Enter a first and/or last name to search North Dakota birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the North Dakota birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain North Dakota birth certificates is available below.
Birth records contain information about a person's birth, including the date of birth, place of birth, sometimes the names of the mother and father, and even the physician who attended the birth. Birth certificates issued by state and local governments will often include the place of residence, and the mother's maiden name.
This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing North Dakota birth records, North Dakota birth ceritificates, North Dakota birth notices, North Dakota birth indexes, and other related North Dakota genealogy records.
Birth records have long been used to help with genealogy research. They are considered to be "primary source" records, because the information is recorded by an eye witness, at the time the birth takes place. The Internet has allowed people to store birth records into various online archives. This has brought access to online birth records much more easier for genealogy researchers.
Newspapers frequently publish notices of births, and in addition to birth certificates, are a popular source of research by genealogists. Newspapers typically do not announce the names of the newborn, but list the sex of the child, the names of the parents, the place and date of birth.
On this page you will find the most comprehensive databases containing birth records of North Dakota. We also suggest searching for "North Dakota birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.
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How to Obtain North Dakota Birth Certificates
A state law passed in 1893 made it mandatory to file vital records with township clerks. It was repealed in 1895 but re-enacted in 1899. The State Department of Vital Records was eventually formed in 1923, and all copies of prior birth and death information were required to be sent there. Marriage records generally dating from county organization can be obtained from the county judge of the county where the license was issued. Only marriage records after 1 July 1925 are on file at the Division of Vital Records in Bismarck.
For birth and death records from 1 July 1893 to present and marriage records from 1 July 1925 to present, write:
Division of Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0200
For prior records, write to the clerk of the county in question.
Other North Dakota Birth Records Websites
- National Center For Health Statistics - North Dakota Birth Records
- VitalRec - North Dakota Vital Records
- About.com - North Dakota Birth records Search
- Obtain certified Birth Certificates from the State of North Dakota online
- North Dakota Division of Vital Records
Request Birth Certificates Online - VitalChek
- Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates! at Ancestry.com
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