Vital Statistics

CONTACTING US: If you have any questions concerning an Application for Birth Certificate, please call our office at (386) 496-3211.

OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Birth Certificates

The Union County Health Department can assist you with obtaining a State of Florida birth certificate.

Birth Certificates are available for persons who were born in the State of Florida only from 1930 to the present.  Birth Certificates earlier than 1930 can be obtained from the State Vital Statistics Office in Jacksonville by calling (904) 359-6900 Ext. 9000 or by calling the credit card line at (877) 550-7330.  The mailing address is: State Office of Vital Statistics, Attn: Customer Services, Post Office Box 210, Jacksonville, FL  32231-0042

By Mail: Print and mail the completed Application for Birth Certificate form along with payment and a copy of appropriate identification to the Union County Health Department Office of Vital Statistics, 495 E Main St, Lake Butler, FL  32054.

RESTRICTIONS: Birth Certificates can be issued only to the registrant (the child named on the record) if of legal age, parent(s) (name(s) that are stated on the birth certificate), guardian or other legal representative or by court order. In the case of a deceased registrant, upon receipt of the Death certificate of the decedent, birth certificate can be issued to the spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, if or legal age, or to the legal representative of any such persons, as well as to the parent.

The Union County Health Department Vital Statistics Office DOES NOT handle marriage licenses, divorce decrees, probate, wills, or Social Security.

Death Certificates

The Union County Health Department can help you obtain a Death Certificate on someone who has died in Union County since 2008.

 Death Certificates earlier than 2008 or on someone from another county can be obtained from the State Vital Statistics office in Jacksonville by calling (904) 359-6900 Ext. 9000 or by calling the credit card line at (877) 550-7330.  The mailing address is: State Office of Vital Statistics, Attn: Customer Services, Post Office Box 210, Jacksonville, FL  32231-0042

RESEARCH: The Union County Vital Statistics office does not research death information.  In order to obtain a death certificate from this office you must have the correct month and year of death.

APPLYING FOR A DEATH CERTIFICATE: You may apply for Death Certificates in person or by mail.

In Person: The office is located at 495 E Main St, Lake Butler, FL  32054.  Our vital statistics office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

By Mail: Print and mail the completed Application for Death Certificate form along with payment to the Union County Health Department Office of Vital Statistics, 495 E Main St, Lake Butler, FL  32054.  Proper identification must be enclosed if you wish for the cause of death to be listed on the Death Certificate.

COST AND PAYMENT: Cash, Money Orders, and Cashier's Checks are accepted.  NO Personal Checks are accepted. 

RESTRICTIONS:  Death Certificates are public record and anyone may obtain certified copies, which do not show the cause of death information.  Certified copies of death certificates, which show the cause of death may only be issued to the deceased's spouse or parent, or the deceased's child, grandchild, or sibling, if of legal age, or to any family member who provides a will, insurance policy, or other document that demonstrates the family member's interest in the estate of the deceased, or to any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on behalf of any of them, or by court order directing to who a death record may be issued.  Cause of death information becomes public information 50 years following the death.