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

Make check or money order payable to Vital Records Section

State office has had birth records since October 1913. Search fee is $10.00 for each name searched in a 5-year period. If the record is located, fee includes one certified or uncertified copy of the record.
State office has had death records since January 1, 1946. Death records from 1913 through 1945 are available from
Archives and Records Section
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
Search fee is $10.00 for each name searched in a 5-year period. If the record is located, fee includes one certified or uncertified copy of the record.
State office has divorce records since January 1958. If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees vary.
State office has marriage records since January 1962. If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the Registrar of Deeds in the county where the marriage was performed. Fees vary.

North Carolina Birth Index
Index: Birth Indices are handled by the County
Birth/Amended Names: Birth name only
Public Access: Birth Indeces are available at the county court house in question. All records are for birth name only.

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