United States Birth & Christening Records at FamilySearch.org

UNITED STATES BIRTH AND CHRISTENING RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

Last Updated: 5 November 2015

Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 6,841 Records as of 12 March 2012.

Arizona, Births and Christenings, 1909-1917 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Arizona. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 25,799 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1812-1965 — Searchable Index — Index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Arkansas. Included are a few records of events outside of Arkansas, some predating the Louisiana Purchase and the creation of the Arkansas territory. The year range represents most of the records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed.– There are 10,642 Records as of 21 November 2013.

Arkansas, Sebastian County Births and Deaths, 1877-1963 — Searchable Index — Records of births and deaths from Sebastian County, Arkansas, 1877-1929. Also includes death records from Fort Smith, 1945-1963. This collection is part of a cooperative indexing project with the Central Arkansas Genealogical And Historical Society.– There are 32,250 Records as of 23 September 2011.

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 — Searchable Index — Name index of birth index created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Index includes name, date of birth, sex, mother’s surname, and county of birth.– There are 24,596,221 Records as of 1 March 2012.

California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of California. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 34,399 Records as of 8 March 2012.

California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Registers, records and certificates of county birth and death records acquired from county courthouses. This collection contains some delayed birth records, as well. Some city and towns records are also included. Records have not been acquired for Contra Costa, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Modoc, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Siskiyou, Solano, Tulare and Ventura counties. The name index for death records covers Stockton, Lodi and Manteca cities and San Benito and San Joaquin counties.. – There are 106,375 Records and 2,915,415 Images as of 12 November 2014; up 106,375 Records 747,858 Images since 23 October 2014.

California, Oakland, Alameda County, Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Index and images of card file indexes created from local newspapers. The card files for 1985-2002, 2003-2006 and 1986-2011 are located at the Oakland Family History Center. The collection includes, obituaries wedding announcements, anniversaries, birth announcements. The obituaries are mixed with biographical news stories. This collection is being published as images become available.  – There are 46,907 Records and 74,691 Images as of 9 January 2015.

Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptim and christening records from the state of Connecticut. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 506,665 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Delaware. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 21,666 Records as of 16 December 2014.

Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955 — Searchable Index — Name index to death and burial records from the state of Delaware. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 1,653 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 1,653 Records as of 9 December 2010.

Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images of state birth records, 1861-1922, including delayed birth records.– There are 121,234 Records and 101,388 Images as of 4 May 2010.

Delaware Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934 — Browsable Images — Images of card indexes from the Delaware State Archives Hall of Records in Dover, Delaware.– There are 134,797 Images as of 23 January 2012.

Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974 — Browsable Images — A collection of various vital records from the Delaware Public Archives. The collection includes birth, marriage, death, bible, and cemetery records spanning various year ranges.– There are 624,395 Records and 3,133,093 3,125,879 Images as of 4 Novermber 2015; up 1,158,573 Images since 24 April 2014.

Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Images of birth, marriage, and death records from Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Includes some indexes. The birth records end in the year 1919.– There are 207,577 Records and 25,875 Images as of 9 September 2015; up 297,577 Records since 12 October 2012.

District of Columbia, Birth Returns, 1874-1897 — Browsable Images — Images of birth returns and birth index registers from the Health Department in Washington, D.C. The birth returns name the parents but do not name the child.– There are 90,550 Images as of 25 May 2012.

District of Columbia, Births and Christenings, 1830-1955 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the District of Columbia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 109,908 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Florida. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 20,227 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Georgia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 9,885 Records as of 8 March 2012.

Hawaii, Births and Christenings, 1852-1933 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Hawaii. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records.– There are 145,572 Records as of 21 March 2012.

Idaho, Births and Christenings, 1856-1965 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Idaho. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 15,760 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Idaho, County Birth and Death Records, 1883-1929 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — County birth and death registers acquired for the following counties: Ada, Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonner, Bonneville, Boundary, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Elmore, Fremont, Kootenai, Latah, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Shoshone, Twin Falls and Washington counties. Coverage varies between counties.– There are 33,063 Records and 2,426 Images as of 28 September 2015; up 33,063 Records since 12 December 2013.

Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Illinois. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 507,005 Records as of 11 April 2012.

Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Images of catholic church records from the Bishop of Chicago. Some indexes go beyond 1925.– There are 107,678 Records and 295,723 Images as of 27 May 2014; up 107,678 records since 12 April 2013.

Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938 — Searchable Index — Name index of birth certificates as recorded at Cook County, Illinois – including the City of Chicago.– There are 1,877,027 2,249,859 Records as of 27 August 2015; up 574,195 Records since 16 April 2015.

Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 — Searchable Index — Name index of birth registers as recorded at Cook County, Illinois – including the City of Chicago.– There are 962,515 Records as of 5 May 2010.

Illinois, Diocese of Belleville, Catholic Parish Records, 1729-1956 — Browsable Images — Images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation (to 1907), marriage (to 1930) or death (to 1956) in the Diocese of Belleville (Illinois), Roman Catholic Church. The index to some volumes may reference pages within a given volume beyond our current publication dates. As such, these images are not currently available. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes a small number of census, church history, family and financial records.– There are 34,135 Images as of 24 March 2010.

Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Indiana. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 35,760 Records as of 8 March 2012.

Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Iowa. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 676,909 Records as of 17 October 2012.

Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 — Searchable Index — Index to the birth records created by the counties of Iowa. When completed it will contain records for all of the 99 counties in the state. This collection is 80% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.– There are 2,152,718 Records as of 2 May 2014; up 139,525 records since 7 November 2012.

Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Kansas. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 58,626 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Kentucky. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 546,313 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Kentucky Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 — Searchable Index — Indexes of births, marriages, and deaths from January 1911 to July 1999. These indexes were created by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives from data files obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics. – There are 9,865,944 Records as of 1 July 2015.

Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism, and christening records from the state of Louisiana. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 29,549 Records as of 0 January 1900.

Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1910, 1960 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — This collection includes birth records and index for 1910. It also includes marriage and death records and indexes for 1960. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 17,605 Records and 20,713 19,330 Images as of 25 September 2015; up 17,605 Records and 1,383 since 6 December 2011.

Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Maine. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 940,649 Records as of 0 January 1900.

Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images of birth, marriage and death returns acquired from the State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics and the state archives. Records are organized alphabetically, then chronologically within a name. The collection is divided into three parts, Vital Records Prior to 1892, 80 towns, Vital Records, 1892-1907, and Delayed returns for births, deaths, and marriages, 1670-1891. – There are 1,404,391 Records and 1,831,788 Images as of 11 March 2015; up 4826 Images since 11 August 2014.

Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Maryland. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 199,433 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Massachusetts. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 4,696,564 Records as of 11 April 2012.

Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images of state birth records from 1841-1915. The registers of births are first arranged in volumes by year. Within the volumes the birth entries are arranged by town then numerically by the number it was entered into the registers. May include a few births for 1840.– There are 3,818,515 Records and 108,894 Images as of 1 September 2011.

Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Index and images of vital records recorded by the town clerk of Springfield.– There are 68,176 Records and 3,331 Images as of 14 April 2011.

Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Massachusetts births, marriages and deaths, 1916-1920 and state amendments to vital records, 1841-1920 located at the state archives in Boston. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 755,766 Records and 742,594 Images as of 27 September 2013.

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 — Browsable Images — Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices. Some entries contain birth dates earlier than their date of recording. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable. – There are 16,142 Records and 1,962,488 Images as of 26 June 2015; up 16,142 Records and 254,908 Images since 26 June 2015.

Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Michigan. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 1,612,291 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Michigan, Births, 1867-1902 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images of Michigan statewide birth registration entries.– There are 1,409,988 Records and 164,785 Images as of 11 June 2015; up 1,438 Images since 31 March 2014.

Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002 — Searchable Index — Index of births from the Minnesota Department of Health in Minneapolis. Index provided by Ancestry.com.– There are 4,267,612 Records as of 19 September 2012.

Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Minnesota. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 1,203,969 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Minnesota, County Birth Records, 1863-1983 — Browsable Images — Digital images of birth records from various county courthouses. Some birth registers are for cities or townships. The year range varies by county.– There are 150,669 Images as of 7 May 2015; up 9,777 Images since 19 September 2011.

Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Missouri. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 66,660 Records as of 8 March 2012.

Montana, Beaverhead County Records, 1862-2009 — Browsable Images — Images of various record types from the county clerk and recorder offices in Dillon, Montana. Records include voter registration, land and property records, and birth and death records. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 12,073 Records and 71,761 Images as of 19 March 2015; up 551 Records since 4 June 2014.

Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011 — Searchable Index & Browsable Images — Deeds, homesteads, probate, naturalization and vital records located at the county clerk/recorder’s and clerk of court’s offices in Hardin. This collection is being published as images become available. – There are 59,997 Records and 73,081 Images as of 27 February 2015; up 8,231 Records since 28 August 2014.

Montana, Chouteau County Records, 1876-2011 — Browsable Images — Images of Chouteau County records held at various repositories. Records located in the Museum of the Northern Plains (River and Plains Society) include voter registers, school district records, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church records, Riverside Cemetery records and newspapers clippings of births, marriages and deaths. Records held by the Chouteau County Courthouse include birth, death, probate, naturalization, deeds and school census records. This collection is being published as image become available.– There are 241,430 Images as of 0 January 1900.

Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004 — Browsable Images — Images of county birth and death records acquired from county courthouses. The collections consist of registers and certificates from Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Powell and Silver Bow counties.– There are 448,484 Records and 260,134 Images as of 20 October 2015; up 448,484 Records since 5 June 2012.

Montana, Granite County Records, 1865-2009 — Browsable Images — Images of probate, land and property, naturalization, divorce and vital records from the County Clerk’s Office in Philipsburg. This collection is being published as images become available. – There are 108,688 Images as of 8 September 2015.

Montana, Judith Basin County Records, 1887-2012 — Searchable Index & Browsable Images — Images of birth, death, marriage, naturalization, and probate records from the county clerk/recorder’s and clerk of court offices in Stanford.This collection is being published as images become available. The birth and death certificates are being indexed first. – There are 2,491 Records and 24,372 Images as of 27 February 2015; up 633 Records since 11 September 2014.

Montana, Lake County Records, 1857-2010 — Searchable Index & Browsable Images — Deeds, school census, mining, vital records, probate, and divorce records located at the county courthouse in Polson. This collection is being published as images become available. Birth and Death records indexed. – There are 35,202 Records and 101,948 Images as of 18 November 2014; up  11,217 Records since 18 September 2014.

Montana, Pondera County Records, 1910-2012 — Searchable Index & Browsable Images — Birth, death and land records from the Clerk/Recorder’s Office; probate and naturalization records from the Clerk of Court in Conrad. This collection is being published as images become available. – There are 27,157 Records and 53,789 Images as of 27 February 2015; up 6,037 Records since 4 August 2014.

Montana, Rosebud County Records — Browsable Images — Land records, vital records, voter lists and probate case files located at Rosebud County courthouse, Forsyth, Montana. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 97,864 Images as of 12 July 2011.

Montana, Sanders County Records, 1866-2010 — Searchable Index & Browsable Images — Images of county birth, death, marriage, veteran burials, voter, naturalization, land and probate records located in the county courthouse in Thompson Falls. This collection is being published as images become available. The death certificates have been indexed. – There are 6,943 Records and 55,148 Images as of 6 April 2015; up 1,527 Records since 18 November 2014.

Montana, Sweet Grass County Records, 1887-2011 — Browsable Images — Birth, death, coroners, naturalization, probate including estate files and deed records from the Clerk of the District Court, County Clerk, and Recorder’s Offices in Big Timber. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 7,731 Records and 93,235 Images as of 26 February 2015; up 6,183 Records since 21 August 2014.

Montana, Teton County Records, 1881-2012 — Browsable Images — Images of vital records, naturalization index, land index and probate records from the clerk of court, clerk and recorder offices in Choteau. This collection is being published as images become available. – There are 11,394 Records and 117,351 Images as of 28 September 2015; up 11,394 Records from 9 April 2014.

Montana, Yellowstone County Records, 1881-2011 — Browsable Images — Images of vital, probate, deeds and discharge records from the county courthouse in Billings. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 124,478 Images as of 29 November 2012.

Nevada, County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1992 — Browsable Images — Images of county birth and death registers and certificates acquired from county courthouses. This collection does not include Carson, Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Elko, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Pershing and Washoe counties.– There are 14,425 Images as of 10 July 2012.

