Online Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for Genealogy Research

States are listed first, followed by a general section.

Alabama...

Alabama Marriages 1800-1969 (for selected counties and years) (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Alabama Divorce Index 1950-1959 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Alabama: County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch not yet fully indexed

Jefferson County Marriage License Search, c. mid-1980s-present
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Marriage License Search requires registration

Alaska...

See: Online Alaska Death Records and Indexes includes a link to an Alaska birth, death and marriage index

Arizona...

See: Online Arizona Death Records and Indexes includes a link to an Arizona birth index
Arizona, Various County Divorce Records, 1877-1937 from FamilySearch; for Cochise, Graham and Mohave counties; coverage varies by county

Arkansas...

Arkansas Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records at Ancestry...
- Arkansas Birth Certificates, 1914-1922 with images of the birth certificates (requires payment)
- Arkansas Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972 with images of the marriage records (requires payment)
- Arkansas Divorces, 1923-1972 with images of the divorce records (requires payment)
- Arkansas Death Certificates, 1914-1969 with images of the death certificates (requires payment)

Arkansas: County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch/free with registration; coverage varies by county

Carroll County, Arkansas Marriage Indexes
Craighead County: Marriage and Divorce Records Indexes
Pulaski County (includes Little Rock)...
- Pulaski County Marriages, 1838-1999 at Ancestry/requires payment; includes images of the marriage records
- Pulaski County Marriage License Search
Union County Marriage Records Index, circa 1800s-1900s
Washington County Marriage Record Search includes Fayetteville

California...

For some California birth, marriage and divorce records indexes see...
California Vital Records Indexes - Online Birth, Marriage, Divorce & Death Records
also includes information for ordering California birth, marriage, divorce & death certificates

Colorado...

Colorado Genealogy Resources and Databases - Birth, Marriage and Divorce Records includes links to some county marriage records indexes, early birth indexes, and statewide marriage and divorce indexes

Connecticut...

Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2012 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968-1997 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Connecticut Marriage Records Index, 1897-2001 from the Connecticut State Library

Divorce Records Indexes from the Connecticut State Library

Delaware...

Delaware Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes marriage records 1806-1933 and 1744-1912, death records 1811-1933, birth records 1800-1908, and more

Florida...

Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 (requires payment)
Florida Divorce Index 1927-2001 (requires payment)
The above 2 databases are included in a subscription to Ancestry's US records collection, along with a Florida death index 1877-1998

For some individual county listings for Florida marriages see...
Florida Vital Records Indexes - Online Marriage, Divorce and Death Records also includes information for ordering birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates

Georgia...

Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 (at Ancestry/requires payment) for 45 counties; coverage varies by county
Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 (at Ancestry/requires payment) click on the link to see a list of counties and years covered

Hawaii...

Digital Archive of Hawaii Records of Vital Statistics
Hawaii, Various Islands, Circuit Court Divorce Records, 1849-1915 at FamilySearch; for Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai; coverage may vary by court or island

Idaho...

Idaho Birth, Marriage and Divorce Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Idaho Marriage Records, 1863-1971 for select counties and years
- Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919 and Stillbirth Index, 1905-1970
- Idaho Divorce Records, May 1947-1971 includes images of the divorce certificates or records

Illinois...

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 coverage varies by county
Illinois: County Marriages, 1810-1940 at FamilySearch coverage varies by county; does not include all counties; Cook County not included (see Chicago and Cook County below)
Illinois Marriages Index, 1815-1935 at FamilySearch does not include all counties; coverager varies by county
Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 (at Ancestry/requires payment) does not include all counties; coverager varies by county

Online Illinois Naturalization Indexes and Records [on this website]
Genealogy Databases from the Illinois State Archives includes probate indexes, Civil War veterans and more

Carroll County Birth Certificates Index, 1877-1913
Champaign County Local History Online Catalog indexes some marriage licenses and other records
Chicago and Cook County...
- Online Chicago and Cook County Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries
- Chicago Genealogy Records and Sources on the Internet includes Cook County vital records, Chicago city directories, naturalization records and more
DeKalb County, Illinois Marriages Index, 1864-1962 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Kankakee County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1889-1962 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Kankakee County, Illinois Birth Index, 1915-1936 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Sangamon County Clerk Birth Records Index for birth records 75 years old or older
Winnebago County, Illinois, Birth Index, 1857-1937 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Winnebago County, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1836-1962 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Indiana...

