Birth & Death Records

Tipton County birth and death records are available from 1882 to the present.

Required for obtaining a birth or death certificate:

  1. Completed application (obtained from the Health Department)
  2. Photo ID (for example, a drivers license, school ID or work ID)
  3. Fees:
    Adoptions $10.00
    Amendment to birth records $10.00
    Birth certificates $10.00
    Home Birth $20.00
    Death certificates $10.00
    Legitimations (after 6 months of marriage) $10.00
    Copies of genealogy card $2.00
  4. Birth certificates can be issued only to certificate holders, their spouse, mother, father, grandparent, children (over age 18), aunt, and uncle.