On-line Search Help

On-Line Search for Past Obituaries and Vital Records

We offer the following suggestions that may aid you in a search for records on your loved one.

If you know the town in which your friend lived, a death notice search at the newspaper in that town may be useful. The following links should help you locate the appropriate newspaper.

http://www.usnpl.com

http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm

Sites that might locate your friend include the obituary related sites listed below. Some of the sites listed charge a fee for their service. The last four are detective search type services. They widely advertise. We do not know how well they perform.

Death Records are "Vital" records and are usually maintained in the county courthouse office of vital records. Death Records are also maintained in most state offices of vital records. The following on-line sites will help you reach the Vital Records Office of your state. Go to:

Vital records for the United States
(Information for ordering death certificates for each state)

http://www.vitalrec.com/

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

http://www.cyndislist.com/deaths.htm#States

We hope that this information is helpful in your search. May you cherish the good memories of your departed friend.

FriendsPassing is not responsible for the content of any service listed on this page. FriendsPassing neither endorses nor accepts payment from any service listed. These links are listed as a guide to other obituary and funeral on-line resources.