Indiana State Vital Records Office

Vital Records Department Indiana State Department of Health 6 West Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 233-2700 Fax: (317) 233-7210

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Make check or money order payable to Indiana Department of Health. Include a photo-copy of personal identification with your request.

To obtain a birth certificate using a major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover), call (317) 233-2700. You will be asked for the following information:

• Credit card name, number and expiration date.
• Type of certificate you are requesting. Full name at birth, date and place of birth.
• Full name of father and mother's maiden name.
• Daytime phone number and address where to send the birth certificate.
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• Order birth and death records online quickly and easily via VitalChek

  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$10.00	since Oct 1907	Order Online	Mail Order
  	This is a non-refundable search fee and includes (1) certified copy if found. For records prior to 1907, write to the Health Officer in the city or county where the event occurred. Fees vary.
  Death		$8.00	since 1900	Order Online	Mail Order
  	The fee is a non-refundable search fee, and includes (1) certified copy if found. There are no indexes to the state death certificates form 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 $4.00 search fee paid. For records prior to 1900, write to the Health Officer in the city or county where the event occurred. Fees vary. Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage			Index since 1958
  	Certified copies of marriage certificates are not available from the State Health Department. They are available from the Clerks of the Circuit Court in the county where the marriage was granted. Fees vary.
  Divorce		Certified copies of divorce certificates are not available from the State Health Department. They are available from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees vary.
  Adoption		Click here for information
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

  

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Index to Indiana County Vital Records Offices

For birth and death certificates, write to the Health Officer in the city or county where the event occurred. Marriage licenses and divorce decrees are available from the Clerks of the Circuit Court in the county where the license was issued or divorce was granted.

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