New Hampshire, Birth Certificates, 1901-1909 — Browsable Images — Images of birth certificates from the New Hampshire Division of Vital Records in Concord. The Collection is arranged by year, by certificate number, and by name. – There are 105,732 Images as of 22 April 2015.

New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images of New Hampshire birth records. Records consist of index cards that give the town and date of the event and often much more information. With the town and date, the original records can usually be located. Normally there is only one index card per child, but occasionally there is a corrected card before or after the original card.– There are 480,354 Records and 497,789 Images as of 25 February 2013.

New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of New Hampshire. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 401,037 Records as of 21 March 2012.

New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 — Browsable Images — Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices.– There are 402,443 Images as of 6 November 2012.

New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of New Jersey. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 2,126,666 Records as of 21 March 2012.

New Mexico, Births and Christenings, 1726-1918 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of New Mexico. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 229,946 Records as of 9 March 2012.

New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of New York. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 1,367,988 Records as of 9 March 2012.

New York, Buffalo, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Records, 1812-1970 — Browsable Images — Images of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Buffalo, New York. Only burial records go beyond the 1950s. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 3,240 Images as of 4 December 2012.

New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909 — Searchable Index — Index to birth records from New York City including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Richmond boroughs. – There are 2,795,113 Records as of 20 March 2015.

New York, New York City, Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church Records, 1862-1955 — Browsable Images — Digital images of baptism, marriage, and burial records from Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church in New York City. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 3,561 Images as of 13 September 2011.

New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images of the Swann Vital Records Collection from the Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society in Penn Yan, New York. A collection of compiled genealogy, newspaper clippings, bible pages, and family records. The Society named the collection after Frank L. Swann (1894-1987) who was the Yates County Historian from 1956 to 1980. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.– There are 97,772 Records and 87,588 Images as of 10 September 2015; up 15,328 records since 6 June 2014.

North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000 — Searchable Index — Index of births from the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. Index provided by Ancestry.com– There are 6,957,267 Records as of 12 December 2011.

North Carolina, Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of North Carolina. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 156,281 Records as of 30 March 2012.

Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 2,548,887 Records as of 21 August 2012.

Ohio, Cleveland, Trinity Lutheran Church Records, 1853-2013 — Browsable Images — This collection contains church records from the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio and includes baptisms, marriages, deaths, burials, communions, congregational registers and other miscellaneous records.– There are 1,702 Images as of 15 June 2013.

Ohio, Crawford County Church Records, 1853-2007 — Browsable Images — Baptism, marriage, and burial records from churches in North Robinson, Ohio. This collection is being published as images become available. – There are 695 Images as of 7 November 2014.

Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 — Searchable Index & Browsable Images— Name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.– There are 3,378,538 Records and 1,434,177 Images as of 18 June 2014; up 1,434,177 images since 24 March 2014.

Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004 — Browsable Images — Images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and death in the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), Roman Catholic Church. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes miscellaneous cemetery records, Books of the Elect, Professions of Faith, Sick Call registers, etc.– There are 101,982 Images as of 24 March 2010.

Ohio, Jefferson County Court Records, 1797-1947 — Browsable Images — Birth and probate records from Jefferson County, Ohio. This collection is being published as images become available. An index is being created in cooperation with the Jefferson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and will be published as it becomes available. Contact the county courthouse to get the case number for a deceased person. – There are 1,010,889 Images as of 11 September 2014.

Oregon, Births and Christenings, 1868-1929 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Oregon. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 61,020 Records as of 21 March 2012.

Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Pennsylvania. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 951,480 Records as of 8 March 2012.

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906 — Searchable Index — This collection is a name index and images of birth registers from the Board of Health in the city of Philadelphia. It includes birth returns filed by physicians, midwives and area hospitals or other facilities.– There are 1,022,168 Records as of 23 June 2012.

Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Rhode Island compiled from a variety of sources including family and church and civil records. The index is not complete for any particular place or region. Many records predate Rhode Island statehood.– There are 896,289 Records as of 9 March 2012.

South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of South Carolina. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 14,805 Records as of 9 September 2013.

South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2014 — Searchable Index — Indexes provided by the South Dakota Department of Health. – There are 693,053 Records as of 2 September 2015.

