Oregon State Vital Records Office

Oregon Vital Records 800 NE Oregon Street, Ste 205 PO Box 14050 Portland, OR 97293 (971) 673-1190 Fax: (503) 234-8417

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Oregon State Archives
800 Summer Street N.E
Salem, OR 97310
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  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$20.00 $32.50 (credit card fee)	since Jan 1903	Order Online	Mail Order
  	All birth records (including indexes) have a 100 year access restriction
  Birth (Heirloom)		$45.00			Mail Order
  	9" x 20" heirloom certificate with birth data entered with calligraphy and each record signed by the Governor of Oregon and the State Registrar
  Death		$20.00 $32.50 (credit card fee)	since Jan 1903	Order Online	Mail Order
  	All death records (including indexes) have a 50 year access restriction Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Death		$5.00 Oregon requests $10.00 out-of-state requests	records over 50 years old	Order Online
  	Oregon State Archives 800 Summer St NE Salem, OR 97310 (503) 373-0701 Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage		$20.00 $32.50 (credit card fee)	since Jan 1906	Order Online	Mail Order
  	If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the license was issued. County Clerks also have some records before 1906. Fees vary.
  Divorce		$20.00 $32.50 (credit card fee)	since 1925	Order Online	Mail Order
  	If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the County Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. County Clerks also have some records before 1925. Fees vary.
  Adoption records		$20.00			Mail Order
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

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Index to Oregon County Vital Records Offices

All birth records are housed at the state office in Portland.

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Baker . Benton . Clackamas . Clatsop . Columbia . Coos . Crook . Curry . Deschutes . Douglas . Gilliam . Grant . Harney . Hood River . Jackson . Jefferson . Josephine . Klamath . Lake . Lane . Lincoln . Linn . Malheur . Marion . Morrow . Multnomah . Polk . Sherman . Tillamook . Umatilla . Union . Wallowa . Wasco . Washington . Wheeler . Yamhill .

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