Enter a first and/or last name to search Oregon birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the Oregon birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain Oregon 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 Oregon birth records, Oregon birth ceritificates, Oregon birth notices, Oregon birth indexes, and other related Oregon 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 Oregon. We also suggest searching for "Oregon birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.
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How to Obtain Oregon Birth Certificates
The state of Oregon began recording births and deaths in 1903 and marriages in 1906. The Oregon State Archives in Salem has vital records from fifteen of the thirty-six counties. These include Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Douglas, Jackson, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah (and Portland), Polk, Tillamook, Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill. All are at the state's Vital Records Bureau.
For birth and death records from 1 January 1903 and for marriage records from 1 January 1906, write:
Oregon Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 205
P.O. Box 14050
Portland, OR 97293-0050
Tel: 503-731-4095 (Recorded message-how to order)
503-731-4108 (To order by phone)
Fax: 503-234-8817 (To order by fax)
For prior records, write to the clerk of the county in question.
Other Oregon Birth Records Websites
- Harney County, Oregon Birth Index
- Oregon Historical Records Index - Delayed Birth Records
- About.com - Oregon Vital Records - How to Obtain Records of Birth Death Marriage
- VitalRec - Oregon Vital Records
Request Birth Certificates Online - VitalChek
- Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates! at Ancestry.com
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