Indiana Vital Records Indexes Online - for Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Iowa...

Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1940 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes scanned copies of the marriage records
Iowa Divorce Index, 1992-2008 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937 at FamilySearch
Scott County Genealogy Index (Davenport Area) indexes marriages, military records, obituaries and other items

Kansas...

Kansas: County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county; some counties not included
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 from FamilySearch; coverage varies by county; some counties not included
Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861 not complete - coverage varies by county; some counties not included

Chase County Marriage Index, 1860-1938
Franklin County Assorted Indexes includes marriage index, 1858-1895
Greenwood County Marriage Index
Harvey County Marriage License Index, 1872-April 1913
Sedgwick County Marriage and Divorce Indexes includes Wichita

Kentucky...

Kentucky Birth and Marriage Records at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999
- Kentucky Birth Records 1847-1911
- Kentucky Marriage Index 1973-1999
- Kentucky Divorce Records 1962-2005
- The above 4 databases are included in an Ancestry subscription, along with a KY death index 1911-2000

Louisiana...

Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1819-1922 includes some entries prior to 1819 for New Orleans
Louisiana Marriage Index, 1718-1925 (at Ancestry/requires payment) not complete, but has over 570,000 listings
Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch; coverage varies by Parish
Caddo Parish and Shreveport Marriage Index, 2/6/1919-present
Orleans Parish...
- Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish, 1796-1900 (includes New Orleans)
- Orleans Parish Marriage Records Index
- New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1915 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- Online New Orleans and Orleans Parish Marriage Records Indexes and Information
Tangipahoa Parish: Clerk of Court - Marriages, 8-1-1975-present

Maine...

Maine Birth and Marriage Records at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1996 (except 1967 to 1976)
- Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922 coverage for the early years may be spotty
- Maine Divorce Records Index, 1798-1891
- Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922 coverage for the early years may be spotty

Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966 and 1977-1996 at FamilySearch
Maine Divorce Indexes, 1892-1963 downloadable PDFs for each year or group of two years
Maine Divorce Records Index, 1799-1907

Maryland...

Maryland Marriage Records Index 1655-1850 (at Ancestry/requires payment) most Maryland counties are covered

Marriage Indexes at the Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Marriage References Index some of these were extracted from the Hodges Marriage References Index, 1674-1851
- Maryland State Archives - Marriage Records Indexes

Massachusetts...

Massachusetts Birth and Marriage Records at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Massachusetts Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 (shows year of marriage, but not the date; spouse's name requires additional searching)
- Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 covers assorted towns and years
- Massachusetts Birth Index, 1860-1970 (shows year of birth, but not the date; does not include names of parents; early years may not be complete; some years may be missing)
- Massachusetts Birth Records, 1840-1915
- The above 5 databases are included with a subscription to Ancestry's genealogy records collection.

Michigan...

Michigan Vital Records Indexes Online - for Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records

Minnesota...

Minnesota Vital Records Indexes - Online Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Indexes also includes information on ordering Minnesota birth and death certificates

Mississippi...

Mississippi Marriage Records Index 1776-1935 (partial) (at Ancestry/requires payment) click on the link to see a list of counties & years covered

Miscellaneous Mississippi Marriage Records Indexes includes indexes for some marriages in these counties: Forrest, Franklin, Greene, Harrison, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Rankin, and Stone County

Harrison County Marriage License Search
Itawamba Historical Society Online Archives includes marriage book abstracts, 1837-1856; and other items
Lauderdale County Marriage Records Indexes
Pike County Marriage License Search

Missouri...

