Vital Records for Massachusetts
Vital records are an essential part of your genealogy research. Like Census records, they're among the most important and authorative pieces to your family history puzzle, especially if you're trying to create documented proof of your ancestry.
Below is all the information you need for locating the Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce records in Massachusetts. Below, you'll find pricing and address information for state and local resources.
Vital Records Resources
Massachusetts Birth Records
Massachusetts Death Records
Massachusetts Marriage Records
Massachusetts Divorce Records
Massachusetts Records and Court Offices
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600
The Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
617-727-2816
Barnstable County
Barnstable County Clerk
3195 Main St., Rm 6A
Barnstable, MA 02630-3195
(508) 362-2511
Bristol County
Bristol County Clerk
11 Court St.
P.O. Box 567
Taunton, MA 02780-3223
(508) 824-4004
Essex County
Essex County Clerk
36 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 741-0200 x250
Franklin County
Franklin County Clerk
425 Main Street
Greenfield, MA 01301-3313
(413) 774-7011
Hampden County
Hampden County Clerk
50 State St.
Springfield, MA 01102-2027
(413) 748-7759
Hampshire County
Hampshire County Clerk
33 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060-3236
(413) 584-8500
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
(617) 740-2600
Middlesex County
Middlesex County Registrar of Probate
P.O. Box 410480
208 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 768-5850
Nantucket County
Nantucket County Clerk
16 Broad St.
Nantucket, MA 02554-3500
(508) 228-2669
Norfolk County
Norfolk County Clerk
649 High St.
Dedham, MA 02026-1831
(781) 326-7200
Plymouth County
Plymouth County Clerk
Russell St
Plymouth, MA 02360
(781) 747-6204
Suffolk County
Suffolk County Clerk
City Hall
Room 601
Boston, MA 02101-1706
(617) 788-8300
Worcester County
Worcester County Probate Court Clerk
2 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608-1116
(508) 770-0825