Vital Records FAQs

  • General Questions

    Divorce records are maintained at Saint Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse, please contact:

    Before 1980:

    Civil Records Division
    Saint Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse
    15 W. Kellogg Blvd., Room 650
    Saint Paul, MN  55102-1682
    651-266-8237

    1980 to present:

    Family Court Records
    Saint Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse
    15 W. Kellogg, Suite 160
    Saint Paul, MN  55102
    651-266-2842

    Use the Obituary Request service from the Minnesota Historical Society or send us your request by e-mail or telephone.

    To obtain copies of birth or death records, contact:

    Ramsey County Licenses, Permits & Records

    • Birth records from 1870 to present (approximately) for Ramsey County
    • Death records from 1870 to present (approximately) for Ramsey County
    • Death records from 1997 to present for the entire state of Minnesota

    or

    Minnesota Historical Society People Finder

    • Copies of birth certificates, 1900-1934; copies of death certificates and cards, 1904-2001