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Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records
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Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health, 101 Israel Road SE, Tumwater, WA 98501
Mail Address: PO Box 9709, Olympia WA 98507-9709. Fees for Each Certificate: $20.00 US - (Make checks/money orders payable to Department of Health) . Mail-In Request Form (PDF, 27 KB)
Links For Washington Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records
Links For Washington Birth Records
- For records from July 1, 1907 to present: you can order through the Center for Health Statistics.
- For records from January 1, 1921 to present: you can order through local health departments.
- For records before July 1, 1907 in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Spokane: contact the local health department.
- For all other counties for records before July 1, 1907: contact the county auditor.
- For confidential information from your own birth record, contact the Center for Health Statistics (PDF, 64 KB).
- Washington Birth Record Books at Amazon.com
- Washington Birth Records from Archives.com
Links For Washington Marriage Records and Divorce Records
- For recent marriage certificates from the last 4 months: contact the county auditor where the license was filed.
- For certificates from January 1, 1968 to four months before the present: order through the Center for Health Statistics
- For certificates before January 1, 1968: contact the county auditor where the license was obtained.
- For recent divorce certificates from the last four months: contact the county clerk where the event was filed.
- For certificates from January 1, 1968 to four months before the present: order through the Center for Health Statistics.
- For certificates before January 1, 1968: contact the county clerk where the event occurred.
- Washington Marriage Record Books at Amazon.com
- Washington Marriage Records from Archives.com
- Washington Divorce Records from Archives.com
- Search U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Washington County Marriage Records
- Washington County Divorce Records
Links For Washington Death Records
- For recent records, in the current or previous month, please contact the Local Health Department where the event occurred.
- July 1, 1907 to 2 months before the present: order through the Center for Health Statistics.
- For records before July 1, 1907: contact the Research Office of the Washington State Archives.
- Washington Death Record Books at Amazon.com
- Washington Death Records from Archives.com
- Washington Social Security Death Index
- Washington Obituary Collection
- Find Obituaries in The World's Largest Newspaper Archive at NewpaperArchive.com!
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- Obituaries contain helpful information such as names, dates, places of birth, death, marriage and family information. Over 28 million obituaries make this the most complete collection from the 20th and 21st centuries - includes over 1,100 U.S. newspapers. New content added daily!
