Macon County Death Index

Macon County death records are at the health department in Tuskegee. Staff can find death certificates for deaths that took place anywhere in Alabama.

Macon County Health Department

The Macon County Health Department is on Hospital Road in Tuskegee. About 18,000 people live here. Tuskegee University is in Macon County. Booker T. Washington started the school in 1881. The health department uses the state ViSION system. Staff can look up Macon County death certificates and print them for you.

You can get a death certificate from here for deaths in any county in Alabama. Most in-person requests take less than an hour. The office is part of the Alabama Department of Public Health network. They follow state rules for who can get copies of death records in Macon County.

How to Get Death Certificates

You can get Macon County death records in three ways. Pick the one that works best based on time and travel.

In Person Requests

Go in person. This is the fast way. Bring a photo ID like a license or state ID. Know the name of the person who died. You need the date of death and their age too. Staff can print the record while you wait. Most visits take 15 to 30 minutes in Macon County. You can pay with cash, check, or money order in Alabama.

Mail Requests

Send your request to Montgomery. Download the form from the state site. Fill it out. Add a check for $15. Make it out to Center for Health Statistics. Mail to P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625. It takes 7 to 10 days in Alabama.

Online Through VitalChek

VitalChek is the state vendor. Go to their site or call 1-888-279-9888. You can use a credit or debit card. Standard orders take 7 to 10 days. Rush orders cost more. VitalChek adds fees on top of the $15 state fee. This is a good option if you cannot visit Macon County in person.

Who May Request Death Certificates

State law sets rules for Macon County death records. Under Alabama Code Section 22-9A-21, death certificates stay private for 25 years. After that, anyone can get a copy. The record becomes public at that point in Alabama.

For deaths in the past 25 years, only some people may get Macon County death certificates. The list is shown below:

• Parents of the deceased person
• Spouse of the deceased
• Children and grandchildren
• Brothers and sisters
• Legal reps of the estate
• The informant listed on the certificate
• Others who can show a direct interest in Alabama

State and local agencies can get records for work. Researchers may ask for data with a written deal. Firms cannot get records for marketing lists in Macon County.

Death Certificate Fees

The State Board of Health sets fees for Macon County death records. Alabama Code Section 22-9A-23 controls these rates. They are the same at any county office or the state office in Alabama.

You pay even if no record is found. You get a Certificate of Failure to Find. Fees are not given back in Macon County. VitalChek adds its own charges in Alabama.

Historical Death Records

Alabama started death records on January 1, 1908. Macon County death records from that date are at the state office. Records over 25 years old are now public in Alabama.

To find death info from before 1908, you must look at other sources. Some early death logs exist from 1881, but not all deaths were in them. Good places to search for old Macon County death records are listed below:

• Probate court wills and estate records
• Church burial and funeral records
• Cemetery records and tombstones
• Newspaper obituaries from Tuskegee papers
• Federal mortality schedules from 1850 to 1880
• Tuskegee University archives for deaths tied to the school

The Alabama Department of Archives and History has microfilm of old records. FamilySearch has a free database called Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974. It has images of death certificates in Alabama.

Death Investigations

The Macon County coroner looks into certain deaths. These include deaths from violence, accidents, suicide, or unknown causes. Alabama uses an elected coroner system in most counties. The coroner finds the cause and manner of death in Macon County.

If an autopsy is needed, the coroner works with the state. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences runs the Montgomery lab. This lab serves Macon County. They handle autopsies and forensic tests for death cases in Alabama.

Nearby Counties

Macon County borders other east-central Alabama counties. All county health departments use the same state database. You can get death records from any site in Alabama.

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