Mississippi Vital Records Information
Vital records can be invaluable while
researching your family. Those interested in Mississippi 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 Mississippi.
Order
Birth and Death Records Online
Address:
Vital Records
State Department of Health
2423 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Birth and death records
Birth - $12.00 per copy
Birth - $7.00 per copy short form
Death - $10.00 per copy
State office has records since 1912.
Full copies of birth certificates obtained within 1 year after the
event are $7.00. Additional copies of same record ordered at same
time are $3.00 each for birth; $2.00 each for death and marriage.
For out-of-State requests only bank or postal money orders are
accepted and should be made payable to Mississippi State Department
of Health. Personal checks are accepted only for in-State requests.
Call (601) 576-7981 to verify current fees.
State marriage records
$10.00 per copy
Only available are statistical
records from January 1926 to July 1, 1938 and January 1942 to the
present.
County marriage records
$3.00 per copy
Contact the Circuit Court in the county where
the license was issued.
State divorce records
$6.00 per 5-year increment
Records since January 1926 are
available. Only an index search is available at $6.00 for each
5-year increment.
County divorce records
Costs vary
Contact the Chancery Clerk
in the county where divorce was granted. |