Virginia City Obituary Records

Virginia has dozens of independent cities, each with its own Circuit Court Clerk and health department that maintain death records and obituary-related documents. Unlike most states, Virginia cities are separate from surrounding counties and operate their own court systems. That means if someone died in the City of Norfolk, you request their death certificate from Norfolk's health department, not from a county office. Select a city below to find the local offices, contact details, and resources for obituary and death records in that area. Death certificates cost $12 per copy and require proof of relationship for deaths within the past 25 years.

Alexandria Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Hopewell Leesburg Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester