Harris County Death Records

To find Harris County death records, use the tool shown below. It gives you a way to look up many kinds of death files. The tool shows key facts. You’ll see info like date of death, place, and death proof. You can run a search using the name of the person. Or look by date. You can also scroll through by year to view more.

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Harris County Recorder’s Office
Address: 201 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 755-6411

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Official Harris County Death Records Resources

Agency Contact Info	Description
Harris County Clerk – Vital Stats 201 Caroline St Suite 310 Houston TX 77002 713 274 8600	Core spot in Harris County for death certs. Lets folks search and get copies of files from 1961 on. Can place a request by net or walk in. Good if death took place in unruled parts or most towns.
Texas Dept of State Health – Vital Stats	State office for all Texas death files. Use for wide search across the state or if unsure which county. Can place net orders. They do edits and issue types like long form certs or legal uses.
Harris County Forensic Science – Med Examiner 1861 Old Spanish Trail Houston TX 77054	Works in Harris County for probe into cause of death. Great if death not seen by doc or if crime or drug cause. Issues lab and exam reports. Not for death certs but for more detail on what led to death.
Houston Health Dept – Vital Stats 8000 N Stadium Dr Second Floor Houston TX 77054 832 393 5001	Office for deaths inside the city of Houston. Takes in person or net asks. They use a tool to help file online. Great for fast pick up or ship by mail. Part of Harris County setup.
Baytown City Vital Office 2401 Market St Baytown TX 77520 281 420 6504 ext 8139	For deaths in Baytown, part of east Harris County. City runs its own cert desk $21 per death cert. Mail or show up in person to file.
Pasadena City Health – Vital Certs 1149 Ellsworth Dr Pasadena TX 77506 713 475 5529	Covers deaths in south Harris County near Ship Channel. Forms for print or pick up online. Rules on who can ask and what ID you need are clear. Send forms by post or bring to City Hall.
Pearland City Secretary – Public Files 3519 Liberty Dr Pearland TX 77581 281 652 1653	Small part of Pearland lies in Harris County. Use their record ask form if death was in that zone. Not main cert spot but can guide to right place.
Tomball City Records – via Harris Clerk Records via Harris County Clerk	Town in north part of Harris County. Deaths from here logged with County Clerk. No city vital desk so use main Harris site.
Galena Park – via Harris Clerk See Harris Clerk above	Small port town in Harris County east side. No own cert desk so file through county clerk. Great for home deaths or care home deaths in this zone.
Harris County Med Examiner – Alt Site	Not same as cert issue but handles deep check of cause. Use if law, court, or doc asks for extra proof. Ties to Forensic Sciences branch of Harris County.