Utah Genealogy Society Directory

Utah Vital Records

Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics

288 North 1460 West
PO BOX 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012

*Phone: (801) 538-6380

*Order Forms and Information

Vital Records available at the Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics include:

• Death records less than 80 years old.

• Birth records less than 100 years old.

• Marriage and Divorce Records less than 15 years old.

Vital records older than listed above are now kept at the Utah Division of Archives and Records.

Utah Birth Records: Utah didn't require registration of births until 1898 when County Clerks became responsible for the recording of them, however Salt Lake City and Ogden started registering births in 1890 and Park City began registering births in 1892.  In 1905, the Utah Department of Health became responsible for registering births in Utah.

Utah Death Records: Utah didn't require records of death until 1898, however, there are earlier records of death on file for Salt Lake City (at the City Recorder 1848-1933), Logan City (at Bear River Health Department as early as 1863), Beaver County (at the County Clerk 1881-1949 and Ogden City (at the City Recorder 1890-1905.  Death Records 1898-1904 were recorded by the County Clerk of each county.  In late 1904, the Utah Health Department became responsible for recording death certificates in Utah.

Marriage Records were begun in Utah in 1887. 

See Marriage Record Information

Also See

Utah Marriage Records

Utah Vital Records

Utah Vital Records Links

UT Vital Record Databases

1887-1937 Utah Marriages

1892-1941 Utah Births and Christenings

1888-1946 Utah Deaths and Burials

1904-1960 Utah Vital Records Index

1904-1956 Utah Death Certificate Search