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Durham County Death Records
To find Durham County Death Records, use the tool shown below. This tool helps folks look up many types of death records with ease. It gives you wide reach to key info. You’ll see data like death dates, places, and files. You can look things up by name. You can search by date of death. Or you can just go year by year to find what you need.
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Durham County Recorder’s Office
Address: 201 E. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 560-0480
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Official Durham County Death Records Resources
| Agency & Contact Info | Description |
|---|---|
| Durham County Register of Deeds 201 East Main Street Administration Building II Durham NC 27701 919 560 0480 regdeeds@dconc.gov | Main place to get copies of death files for those who passed in Durham County. You can go there or ask online. They give real copies for use in legal or other needs. |
| Durham County Public Health Vital Records 414 East Main Street Durham NC 27701 919 560 7670 health@dconc.gov | Deals with death info and files but does not give out real copies. Sends folks to the deeds office for that. Still helps with steps tied to health and passings. |
| North Carolina Vital Records Office 225 North McDowell Street Raleigh NC 27603 919 733 3000 | State spot for all death and birth files. Good for Durham folks who want old files or if death was out of the county. Use this for full state cover. |
| Durham County Medical Examiner and Coroner 4312 District Drive Raleigh NC 27607 919 743 9000 | Checks deaths that are fast or odd. Gives out autopsy notes and lab test files. Not for copies of death proof but helps in deep looks into cause. |
| Durham County Clerk of Superior Court 510 South Dillard Street Durham NC 27701 919 808 3000 | This court holds some death case files and other law forms tied to passings. May help with estates and next steps after a loss. |
| City of Durham Cemetery Operations 101 City Hall Plaza Durham NC 27701 919 560 1200 | Runs the town’s graveyards. Can help find where folks are laid to rest. Has some death data too if burial was local. |
| Durham County Health Department Main Office 414 East Main Street Durham NC 27701 919 560 7600 health@dconc.gov | Full health office that helps with death and health needs. Gives help for those with loss in the county and can guide to right spots. |
| Durham County Gov Vital Records 201 East Main Street Durham NC 27701 919 560 7670 | County office with ties to public health. May give help with forms and where to go for each type of death file. |
| Durham County Recorder of Deeds 200 East Main Street Durham NC 27701 919 560 0480 | Works with file logs and may give some help with death or life event forms. Often teamed with deeds office for file proof. |
| Durham County Health Department Records Site 414 East Main Street Durham NC 27701 919 560 7600 gharris@dconc.gov | Help desk for folks who want to ask on files or forms. Linked with the health and deeds teams to guide next steps in loss. |