Mississippi Death Certificates

Ordering Mississippi Death Certificates Online

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General Information on Ordering Mississippi Death Certificates

Only deaths recorded after November 1, 1912, are on file. For earlier records, contact the Mississippi State Archives.

The death certificate is the most important legal document in the settlement of the estate and insurance. It is important that the information on the certificate is correct. When you receive copies of the death certificate, check particularly spelling of names and that dates are correct.

If there are incorrect items on the certificate and the death occurred less than one year ago, please notify the funeral director who filed the certificate.

If there are incorrect items on the certificate and the death occurred more than one year ago, a court order may be required. Please contact Vital Records at the above address for additional information.

A five year search of our records will be made. If the record is not on file, a search fee of $6.00 will be retained.

Information for Genealogists

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

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

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

• Mississippi Obituaries - find obituaries from Mississippi newspapers.

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