Online Missouri Vital Records Indexes: Birth, Marriage and Death
St. Louis Genealogy Records and Resources [on this website] includes links to St. Louis Marriages 1804-1876, and other St. Louis records

Montana...

Montana: County Marriages, 1865-1950 from FamilySearch; coverage varies by county
Montana Marriage Records, 1943-1988 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Montana Birth Records, 1897-1919 and Birth Index 1897-1988 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county for the early years (pre-1920); names of the parents are given for many of the entries
Montana Divorce Records, 1943-1988 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Montana: County Divorce Records, 1865-1950 (at Ancestry/requires payment) has select divorce records from the District Courts of Dear Lodge, Flathead, Gallatin, Granite, Ravalli, Rosebud, and Sanders counties; coverage varies by county

Nebraska...

Nebraska, Index to Marriages, 1909-1955 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995 at FamilySearch; coverage varies by county
Nebraska Marriages, 1856-1898 (at Ancestry/requires payment) indexes some marriages for the following counties for various years: Adams County, Buffalo County, Cuming County, Dodge County, Sarpy County, Washington County

Douglas County Marriage License Search, 1988-present includes Omaha
Greater Omaha Genealogy Society Marriage Indexes Has some marriage indexes for Brown County, Cass County, Dodge County, Douglas County (Omaha), Hall County, Keya Paha County, Rock County, Sarpy County, Saunders County, Thurston County, and Wayne County; also has indexes for Omaha births, Omaha divorces, and Omaha obituaries.
Lancaster County Marriage License Search, 1871-1970 includes Lincoln
Sarpy County Marriage License Search, 1987-current

Nevada...

Nevada Marriage Index Database 1956-2005 (at Ancestry/requires payment) contains these 2 indexes...
- Clark County (including Las Vegas) Marriage Index, 1956-1966
- Nevada Statewide Index to Marriages, 1966-2005 (including Las Vegas)
Nevada Divorce Index, 1968-2015 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Nevada Birth Index, 1975-2012 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Carson City Marriage Records Index
Clark County: Las Vegas Marriage Records Index Search Do you know someone who was married in a drunken stupor by an Elvis lookalike? You can find out here. And yes, you can find Britney Spears in this database.
Washoe County Marriage Records Search includes Reno

New Hampshire...

New Hampshire Birth Records, 1631-1920 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1971 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
New Hampshire Divorce Certificates, 1850-1969 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

New Jersey...

New Jersey Marriage Index, 1901-2016 (at Ancestry/requires payment) searchable name index
New Jersey Marriage Indexes, 1901-2016 downloadable images from Reclaim the Records
New Jersey Bride Index, 1930-1938 searchable name index from FamilySearch

New Jersey Marriage Records Indexes, ca. 1666-1799, and May 1848 to May 1878 the ca. 1666-1799 period is for Colonial Marriage Bonds
New Jersey Marriage Records, 1683-1802 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Monmouth County Marriage Returns, 1684-1892

New Mexico...

New Mexico Compiled Marriage Index, 1727-1900 (at Ancestry/requires payment) for assorted years and counties
New Mexico Genealogy Records and Resources includes links to some marriage indexes, where to find Diligencias Matrimoniales Records online, and other items
Valencia County: Belen Genealogy Records Database

New York...

See: New York Vital Records Indexes - Birth, Marriage and Death Records on the Internet for New York City and State; also includes information for ordering birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates

Online New York Naturalization Indexes [on this website]

North Carolina...

North Carolina Vital Records Indexes - Online Birth, Marriage and Death Records also includes information on ordering North Carolina birth and death certificates

North Dakota...

Cass County Marriage License Index, 1870s-1944 also has a divorce index
Cass County, North Dakota, Marriage License Index, 1873-1944 at Ancestry/free to search
Grand Forks County Marriage License Search, Nov 1875 - June 1925
Stutsman County Marriage Index July 1, 1884 to 1925

Ohio...

For some Ohio marriage records by county see...
- Ohio Vital Records Indexes - Online Birth, Marriage and Death Records also includes information on ordering Ohio birth and death certificates

Oklahoma...

