Enter a name to search for Oklahoma birth certificates. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to Oklahoma birth certificates.. Additional information on how to obtain Oklahoma birth certificates is available below.
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Birth certificates 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.
Birth certificates can be used to establish a person's date and place of birth. Most birth certificates provide the mother's maiden name. Birth certificates are often required to obtain other documents, licenses or to prove eligibility.
This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Oklahoma birth records, Oklahoma birth ceritificates, Oklahoma birth notices, Oklahoma birth indexes, and other related Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma. We also suggest searching for "Oklahoma birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.
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How to Obtain Oklahoma Birth Certificates
Statewide recording of births and deaths for Oklahoma began in October 1908, although compliance was incomplete for as long as two decades. Registration was mandated in 1917, but it was another decade before 90-percent compliance was attained. Although county clerks record births and deaths and provide information on request, certificates are available only from the state Vital Records Section.
For birth and death records from October 1908, write:
Vital Records Service
State Department of Health
1000 Northeast 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Vital Records Service. Cost for copy is $10.00. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (405) 271-4040. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/vital/brec.html.
For prior records, write to the clerk of the county in question.
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