Oregon Topics: Vital Records
While the Oregon Health Division holds statewide certificates related to births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, many other vital records resources exist. For example, most county clerk offices maintain marriage records dating from the beginning of the county to the present. Most circuit court offices have divorce case files (dating back to the 1800s in many cases) that include a variety of supporting records in addition to the decree. The following links provide access to some of the most useful vital records resources.
Certified Copies
Oregon Public Health, Center for Health Statistics has the following certified statewide certificates:
Birth: 1903-present
Death: 1903-present
Marriage: 1906-present
Divorce: 1925-present
Cost:
The first copy of a certificate is $20; every additional
copy ordered at the same time is $15. Payment should be made
to DHS/Vital Records. Orders requested by fax,
telephone, Internet or mail and billed to credit cards will
be charged $32.50 and mailed the next working day, unless a
record problem is discovered. An heirloom birth certificate
is $45.
Oregon Public Health, Center for Health Statistics (includes vital records reports and data)
Ordering records
Vital
records frequently asked questions (includes
eligibility, cost, order forms, and more)
Pre-adoption
birth records frequently asked questions
Oregon
baby names
Uncertified Copies
Oregon State Archives has the following uncertified statewide records and indexes:
Birth certificate affidavit for corrections, 1904-1980
Death certificates, Oregon, 1903-1960
Death index, Oregon, 1903-2006 (microfilm)
Delayed birth certificates, 1842-1900
Divorce index, Oregon, 1946-2006 (microfilm)
Divorce returns, 1946-1960
Marriage index, Oregon, 1906-1924, 1946-2006 (microfilm)
Marriage returns, 1946-1960
Cost:
$5.00 in-state and $10.00 out-of-state with exact index
citation. See
more details.
Oregon
vital record resources (includes listings and searchable
databases for city and county vital records held by the
Oregon State Archives)
Oregon
Historical County Records Guide (includes inventories of
vital records held by counties and other repositories: birth
and death until 1920; marriage until 1960; and divorce
(circuit court records) until 1983)
Request
a certificate or record search
Revised 1/2011