Maryland Vital Records

Locate Maryland 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.

• Maryland Vital Statistics AdministrationGet statistical reports and applications for certificates of vital records

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

• Maryland Birth CertificatesHow to apply for records of births
• Maryland Commemorative Birth CertificatesGet a specially designed Commemorative Birth Certificate for any person born in Maryland

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

• Maryland Divorce VerificationsGet verification of the names of the persons divorced, the type of divorce action, the county in which the divorce took
• Maryland Marriage CertificatesGet certified copies of certificates for marriages that occurred on or after January 1, 1990

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

• Maryland Death and Fetal Death CertificatesWho may apply for a death certificate in Maryland

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

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