What types of vital records can be obtained?

A vital record can contain different type of information. There are county vital records of birth, death, marriage and divorce. Usually these records are public and can be accessed by anyone interested in viewing them.

Vital records offer a great opportunity to all who are interested in finding out more about their family. Usually any US vital records office hold records of more than a hundred years ago and this is why many use vital records as a genealogy research tool.

How to obtain state vital records?

State vital records can be requested at the state office of vital records. Each state has its own office of vital records so you will need to find the contact details of the office in the state where the records you need are filed. Most offices have special customer call lines that people can use to request birth vital records, vital death records, vital records marriage and vital records divorce.

Vital birth records and all other types of public vital records can also be accessed via the Internet. There are many web sites offering vital records online search facilities. This research method is a great alternative to the traditional search at the local division of vital records. An online search can also provide you with free vital records, something impossible at most of the local vital record offices.