Current state law allows researchers to obtain death certificates from the Archives, that are over 10 years old. The Maryland State Archives has death certificates from 1875 to 1987. If the date of death is not known, and it may have taken place after 1936, consult the Social Security Death Index. For earlier deaths, determine when was the last time the person appeared in the Census. If the person died in one of the counties, it may be necessary to estimate the date of death.
Place of death is important.
An individual may have lived all his or her life in one county or city, but actually died in another county or city. The death certificate is issued in the place where death was actually certified by a physician. They are located on a table to the right of the door from the Search Room. Computers in the search room. Most indices for Baltimore City are for individual years.