryland death records. There are also useful links to past Maryland Vital Records for those of you conducting family history research. General information about US vital records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page

Maryland birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained from the following government office:

Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Road
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020

Maryland birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as well as more information are available on the following pages:

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may be contacted by phone on (410) 764-3038 or online at https://health.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/Home.aspx

Remarks: State office has records since August 1898.

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Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch.org
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Vital Records Search at Ancestry.com
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