Oklahoma Birth and Death Indexes for births that occurred more than 20 years ago and deaths that occurred more than 5 years ago

Oklahoma Marriage Records Indexes includes indexes for...
- Grant County Marriages, 1895-1929
- Indian Archives Collection, Marriages, 1841-1927
- Oklahoma County Marriages, 1889-1951 (includes Oklahoma City)
- Western District Federal Court Records Collection Marriage Licenses, 1903-1907
Creek County Marriage Index, November 1907-March 1921
Hughes County Marriage Index, 1907-1968
Oklahoma County Divorce Records Index, 1923-1944

Oregon...

Oregon Vital Records Indexes and Records at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Oregon, State Marriages, 1906-1971 includes digitized images of the marriage records
- Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009
- Oregon, State Divorces, 1925-1971 includes digitized images of the divorce records
- Oregon, County Divorce Records, 1917-1948 for Hood River, Jackson, and Josephine Counties; includes digitized images of the divorce returns; coverage varies by county
- Oregon, Divorce Records Indexes, 1961-1985
- Oregon, State Births, 1842-1921 coverage varies by county

Oregon Marriage Indexes and Records at FamilySearch (these require free registration)...

Oregon Historical Records Index from the Oregon State Archives; includes Portland Birth Index, 1881-1902; marriage indexes, and many other items
Oregon Marriage Records Search indexes 11,000 marriage records for various years for the following counties: Columbia, Coos, Crook, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Lake, Lane, Polk, Tillamook, Umpqua and Washington; coverage varies by county
Multnomah County Marriage Records, 1855-early January 1974 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; includes digitized handwritten indexes for some years
Multnomah County Marriage Records Indexes, 1855-1924

Pennsylvania...

Pennsylvania Vital Records Indexes Online - for Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Rhode Island...

Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930 (index) (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by place
Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930 (index) (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by place
- the above 2 databases are included as part of an Ancestry subscription, which also includes a Rhode Island Death Index 1630-1930

South Carolina...

South Carolina, County Marriage Records, 1907-2000 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county
South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county
South Carolina, Birth Certificates (Indexed), 1915-1920 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes digitized images of the birth certificates
South Carolina Delayed Births, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina Births, 1877-1901 (at Ancestry/requires payment) contains about 25,000 birth records (returns) for the city of Charleston from 1877-1901, and about 55,000 delayed birth records (applications for birth certificates) from throughout the state for the years 1766-1900

South Dakota...

South Dakota Birth Index (for births over 100 years ago)
South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2013 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Tennessee...

Tennessee Marriage and Divorce Indexes (plus Births for Shelby County/Memphis) (these may not be complete) includes...
- Tennessee Marriage and Divorce Indexes, 1980-2014 ("Partial Indexes from 1980-2014")
- Shelby County (Memphis) Marriage Records, 1820-2015 partial
- Shelby County Chancery Court Divorce Index, 1945-1997 partial
- Shelby County Birth Index, 1874-1917; partial; some years missing
- More indexes for Shelby County

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county
Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Nashville and Davidson County Genealogy Records Online includes indexes for births, marriages, and many other items
Hamilton County Marriage License Index Search (includes Chattanooga) covers 1857-1927 and 1979-present
Knox County Marriage Records Index, 1901-1950; and Divorce Index, 1792-1985 (partial) also has a link to a marriage index for 1911 to present

Texas...

Texas Vital Records Indexes - Online Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records
also includes information for ordering Texas birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates

Utah...

Utah State Archives Assorted Name Indexes includes indexes for some early birth records (1890s-1905 and 1905-1908)
Utah Birth Certificates, 1903-1911 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes scanned images of the birth records
Utah Birth Registers, 1892-1944 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county; not all counties included; most are for c.1898-c.1905
Weber County and Ogden Online Certified Marriage License Search, June 1888 to older than 75 years ago

Vermont...

