This page provides information on obtaining copies of West Virginia
birth certificates, West Virginia marriage licenses, West Virginia divorce
decrees and West Virginia death records. There are also useful
links to past West Virginia 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
West Virginia birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained
from the following government office:
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701
West Virginia birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as
well as more information are available on the following
pages:
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
may be contacted by phone on (304) 558-2931 or online at
http://www.wvdhhr.org/
Remarks: State office has records since January 1917
Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at
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1900s
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