Maryland Vital Records Information
Vital records can be invaluable while
researching your family. Those interested in Maryland genealogy
can find information such as mother's maiden names, previous address
and next of kin. Below you will find information about finding these
types of genealogy records in Maryland.
Order
Birth and Death Records Online
Address:
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reistertown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020
Birth and death records
$6.00 per copy
State office has records since August
1898. Records for the city of Baltimore are available from January
1875. Fee for Commemorative Birth Certificates is
$25.00. Check or money order should be made payable to
Division of Vital Records. Call (410) 764-3038 to verify
current fees. They will not do research for genealogical
studies.
State marriage records
$6.00 per copy
State office has records since June
1951.
County marriage records
Costs vary
Contact the Clerk of Circuit Court in
the county where the license was issued or Clerk of Court of Common
Pleas of Baltimore City for licenses issued in Baltimore.
State divorce records
There is no fee.
State office has records since
January 1961.
County divorce records
Costs vary
Contact the Clerk of Circuit Court in the county where
the divorce was granted. |