Maine Vital Records

Locate Maine state vital records. List of government and private entities that provide birth records, marriages and decrees, divorces and death certificates. Order online with free downloadable forms. State vital statistics and history

Start with the official state or health-department office responsible for issuing certified copies and official verifications.

• Maine Office of Data, Research and Vital StatisticsCollects and maintains records of births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces dating from 1892 to present

Birth-record ordering, certificate requests, registrar information, and related guidance for certified copies.

• Maine Official SiteGet certified copies of birth certificates

Marriage license, marriage certificate, divorce verification, and county clerk resources relevant to this state.

• Maine Marriage CertificatesHow to order a marriage certificate
• Maine Official SiteFind necessary information needed to obtain a divorce decree
• Maine Department of Health and Human ServicesResearch marriages and deaths for the years 1892 to 1996

Death certificate ordering, death indexes, obituary tools, and related state or archive resources.

• Maine Death CertificatesObtain a certified copy of a death certificate

Archive, family-history, newspaper, and historical collections that help with older or public-access vital records.

• Maine Official SiteFind records of births, marriages, and deaths from 1892 to 1922

Official statutes, eligibility rules, privacy limits, and procedural guidance for requesting records.

• Disclosure of Vital Records LawsMaine revised statutes

Additional official or research-oriented links that support certificate requests and historical record searches.

• Maine Official SiteResource for people separated by adoption to contact with one another

• Maine Public Records HubReturn to the main Maine public-record directory and browse more official record categories.
• Maine Genealogy SearchHistorical family-history and archive resources related to Maine records.
• Maine Background ChecksBackground-check and identity-research resources for Maine.
• Maine Court RecordsCourt and case-search resources for Maine civil and family-law records.