If you are looking to locate death records and do not know where to start, the internet is probably your best bet. There are tons of websites that will allow you to gain access to the information that you are looking for. The best way to find these sites is by typing death records into your favorite search engine. This will give you several different options on where to locate what you are looking for.
The first thing that you will notice when getting your results back will be that you can get access to death records through the health departments of most states. This is information that can be had by the public. In order to gain access to this information you will need to supply the site with some information. First off you are probably going to have to register with the site. Many times you can also only gain access if you have a valid reason on why you need to search death records (newspaper, news story, etc.) Next, many of the state health departments charge the user a small fee in order to access these records. The fee is not usually more that a few dollars and can be easily paid by credit card.
There are also several independent companies that keep death...