Indiana Death Certificates

Ordering Indiana Death Certificates Online

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General Information on Ordering Indiana Death Certificates

Certificates for births or deaths can be obtained from the Local Health Department in the county where the event occurred or by mail or fax from the Indiana State Department of Health. All requests require proper identification. Methods of payment and fees may vary. Please contact the individual county office.

Death registration in Indiana began in 1882. Prior to 1900, records of death are filed ONLY with the Local Health Department in the county where the death actually occurred. There are no indexes to the state death certificates from 1900 through 1918. The specific CITY or COUNTY of death must be provided for searches in this period and the search is limited to one county for each Search Fee ($8.00) paid. If the exact date of death is not known, please indicate the five (5) year period to be searched. An additional $8.00 is required for each additional five (5) year period searched, or COUNTY SEARCHED from 1900-1918. Search fees are nonrefundable.

Individuals seeking birth and death certificates can apply in person at the State Vital Records Office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekdays. The office is located at 6 Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis.

Information for Genealogists

For assistance with your family history research, please do not contact the State of Indiana. Instead please refer to the following websites for help:

• Indiana Birth, Marriage and Death Records - online databases of primary records.

• Indiana Adoption Registry - for help with locating adoptees and birth families from Indiana.

• Indiana Obituaries - find obituaries from Indiana newspapers.

• Social Security Death Index - National database of deaths dating back to the 1940's.