Vital Records
Death Certificates (1867 - present)
Effective January 1, 2021, due to COVID-19 the Kalamazoo County Clerk / Register of Deeds office is closed to the public upon further notice. Limited in-person services are available by appointment only; all other services can be completed online or by mail.
Death certificates are a matter of public record. A certified copy of a Death Certificate is available for events that occurred in Kalamazoo County. All copies issued by this office are certified and serve as an original document.
How to Obtain a Certified Death Certificate
Death certificates can currently be requested by mail or drop box, by email, or fax. The certified copy of a death certificate will be mailed to you within 5 business days of the receipt of the request. You are welcome to expedite your request for an additional $40.00.
By Mail or Dropbox
- Complete the Death Records Request Form.
- Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
- Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes credit/debit card, check, money orders payable to KALAMAZOO COUNTY CLERK. Please do not mail cash.
Mail or drop off the completed application, stamped self-addressed envelope, and fee to:
Kalamazoo County Clerk
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Room 103
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Complete the Death Records Request Form.
- Scan the completed application and send to the following email address: vitals@kalcounty.com.
- Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes credit/debit card.
- Complete the Death Records Request Form.
- Fax the completed application to (269) 384-8143
- Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes credit/debit card.
- At Kalamazoo County Clerk’s Office: 201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Room 103, Kalamazoo, MI 49002
- Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes cash, check, money order or credit/debit card.
- To save time, you may print out and complete the Death Records Request Form.
Death Certificate requests received in-person are provided the same day.
Contact Us
Meredith Place
Clerk / Register of Deeds
Email
Elizabeth Byrd
Chief Deputy Clerk / Register of Deeds
Email
Physical Address Show Map
201 West Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: 269-383-8840 (Clerk)
269-383-8970 (Deeds)
Fax: 269-384-8143
Office Hours *
8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
*The Clerk/Register of Deeds office is currently open by appointment only.