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Finding United States Births Utah Births

= Finding Utah Birth Records =

Utah was created as a state in 1896 from the Utah Territory. No government agency was required to record births before 1898. Salt Lake City and Ogden began recording births in 1890. Park City began in 1892.

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Next Step: When did the birth occur?

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 * Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:


 * Births before 1898
 * Births from 1898 thru 1905
 * Births from 1905 thru 1911
 * Births 1912 to the present
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Births before 1898
Before 1898, no births were recorded by the county or state. Salt Lake City does have birth records beginning in 1890. Contact the Salt Lake Valley Health Department for copies of these records. The City of Ogden also began recording births in 1890 and Park City in 1892. For other areas you must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.

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Births from 1898 thru 1905
In 1863, Utah was created a state from Virginia. Earlier in 1898, Virginia passed a law requiring counties to record births although not all counties complied or continued to record them on a consistent basis. Statewide registration of births began in 1917. From 1898-1879, about 15% of the births were recorded; from 1880-1920, coverage increased to about 65%. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in other records.

For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases.

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Births from 1913 thru 1930
Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link. If you do not find your ancestor's birth or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then contact the Utah Vital Registration office.

Obtain the Certificate
With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from the county of birth or the Utah Department of Health office.

If you do not know the exact date or place of birth: For a fee, the Utah Department of Health office will do a 3 year search.

Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years: To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be:


 * The person on the certificate
 * The parents and grandparents of person on the certificate
 * The wife or husband of the person on the certificate
 * The children and grandchildren of the person on the certificate
 * The brothers or sisters of the person on the certificate
 * Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
 * NOTE: A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.

'''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search. ''' Return to top: Choose another birth year

Births from 1931 thru 1969
Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link. If you do not find your ancestor's birth or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then contact the Utah Vital Registration office.

STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate
With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from the county of birth or the Utah Department of Health office.

If you do not know the exact date or place of birth: For a fee, the Utah Department of Health office will do a 3 year search.

Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years: To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be:


 * The person on the certificate
 * The parents and grandparents of person on the certificate
 * The wife or husband of the person on the certificate
 * The children and grandchildren of the person on the certificate
 * The brothers or sisters of the person on the certificate
 * Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
 * NOTE: A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.

'''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search. ''' Return to top: Choose another birth year

Births after 1969
With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from the county of birth or the Utah Department of Health office.

If you do not know the exact date or place of birth: For a fee, the Utah Department of Health office will do a 3 year search.

Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years: To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be:


 * The person on the certificate
 * The parents and grandparents of person on the certificate
 * The wife or husband of the person on the certificate
 * The children and grandchildren of the person on the certificate
 * The brothers or sisters of the person on the certificate
 * Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
 * NOTE: A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.

'''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search. ''' Return to top: Choose another birth year

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