Vermont Birth and Marriage Records at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008
- Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2008
- Vermont Divorce Index, 1925-2003 some years missing
- The above 3 databases are included with a subscription at Ancestry, along with a Vermont Death Records Database, 1909-2008

Some Early Vermont Marriages

Virginia...

Virginia Birth, Marriage and Divorce Records Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- Virginia Birth Records Index, 1912-2014 and Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 includes digitized images of the birth certificates for 1912-1918, plus some prior to 1912; the early birth records in this database (pre 1912) are delayed birth records that were recorded later
- Virginia Marriage Records Index, 1936-2014 includes digitized images of the marriage records for 1936-1993
- Virginia, Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 includes digitized images of the marriage registers
- Virginia Divorce Records Index, 1918-2014 includes images of the divorce records for 1918-1993
- Virginia Marriage Records, 1700-1850 scanned searchable book that lists some early Virginia marriages

Library of Virginia Marriage Records Indexes coverage varies; not all cities and counties included
Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988 from FamilySearch
Fairfax County, Virginia, Online Marriage Records Indexes, 1853-1957

Washington...

Washington Birth Records, 1883-1935 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county; includes images from the microfilmed records
Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage may vary; includes digitized images of some of the records
Select Washington Marriages, 1802-1902 (at Ancestry/requires payment) click on the link to see which counties are covered
Washington, Divorce Index, 1969-2017 (at Ancestry/requires payment)

Washington Vital Records and Indexes includes birth, marriage, divorce and death records or indexes, full state, and for various years for some Washington counties. Coverage varies by county.

Washington: County Divorce Records, 1852-1950 at FamilySearch; from the civil courts in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston and Wahkiakum counties, and Washington Territory for 1854-1871. Coverage varies by county.

West Virginia...

West Virginia Vital Records and Indexes includes births, deaths and marriages; coverage varies by county

Wisconsin...

Wisconsin Marriage Records Index, 1820-2004 at Ancestry/requires payment
Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907 at Ancestry/requires payment; most entries are from 1880-1907; coverage varies by county
Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1820-1907 at Ancestry/requires payment; most entries are from 1880-1907; coverage varies by county
Wisconsin, Divorce Records Index, 1907-2015 at Ancestry/requires payment
Wisconsin, Divorce Index, 1965-1984 at Ancestry/requires payment

Wisconsin Pre-1907 Vital Records Index covers 1852 to September 30, 1907 (most entries date from 1880; includes some entries prior to 1852)

Fond du Lac Public Library Records, 1848-1980 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; includes a digitized Marriage Applications Index for 1899, 1918 and 1920-1930; and Divorce Index,1848-1950
Milwaukee County Marriage Certificates, 1822-1876
- Milwaukee County Marriage Records, 1822-1876 (index only)

Wyoming...

Wyoming, State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1972 at Ancestry/requires payment
Wyoming, State Divorce Records, 1941-1972 at Ancestry/requires payment
Sheridan County, Wyoming Marriage Index, 1890s-1920s

U.S. Citizens Born or Married in Foreign Countries...

U.S. Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
U.S. Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
Also see: Records of Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Foreign Countries

General Vital Records Databases & Directories

Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA

Birth Records and Indexes on the Internet - USA for some states and large cities

Birth, Marriage and other Genealogy Records and Indexes at FamilySearch
highlights include (some of these may not be complete; coverage may vary by county)...
- Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950
- California, County Birth and Death Records, 1849-1994
- Florida Marriages 1837-1974
- Georgia Marriages 1808-1967
- Illinois: Indexes for Cook County Birth Certificates 1878-1922, Birth Registers 1871-1915, Marriages 1871-1920, and Deaths 1878-1922
- Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934
- Indiana Marriages 1811-1959
- Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
- Massachusetts Marriage Records 1841-1915
- Michigan Birth Records 1867-1902 and Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
- Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
- New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900
- Ohio County Marriages 1789-1994
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Marriage Indexes 1885-1951

Western States Marriage Records Index indexes some marriage records for Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Northern California, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Southwestern Wyoming

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Online Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for the USA

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also includes some divorce records indexes