How to Find Iowa Death Records: Difference between revisions

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*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can view the microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers]. <br>  
*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can view the microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers]. <br>  
*State Historical Society of Iowa, [http://www.iowahistory.org/archives/public-reference-services/index.html Public Reference Services] - Provides both information to order the certificate and information about local professionals for hire to copy the certificate. <br>  
*State Historical Society of Iowa, [http://www.iowahistory.org/archives/public-reference-services/index.html Public Reference Services] - Provides both information to order the certificate and information about local professionals for hire to copy the certificate. <br>  
*You may also order the certificate, for a fee, from the [http://idph.iowa.gov Iowa Department of Public Health]. Certificates for genealogical purposes must be requested through the mail (not through VitalChek) and you must submit both an [https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/68/Forms/app_certified_copies_generic-20200101.pdf Application for an Iowa Vital Record] and a [https://cap.gmdsolutions.com/files/87e3136f-a6cc-46cb-8556-a077e6741773/Proof%20of%20Entitlement%20Addendum%20Genealogy.pdf Proof of Entitlement].
*You may also order the certificate, for a fee, from the [http://idph.iowa.gov Iowa Department of Public Health]. Certificates for genealogical purposes must be requested through the mail (not through VitalChek) and you must submit both an [https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/68/Forms/app_certified_copies_generic-20200101.pdf Application for an Iowa Vital Record] and a [https://cap.gmdsolutions.com/viewfile.aspx?id=DFF70EE36971476FBA92C2BB8144001B Proof of Entitlement].


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==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate'''  ====
==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate'''  ====


To get an image of the certificate, you can order a copy of the death certificate for a fee from the [http://idph.iowa.gov Iowa Department of Public Health]. Certificates for genealogical purposes must be requested through the mail (not through VitalChek) and you must submit both an [https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/68/Forms/app_certified_copies_generic-20200101.pdf Application for an Iowa Vital Record] and a [https://cap.gmdsolutions.com/files/87e3136f-a6cc-46cb-8556-a077e6741773/Proof%20of%20Entitlement%20Addendum%20Genealogy.pdf Proof of Entitlement].
To get an image of the certificate, you can order a copy of the death certificate for a fee from the [http://idph.iowa.gov Iowa Department of Public Health]. Certificates for genealogical purposes must be requested through the mail (not through VitalChek) and you must submit both an [https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/68/Forms/app_certified_copies_generic-20200101.pdf Application for an Iowa Vital Record] and a [https://cap.gmdsolutions.com/viewfile.aspx?id=DFF70EE36971476FBA92C2BB8144001B Proof of Entitlement].


**If you are uncertain of the exact date or if the individual died in Iowa, the department can do a search for the certificate, for a fee.  
**If you are uncertain of the exact date or if the individual died in Iowa, the department can do a search for the certificate, for a fee.