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Dallas County Death Records
To look up Dallas County Death Records, use the search tool shown below. This tool helps folks find death files with ease. It works fast and shows clear results. You’ll get key facts like names, death dates, and places. You can search by name or when the death took place. You can also scroll through by year if you’d like.
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Dallas County Recorder’s Office
Address: 509 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 653-7099
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Official Dallas County Death Records Resources
| Agency & Contact Info | Description |
|---|---|
| Dallas County Clerk – Vital Records 500 Elm St Suite 2100 Dallas TX 75202 214 653 7099 CCVitalRecords@dallascounty.org | The Dallas County Clerk holds death files for folk who passed in the county. They give out death slips for legal needs like wills or name change. You must be close kin or have court okay to get one. You may ask in the mail or go down in person. |
| Dallas County Clerk Online Portal | This site lets you ask for death slips by web. It’s handy for folk who can’t stop by. You’ll need ID and must pay with a card. Fees may cost more due to web use. |
| Dallas County Medical Examiner Office 2355 N Stemmons Fwy Dallas TX 75207 214 920 5900 | This group finds out how folks passed if cause is not clear or if law must step in. They write down how death came to be and give files to close kin if asked. |
| Texas Dept of State Health Services 1100 W 49th St Austin TX 78756 888 963 7111 | The state group keeps death files for all of Texas. You may get records from here if the county does not have them or for folks who passed long back. Good if you’re not sure where in Texas one died. |
| City of Dallas Vital Stats Office J Erik Jonsson Library Dallas TX 75201 214 670 3248 | Dallas City holds death slips for those who passed inside the city. It is not the same as Dallas County files. Ask here if the person died in city bounds since 1983. |
| Irving Library – Vital Info Help 801 W Irving Blvd Irving TX 75060 | Irving Library helps folks look up birth and death data, not issue new slips. They aid in family tree work and let you use death lists for free at the branch. |
| Grand Prairie Library 901 Conover Dr Grand Prairie TX 75050 | This branch helps users find old death slips, obits and such for kin tree work. No new records here but you can read and learn from old files on file. |
| Garland (via Dallas County Clerk) | Parts of Garland fall in Dallas County and death files are kept by the Clerk. Use same forms and rules as full county. If person died in city but not part of county, check city site. |
| Mesquite (via Dallas County Clerk) | Mesquite deaths in Dallas County go to the Clerk’s office. Use their forms to ask for files. Same price and rules as all county requests. |
| Cedar Hill Library – Genealogy Room 225 Cedar St Cedar Hill TX 75104 | This spot holds tools to find kin and death slips but won’t give new ones. Great for folks who want to look up long lost kin in the county. |
| Lewisville City Secretary 151 W Church St Lewisville TX 75057 | For parts of Lewisville in Dallas County, this group may help point you right. Some files go to the county while others stay in town. Best to call first. |