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Online District of Columbia Death Indexes & Records

A Genealogy Guide for DC Cemeteries & Obituaries

Online District of Columbia Death Indexes

Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC Burials, plus Obituaries & Death Notices from the National Intelligencer (through 1854) & the Evening Star (from 1854)
Death Records of Washington, D.C. 1801 to 1878, as taken from Administration of Estates Records, D.C. District Court (Record Group 21) (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription) digitized book searchable by name
District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964 from FamilySearch (not complete; beta testing) part of their genealogy records search

District of Columbia - Washington Post & Times Obituaries Archive (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes...
- Washington Post Death Notices 1/1/2001-Current
- Washington Post Obituaries 1/5/1977-Current
- Washington Times Obituaries 1/4/1990-Current

Washington Post Birth, Marriage & Death Announcements 1877-1990 indexed newspaper images (at Ancestry.com - requires payment)

Ordering District of Columbia Birth & Death Certificates

District of Columbia Health Department for ordering vital records (birth & death certificates) by mail (fees and restrictions apply) be sure to read the FAQ for restrictions on ordering these records

Finding Aids for District of Columbia Death Records

Microfilm: District of Columbia Health Department: Death records, 1855-1965; indexes, 1855-1949, 1855-1965 from the Family History Library (microfilm rolls can be ordered from local LDS Family History Centers) "Includes indexes to certificates beginning in 1882"

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