Death Records Maryland Public
Maryland State Archives - Guide to Government Records
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https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=death
Maryland Genealogical Society - Online MD Death Records
Researchers with Maryland ancestors are indeed fortunate that all Maryland death certificates through 2012 are now available online. (Until recently, only certificates 100 years old or older were online.) They begin in 1875 for Baltimore City and 1898 for the counties.
https://mdgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=291
The Maryland Motherlode: Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Naturalizations - Reclaim The Records
Happy New Year, you guys! It's time for our 2025 Year in Review, and a look ahead to 2026 -- what records are going online next?! YOU GUYS! IT'S FINALLY ONLINE! IT'S TOTALLY FREE! IT'S THE NEW YORK STATE DEATH INDEX, 1880-2017!
https://www.reclaimtherecords.org/records-request/31/
Request Death and Fetal Death Certificates
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) issues certified copies of death certificates for individuals who died in Maryland in 2012 or later.
https://health.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/death.aspxGenealogy Guide: Death Certificates and Death Record Compilations
A quick-and-easy guide to birth, marriage, and death information in publications concerning county history, churches, and the families of residents of Virginia ...
http://www.mdcourts.gov/lawlib/research/research-guides/history-and-genealogy/death-certificatesMaryland Vital Records (MD) | Order Certificates - VitalChek
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Maryland Death Index -
BALTIMORE CITY IS COMPLETE ! 29 MARCH 2025 This index is INCOMPLETE Baltimore city (BC) (100% complete): 1874-2014 All Counties (No Baltimore city): 1898-1903 (A-L, Mc, N, P-S, U-W, Z); 1969-2014 Total Records: 2,907,124 29 MARCH 2025 How to Find Maryland Death Certificates Online Select → https://mdgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=291 MD Certificates are NOW available up through 2014.
https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/
Maryland Obituaries
Obituaries and death notices are the two primary ways in which deaths are announced in the press. That said, not all deaths get a newspaper obituary, even in small local papers. However, for those that do, the obituary is an important resource for genealogists, historians, investigative journalists, and law enforcement officers.
https://publiclibraries.com/obituaries/maryland/
Birth and Death Certificates (Vital Records) - Health and Human Services - Montgomery County, Maryland
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services issues certified birth certificates for people born in Maryland 1940 or later. For birth certificates for people born in Maryland before 1940, call the Maryland Vital Statistics Administration at 410-764-3038. Montgomery County’s in-person birth certificate fee is $25.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hhs/leftnav/vitalrecords.html
Vital Records - Maryland: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide - Research Guides at Library of Congress
Based on the date of the vital event (birth, death, marriage, divorce), determine whether you are seeking a state, territory, county, or parish level record. If the record you are seeking has been digitized, you can access it online, through the projects described below.
https://guides.loc.gov/maryland-local-history-genealogy/vital-records
Death Certificates | Frederick County Health Department, MD
Death Certificates You can get copies of death certificates for close family members if the death happened on or after January 1, 2015, and the death certificate is registered. If the death was before January 1, 2015, you need to call the Division of Vital Records at 410-764-3053 to get the death certificate.
https://health.frederickcountymd.gov/189/Death-Certificates
Online Maryland Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
A list of online Maryland death records indexes by county. Includes cemeteries and obituaries.
https://www.deathindexes.com/maryland/index.html
Birth & Death Certificates | Howard County
8930 Stanford Blvd Columbia, MD 21045 United States *** The Health Department will be CLOSED on Monday, January 19, 2026 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at normal business hours.
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/health/birth-death-certificates
Maryland Obituaries
Obituaries and death notices are the two primary ways in which deaths are announced in the press. That said, not all deaths get a newspaper obituary, even in small local papers. However, for those that do, the obituary is an important resource for genealogists, historians, investigative journalists, and law enforcement officers.
https://publiclibraries.com/obituaries/maryland/
Using the Maryland State Archives Death Records Finding Aid Page - YouTube
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Death Certificates - St. Mary's County Health Department
Mail, Online, or Phone Requests Please note: and delivery schedules may vary.Requests by Mail Download and complete one of the following applications. Mail the completed application, photocopies of required identification, fee (check or money order only, made payable to the Division of Vital Records), and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Division of Vital Records, P.O.
https://smchd.org/permits-records/death-certificates/