Vital Records

Virginia marriage licenses, divorce decrees, and death certificates as well as applications for birth certificates are available at any health department within the Alleghany Health District.  Only immediate family members are entitled to a vital record.  Immediate family includes parents, current spouse, adult children, siblings, and grandparents.  Identification is required for all vital record requests. 

There is a $12.00 fee per certified copy of a vital record or for the search of a record when no certificate can be located or printed

Certified copies of birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificates can also be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records by visiting their website or by contacting them at the address or phone number below:

Virginia Department of Health

Office of Vital Records

PO Box 1000

Richmond, VA 23230

(804) 662-6200