Birth Certificates
Certified copies of Birth Certificates are available at the Health Department for births recorded in the State of Maryland from 1940 to the present. The applicant must be one of the three persons listed on the birth certificate. You must come into the the health department to receive the copy of your birth certificate. If you wish for your copy to be mailed to you, you must request a copy from the Maryland Department of Health Division of Vital Records.
Bring completed Application to:
Washington County Health Department
1302 Pennsylvania Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21742
240-313-3395
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Bring photo identification.
Cash, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted. The fee is $25.00.
For Maryland births recorded prior to 1940, certified abstracts of birth certificates are available by mail from the State of Maryland Division of Vital Records in Baltimore, MD, using the
mail-in application. The cost is $10.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS.
Affidavit to Add/Correct Name
For children under the age of 1 year, corrections can be made to given names on birth certificates. Upon receipt of a notarized affidavit, the Division of Vital Records will issue a corrected birth certificate free of charge.
Contact the Health Department or the Division of Vital Records to determine if you meet the requirements for a change, and to obtain a copy of the Affidavit form.
Complete the Affidavit; have the Affidavit notarized
Mail the notarized Affidavit to:
State of Maryland
Division of Vital Records
Reisterstown Road Plaza
6550 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21215.
NOTE: To correct the spelling of a name other than the child’s name, supporting documentation will be required.
Death Certificates
Bring completed Application to:
Washington County Health Department
1302 Pennsylvania Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21742
240-313-3395
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cash, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted. The fee is $25.00 for the first certified copy and $20.00 for each additional certified copy, on the same day.
