Click on the links below to search free birth, death, marriage, and divorce record databases in Iowa.
Visit the Iowa Department of Public Health for information on how to obtain birth and death certificates, and marriage & divorce records. To place an order, write to:
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4944 recording
Iowa prefers you get all Vital Records from the State Office in Des Moines and NOT at the County Clerk's office. For written requests you must complete the Application for Copy of a Vital Record form and attach a check or money order payable to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
For phone requests, credit cards currently being accepted include American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa for an additional $5.50 processing fee. Due to the volume of calls received daily, callers may expect to hold the line (possibly 20 minutes or more) while waiting for the next available operator. Also, credit cards may not be used to pay for family history requests.
Requests for the purpose of family history take at least 60 days, regardless of the method of request.
Birth Records since July 1880 - $15
Commemorative Birth Certificate - $35
Death Records since July 1880 - $15
Marriage Records since July 1880 - $15
Commemorative Marriage Certificate - $35
Divorce Records since 1906. Only brief statistical divorce records are available.
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| Births and Christenings 1830-1950 Birth and christening records filed in Iowa between 1877 and 1920. |
| Deaths | and Burials 1850-1990 Iowa death and burial records filed between 1850 and 1990. |
| Deaths | Cemetery Records Cemetery records in Iowa by county, including cemetery maps, interment records, and a substantial number of burial site photographs. |
| Deaths | Social Security Administration Iowa deaths reported to Social Security. |
| Divorces | Court Records Iowa Courts Online civil and family court records. |
| Marriages | 1809-1992 Iowa marriages recorded between 1809 and 1992. |
| Guthrie Center Cemetery Records Browse the Union Cemetery records in Guthrie Center, Iowa. In Excel format. |
| Jasper County Births | 1909-1913 Jasper County, Iowa GenWeb service births between 1909 and 1913. |
| Newton Cemetery Records Browse the Newton Union Cemetery records in PDF format. |
| Rolfe Cemetery Records Browse the cemetery records from Rolfe. St. Margaret's Cemetery, Old Rolfe Cemetery, Clinton/Garfield Cemetery, and Plover/Powhatan Cemetery. |
| Scott County Marriages Search this Quad-Cities Memory Project (including Scott County) by groom or bride name for marriage notices and 1836-1925 marriage certificates. |
| Scott County Obituaries Browse this Quad-Cities Memory Project (including Scott County) by name for obituaries published in the Davenport Democrat or the Quad City Times. |
| Story County Births 1880-1908 Search by surname for Story County births between 1880 and 1908. |
| Story County Deaths | 1904-1916 Search Story County death records by name. Gives date of death, gender, and death certificate number. Select Death Certificate Index (database only includes surnames A through I). |
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