Tennessee, Births and Christenings, 1828-1939 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Tennessee. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 210,380 Records as of 24 May 2012.

Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — This collection contains digital images and an index of birth certificates for the state of Texas. The original records are housed at the Vital Statistics Unit of the Texas Department of Health in Austin.– There are 2,278,910 Records and 2,209,283 Images as of 29 January 2013.

Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 — Searchable Index — Index of births from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Index provided by Ancestry.com.– There are 17,102,196 Records as of 17 February 2012.

Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Texas. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 515,974 Records as of 24 March 2012.

Texas, Mills County Clerk Records, 1841-1985 — Browsable Images — Records of the Mills County Clerk including births, marriages, deaths, court records, deed records, divorce records, naturalization records, probate records, and indexes for each of these record sets. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 153,275 Images as of 3 February 2014.

Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012 — Browsable Images — Images of county records for Swisher County, Texas. Records include vital records, military discharges, probate records, deed records, marks and brands, court records and civil case files from the county and district courts. It is being published as images become available. – There are 93,603Images as of 18 June 2014.

United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931 — Searchable Index — Name index to small sets of birth, baptism and christening records from a few states within the United States. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 19,350 Records as of 30 March 2012.

Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Utah. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. – There are 34,079 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953 — Browsable Images — Images of naturalization, birth, deaths, land and cemetery records from the county courthouse in Farmington. This collection is being published as images become available.– There are 40,381 Images as of 17 January 2014.

Utah, Eureka and Payson, Births and Deaths, 1889-1903 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Index and images of a single register of births and deaths from the cities of Eureka and Payson. The book was donated by a member of the LDS Church and likely originated from a local government entity. Most of the pages in the register are blank so the total number of names is minimal. Images are being added to the collection as they become available. – There are 21 Records and 1 Image as of 16 September 2015.

Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915 — Searchable Index — Name index and images of Salt Lake County Birth records from 1890-1915. The records are arranged in volumes chronologically. The records from 1890-1908 were recorded in registers and are arranged numerically.– There are 33,262 Records as of 18 July 2011.

Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Vermont. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 221,547 Records as of 9 March 2012.

Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005 — Browsable Images — Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices.– There are 1,386,297 Images as of 24 June 2015; up 458,533 Images since 21 June 2012.

Vermont, Town Records, 1850-2005 — Browsable Images — Images of Vermont vital records from various counties and towns. Currently includes only records from the following counties: Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Washington.– There are 75,597 Images as of 12 September 2011.

Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images (index cards) of town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954. This collection is complete for years 1871-1908.– There are 2,327,930 Records and 3,087,354 Images as of 6 January 2014.

Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2003 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Name index and images from microfilm of births, marriages and deaths. This collection includes images for the years 1955-2003. The records for 1955-1979 are arranged alphabetically. Index and images courtesy of Ancestry.com and the Vermont State Archives.– There are 1,974,197 Records and 1,162,117 Images as of 10 June 2013.

Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Virginia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 1,991,095 Records as of 8 May 2012.

Virginia, Richmond City Birth Index, 1870-1912 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — Card index to births in the city of Richmond, Virginia, 1870-1912. The cards are generally arranged alphabetically by the surname and given name(s) of the individual. – There are 53,488 Records and 53,470 Images as of 2 October 2015.

Washington, King County Delayed Births, 1941-1942 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — This collection includes records created in King County, Washington during 1941 and 1942 for people who applied for delayed birth certificates. Delayed certificates can be issued for people whose birth was not recorded at the time of the event. The records were created in the 1940s but the actual births occurred earlier.– There are 5,631 Records and 30,969 Images as of 15 May 2014; up 8,262 images since 18 April 2012.

West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of West Virginia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 410,186 Records as of 25 September 2012.

West Virginia Births, 1853-1930 — Searchable Index — Name index of West Virginia county birth records. Data is searchable for all counties. However, records within each county may not be available for the full year range.– There are 1,289,392 Records as of 25 September 2012.

Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907 — Searchable Index — Index of births from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services in Madison. Index provided by Ancestry.com.– There are 985,659 Records as of 26 October 2012.

Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Wisconsin. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.– There are 1,440,965 Records as of 23 January 2014.

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