Death Records
Death records are most often used for family history, genealogy, and adoptee searches as they provide important information about the ancestry of a person as well as a description of the deceased, the circumstances of the death and its location.
Unfortunately not every state provides access to statewide death record information and some states prohibit the dissemination or severely limit access to death record information.
Here you'll find free links to the most useful death record databases we've locate on the Internet. Click on the country, region or state to find death record databases available in that area.
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| Death Records Nationwide | Social Security Administration This is the place to start when you're looking for a death record or death certificate-- the Social Security Administration Death Index. Search by name, year, state, or social security number. - Report Broken Link |
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| Afghanistan War Casualties Search for Afghanistan War Coalition casualties by nationality. - Report Broken Link |
| Dead People Search the Dead People Server database of "interesting celebrities who are long dead or newly dead." - Report Broken Link |
| Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad Search for statistics on deaths by non-natural causes of United States citizens in other countries. - Report Broken Link |
| Desert Storm Casualties Provided by: leyden.com. Browse by state and name for Operation Desert Storm military personnel killed in action. - Report Broken Link |
| Genealogy Use this "Family Search" service provided by the Latter Day Saint Church to search for births, deaths, and marriages, and family history information. - Report Broken Link |
| Iraq War Casualties Browse this Iraq War Casualty database by date or search by name, branch, unit age, rank date, and/or cause. - Report Broken Link |
| Nationwide Vital Records Resources - Vitalrec Browse this vitalrec.com site for information on how to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce information in the United States. Vitalrec requires a monthly subscription fee of $2.95 to access records. - Report Broken Link |
| New Zealand Death Records Search for deaths in New Zealand that occurred more than 50 years ago or the deceased's date of birth was at least 80 years ago. - Report Broken Link |
| September 11 Victims View this CNN.com listing of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with links to biographies. Site includes a variety of information related to the tragedy. - Report Broken Link |
| Unclaimed Persons Use this service of the San Bernardino Cty Coroner to search throughout the U.S. for deceased persons whose remains have been unclaimed by name or browse listing to view information including name, aliases, case number, age, place of death/birth, etc. - Report Broken Link |
| United States 1850 Census Mortality Schedule Search 1850 United States Federal Census records mortality schedule for inhabitants who died between June 1849 and May 1850. - Report Broken Link |
| Veterans Affairs Gravesite Locator Search for American Veteran gravesites by cemetery, name, date of birth or date of death. - Report Broken Link |
| Vietnam Casualties Search the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall page for Vietnam War casualties by name, home of record, home state/country, branch, age, service or social security number, rank, birthday, and/or casualty date. - Report Broken Link |
| Vietnam Helicopter Pilots and Crew KIA Search by date and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number for Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA) Killed in Action (KIA). - Report Broken Link |
| Vietnam Marine Helicopter Pilots, Crew & Passengers KIA U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Pilots, Crewmembers, and Passengers killed in action in Vietnam. - Report Broken Link |
| Vietnam War National Archives Casualties Search by military service, name, SSN, for records of combat area casualties from 1956 to 1998. Provided by the National Archives and Records Administration. - Report Broken Link |
| Vital Records Resources - NCHS Use this National Center for Health Statistics service for information on how to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce information in the United States. - Report Broken Link |
| Vital Records Resources - Vitalrec Use this vitalrec.com site for information on how to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce information in the United States. - Report Broken Link |
| World War One Casualties Use this American Battle Monuments Commission service to search by name or browse by state and cemetery for American casualties of World War I. Includes only the names of those buried in ABMC cemeteries or listed on the Walls of the Missing. - Report Broken Link |
| World War Two Casualties Use this American Battle Monuments Commission service to search by name or browse by unit or state and cemetery for American casualties of World War II. Includes only the names of those buried in ABMC cemeteries or listed on the Walls of the Missing. - Report Broken Link |