Contact your states vital records department for birth/death records. Information on adoption resources. Most states vary on what and how much information they are allowed by law to give. Please contact me if you have any questions about any states provisions and I will try to locate the info. for you.







Alabama State Vital Records Office Division of Vital Statistics Alabama Department of Health State Office Building Montgomery, AL 36130 (334) 242-5033

Alaska Vital Statistics Bureau of Vital Statistics Dept. of Health and Social Services P.O. Box 110675 Juneau, AK 99811-0675 907-465-3038

Arizona Vital Records Section Arizona Department of Health Services P.O. Box 3887 Phoenix, AZ 85030

Arkansas State Vital Records Office Division of Vital Records Arkansas Dept of Health 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 44 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-2336

California Vital Records Dept of Social Services Adoption Branch 744 P St Sacramento CA 95814

Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry Colorado State Department of Health 4210 E. 11th Avenue Denver Colorado 80220. Telephone: (303) 331-4887

Connecticut State Vital Records Office Vital Records Dept of Public Health P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Recorded message: (860) 566-2334

Delaware Public Archives 121 Duke of York Street Dover, DE 19901

Florida State Vital Records Office Office of Vital Statistics, Dept of Health P.O. Box 210, 1217 Pearl Street Jacksonville, FL 32231 (904) 359-6900



Georgia State Vital Records Office Vital Records Service State Dept of Human Resources Room 217-H 47 Trinity Avenue, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-4900

Hawaii State Vital Records Office Health Status Monitoring, Dept of Health P.O. Box 3378 Honolulu, HI 96801 (808) 586-4533

Idaho Adoption Unit, Vital Statistics Bureau Department of Health and Welfare 450 West State Street Boise, ID 83720 Telephone: (208) 338-7000

Illinois State Vital Records Office Division of Vital Records 605 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62702-5097 (217) 782-6553

Indiana State Board of Health Division Vital Records 1330 W. Michigan St. P.O. Box 7125 Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125 317-383-6276

Iowa State Vital Records Office Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Records Lucas State Office Building, 1st floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075 (515) 281-5871

Kansas State Vital Records Office Office of Vital Statistics 900 SW Jackson Topeka, KS 66612-2221 (913) 296-1400

Kentucky State Vital Records Office Office of Vital Statistics 275 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40621 (502) 564-4212

Louisiana State Vital Records Office Vital Records Registry PO Box 60630 New Orleans, LA 70160 (504) 568-5163Fax: (504) 568-539

Maine Dept. of Vital Statistics Office of Vital Statistics Department of Human Services State House Station 11 Augusta, ME 04333-0011 (207) 287-3181



Maryland Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry Social Services Administration 311 W. Saratoga Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (301) 333-0237

Massachusetts State Vital Records Office Massachusetts Department of Public Health Registry of Vital Records and Statistics 470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02210-2224

Michigan State Vital Records Office Office of the State Registrar Michigan Dept of Community Health 3423 N. Logan Street P. O. Box 30195 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-8666

Minnesota State Vital Records Office Minnesota Department of Health Birth and Death Records 717 Delaware Street, SE Post Office Box 9441 Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 623-5120

Mississippi Dept. of Vital Statistics Vital Records, State Dept of Health 2423 North State Street Jackson, MS 39216 (601) 960-7988

Missouri Dept. of Vital Statistics Bureau of Vital Records Missouri Department of Health P.O. Box 570 1730 E. Elm Street Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 (573) 751-6400

Montana Vital Records DPHHS P. O. Box 4210 111 North Sanders Helena, MT 59604 (406) 444-4228

Nebraska Dept. of Vital Statistics Bureau of Vital Statistics, Dept of Health P.O. Box 95065 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-2871

Nevada Dept. of Vital Statistics Division of Health/Vital Statistics 505 East King Street, Rm #102 Carson City, NV 89710 (702) 687-4481 Fax: (702) 687-6151

New Hampshire Dept. of Vital Statistics Bureau of Vital Records 6 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-4651

New Jersey State Vital Records Office Bureau of Vital Statistics PO Box 370 Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 (609) 292-4087 Fax: (609) 392-4292



New Mexico Dept. of Vital Statistics New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics P.O. Box 26110 1190 St. Francis Dr. Santa Fe, NM 87502 (505) 827-2316 Fax: (505) 984-1048

New York State Vital Records Office New York State Dept of Health Vital Records Section Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237-0023 (518) 474-3077

North Carolina Vital Records P.O. Box 29537 225 North McDowell Street Raleigh, NC 27626-0537 (919) 733-3526

North Dakota Dept. of Vital Statistics Division of Vital Records State Capitol 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505 (701) 328-2360

Ohio State Vital Records Office Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics 246 N High Street P.O. Box 15098 Columbus, OH 43215-0098 (614) 466-2531

Oklahoma Dept. of Vital Statistics Oklahoma State Dept of Health 1000 Northeast Tenth, Room 117 Oklahoma City, OK 73117 (405) 271-4040

OREGON VITAL RECORDS Oregon Health Division 800 NE Oregon St. Portland, OR. 97232 Phone: 503 731-4000

Pennsylvania State Vital Records Office Vital Records, State Dept of Health P.O. Box 1528 101 South Mercer Street New Castle, PA 16103 (412) 656-3100

Rhode Island Dept. of Vital Statistics Rhode Island Dept of Health 3 Capitol Hill, Rm. 101 Providence, RI 02908-5097 (401) 222-2811

South Carolina Dept. of Vital Statistics Office of Vital Records 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 734-4830



South Dakota Dept. of Vital Statistics Vital Records, Dept of Health 600 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-2536 (605) 773-4961 Email: kathimu@doh.state.sd.us

Tennessee State Vital Records Office Tennessee Vital Records Central Services Building, 1st Floor 421 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-0450 (615) 741-1763 Fax: (615) 726-2559

Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics Department of Health attn: Linda Martinez P.O. Box 12040 Austin, TX 78711-2040 512-458-7111

Utah Dept. of Vital Statistics 288 N. 1460 W. Salt Lake City, Utah Telephone: (801) 538-3916

Vermont Dept. of Vital Statistics Vermont Department of Health Vital Records Section P.O. Box 70 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402 (802) 863-7275

Virginia State Vital Records Office Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records P.O. Box 1000 Richmond, VA 23218-1000 (804) 786-6228

Washington State Vital Records Office Dept. of Health/Center for Health Statistics P.O. Box 9709 Olympia, WA 98507-9709 Phone: 360-753-5936

Washington, D.C. Dept. of Vital Statistics Vital Records Department 800 9th St. SW (9th and Maine Ave) First Floor Washington, DC 20004 (202) 645-5962

West Virginia Dept. of Vital Statistics Vital Registration, Division of Health State Capitol Complex Bldg. 3, Rm. 513 Charleston, WV 25305 (304) 558-2931

Wisconsin Division of Health Vital Records 1 West Wilson Street P.O. Box 309 Madison, WI 53702 (608) 266-1372

Wyoming Dept. of Vital Statistics Vital Records Services Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7591 Fax: (307) 635-4103