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      Oregon State Vital Records Office Information

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

        Make money order payable to Oregon Health Division. All fees are non-refundable search fees.

        Some earlier records for the City of Portland and the individual counties are available from

          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 1903Order OnlineMail Order
        All birth records (including indexes) have a 100 year access restriction

        Birth (Heirloom)$45.00Mail 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
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        since Jan 1903Order OnlineMail Order
        All death records (including indexes) have a 50 year access restriction
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      • Death$5.00 Oregon requests
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        Oregon State Archives
        800 Summer St NE
        Salem, OR 97310
        (503) 373-0701
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      • Marriage$20.00
        $32.50 (credit card fee)
        since Jan 1906 Order OnlineMail 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
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        since 1925Order OnlineMail 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.

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      Index to Oregon County Vital Records Offices

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

        Follow this link to determine what county a city or town is in.

          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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      Searchable Databases and other Helpful Links

      • Oregon USGenWeb Project
        genealogical gateway to the state and counties
      • Search Oregon Databases Online
        Search for birth, marriage, census, death, immigration, naturalization, military records and more at Ancestry
      • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Oregon
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      • Oregon Census Records at CensusFinder
        features a directory of census records available online for Oregon
      • OHD - Center for Health Statistics (and Vital Records)
      • Oregon State Archives - Vital Records
      • Archives.com - Search Oregon Death Records
      • Archives.com - Search Oregon Birth Records
      • USGenWeb - Oregon Marriage Project
        Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
      • Oregon Genealogy and Family History Resources
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      • Search the Social Security Death Index
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