Obtaining Birth Records

Utah State Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records

The Utah State Archives provides access to records documenting births prior to 1905. The Utah Department of Health assumed responsibility for recording birth records in 1905. For Utah birth records, 1905 to present, contact:

Bureau of Vital Records
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
Telephone: (801) 538-6105 (recorded message)
Email: vrequest@utah.gov

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City birth records, 1890 to present; Salt Lake County birth records, 1969 to present; and statewide birth records, 1977 to present, can also be requested from:

Salt Lake City/County Health Department
Vital Records
610 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-9900
Recorded message: (801) 534-4694
Voice: (801) 534-4657; 534-4658

Birth records are available to immediate family members. Microfilm copies of Salt Lake City birth records, 1890-1950, are also available under restricted access in the Special Collections area at:

Family History Library
U.S./Canada Reference
35 N. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Tel. (801) 240-4763
Consult Genealogical Records of Utah, pp.297-298 for a list of these microfilms.

Ogden

Ogden birth records, 1890 to present, and Weber County birth records, 1958 to present, can also be requested from:

Weber/Morgan District Health Department
Vital Statistics
2570 Grant Avenue
Ogden, UT 84401
Tel. (801) 399-8387; Fax. (801) 399-8306

Logan

Birth records for births in Logan Regional Hospital, 1905 to present; Box Elder County, 1976 to present; and anywhere in the State of Utah, 1977 to present, can also be requested from:

Bear River District Health Department
Vital Statistics
655 East 1300 North
Logan, UT 84321
Tel. (435) 753-5176; 752-3730; Fax (435) 750-0396

Utah County

Birth records for Utah County,1905-present can be requested from: