Search Marengo County Death Index

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

Marengo County Health Department

The Marengo County Health Department is on Industrial Drive in Linden. About 18,000 people live here. This is a west Alabama county. Demopolis is also in Marengo County near the Tombigbee River. The health department uses the state ViSION system. Staff can look up Marengo 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 Marengo County.

How to Get Death Certificates

You can get Marengo 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 Marengo County. You can pay with cash, check, or money order in Alabama.

By Mail

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 Orders

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 Marengo County in person.

Who May Request Death Certificates

State law sets rules for Marengo 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 Marengo County death certificates. The list is shown below:

• Parents of the person who died
• Spouse of the deceased
• Children and grandchildren
• Brothers and sisters
• Legal reps of the estate
• The informant named on the certificate
• Anyone with 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 in Marengo County.

Death Certificate Fees

The State Board of Health sets fees for Marengo 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 Marengo County. VitalChek adds its own charges in Alabama.

Historical Death Records

Alabama started death records on January 1, 1908. Marengo County death records from that date are at the state office in Montgomery. 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 Marengo County death records are listed below:

• Probate court wills and estate records
• Church burial records from Linden and Demopolis area churches
• Cemetery records and tombstones
• Newspaper obituaries from local papers
• Federal mortality schedules from 1850 to 1880

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 Marengo 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 Marengo County.

If an autopsy is needed, the coroner works with the state. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences runs the regional labs. They handle autopsies and forensic tests for death cases in Alabama.

Nearby Counties

Marengo County borders other west 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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