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Vital records, as their name suggests, are
connected with central life events: birth,
marriage, and death. Maintained by civil
authorities, they are prime sources of
genealogical information; but, unfortunately,
official vital records are available only for
relatively recent periods. These records,
despite their recent creation in the United
States, are critically important in genealogical
research, often supplying details on family
members well back into the nineteenth century.
The Source: A Guidebook of
American Genealogy,
by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
Division of Vital Records
State Health Department
PO Box 1000
Richmond, VA 23208-1000
Check or money order should be made
payable to State Health Department. Personal
checks are accepted. To verify current fees, the
telephone number is (804) 786-6228. This is a
recorded message.
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Births
$8.00
State office has records from January 1853 to
December 1896 and beginning June 14, 1912. Only
the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk,
and Richmond have records between 1896 and June
14, 1912.
Deaths
$8.00
State office has records from January 1853 to
December 1896 and beginning June 14, 1912. Only
the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk,
and Richmond have records between 1896 and June
14, 1912.
The Library of Virginia's
Digital Library Program
Divorces
$8.00
State office has records beginning January 1918.
Marriages
$8.00
State office has records beginning January 1853.
For Genealogy
The Archives Division,
The Library
of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street,
Richmond, Virginia, 23219-1905, has copies of
surviving Virginia birth and death records for
the period 1853 to 1896 and marriage records
prior to 1936.. These records are public
information and are available on microfilm for
use by the public. The Library of
Virginia does not have copies of birth and death
records from the Office of Vital Records for
public use after 1896. There is no charge for
viewing the microfilm of these records.
Division of Vital Records
State Health Department
PO Box 1000
Richmond, VA 23208-1000 |
