Click on the links below to search free birth, death, marriage, and divorce record databases in Minnesota.
Visit the Minnesota Department of Health site for information on how to obtain birth and death certificates. To place an order, write to:
Minnesota Department of Health
Attention: Office of the State Registrar
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164
(651) 201-5970
Fax: (651) 291-0101
Birth records are available from 1900 to 3 months ago. A certified birth certificate cannot be mailed to you unless you demonstrate tangible interest and check the appropriate box on the application and have your signature on the application notarized. Applications that are not notarized will not be processed. Non-certified “informational only” copies are available for non-legal matters.
Birth certificates between 1900 and 1934 may be researched and ordered from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Death records are available since 1908. A certified death certificate cannot be mailed to you unless you demonstrate tangible interest and check the appropriate box on the application and have your signature on the application notarized. Applications that are not notarized will not be processed. Non-certified “informational only” copies are available for non-legal matters.
Death certificates between 1904 and 2001 and may be researched and ordered from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Marriage records - certified copies may be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the license was issued.
Divorce records - certified copies may be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the divorce was granted.
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| Births & Deaths "People Finder" index of birth, death, and veterans grave registration records from the Minnesota Historical Society. |
| Births and Christenings 1840-1980 1.2 million Minnesota christenings and births recorded between 1840 and 1980. |
| Deaths and Burials 1835-1990 Index of over 1.4 million Minnesota deaths and burials recorded between 1835 and 1990. |
| Deaths | Cemetery Records Cemetery records in Minnesota, including interments, photos, cemetery maps, dates, and more. |
| Deaths | Social Security Administration Social Security reported deaths in Minnesota. |
| Deaths | Will Records 1849-1918 Minnesota Will records filed in Probate Court between 1849 and 1918. |
| Iron Range Iron Range Research Center database of census, births, marriages, obituaries, cemetery, and mining accident records. |
| Marriages Minnesota Marriage Systems marriage certificate search. Provides county, marriage date, applicants, and the ability to request a copy online. |
| Marriages Marriage license and certificate information from all counties. |
| Marriages 1849-1950 Index of 450,000 Minnesota marriages recorded between 1849 and 1950. |
| Clay County Marriages | 1872 - 1939 Search the Clay County Recorder's marriage record index for marriage records from 1872 through 1939. |
| Dakota County | Cemetery Files Dakota County Historical Society cemetery records. |
| Divorces Select "Civil, Family & Probate Case Records" to find divorce records in Minnesota statewide or by county. |
| Norman County Marriages | 1882-1930 Browse this Rootsweb database of Norman County, Minnesota marriage records from 1882 to 1930. |
| Olmsted County Cemetery Records Search this USGenweb Archives database for for cemetery records in Olmsted County. |
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