Sources
Every page lists its own sources at the end, with the date each one shows. This page lists the offices and agencies behind the whole site.
State, city and territory offices
Each state page lists every source it uses, numbered, with the date the source shows.
| Jurisdiction | Office | Sources used |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Official office | 36 official sources, including Alabama Department of Archives and History; Alabama Legislative Services Agency (Administrative Code); Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics |
| Alaska | Official office | 14 official sources, including Alaska State Legislature (Alaska Administrative Code); Alaska State Archives; CDC National Center for Health Statistics |
| Arizona | Official office | 29 official sources, including Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Records; Arizona State Legislature; Mohave County Superior Court, Clerk of the Superior Court |
| Arkansas | Official office | 32 official sources, including Arkansas Department of Health; Arkansas General Assembly; Arkansas State Archives |
| California | Official office | 52 official sources, including California State Archives, Secretary of State; CDC National Center for Health Statistics; California Department of Public Health, Vital Records |
| Colorado | Official office | 26 official sources, including Colorado State Archives; CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
| Connecticut | Official office | 28 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Connecticut General Assembly; Connecticut State Library |
| Delaware | Official office | – |
| District of Columbia | Official office | 25 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Council of the District of Columbia; District of Columbia Courts |
| Florida | Official office | 26 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Leon County Clerk; Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics |
| Georgia | Official office | 42 official sources, including Georgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records; Augusta-Richmond County Probate Court; CDC National Center for Health Statistics |
| Hawaii | Official office | 27 official sources, including Hawaii State Archives; Hawaii State Judiciary; Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring |
| Idaho | Official office | 24 official sources, including Idaho county government; CDC NCHS; Idaho Legislature |
| Illinois | Official office | 37 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County; Cook County Clerk |
| Indiana | Official office | 26 official sources, including CDC NCHS; Indiana Judicial Branch; Indiana Department of Health |
| Iowa | Official office | 20 official sources, including Iowa Legislature; Iowa Judicial Branch; Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Statistics |
| Kansas | Official office | – |
| Kentucky | Official office | – |
| Louisiana | Official office | 35 official sources, including East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court; Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court; Louisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics |
| Maine | Official office | 31 official sources, including Maine DHHS, Maine CDC, Data, Research and Vital Statistics (DRVS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics; State of Maine Judicial Branch (Supreme Judicial Court) |
| Maryland | Official office | 35 official sources, including Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Clerk (Montgomery County Government site); Maryland Judiciary, Administrative Office of the Courts; Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code: Family Law Article) |
| Massachusetts | Official office | 25 official sources, including City of Boston Registry Division; CDC National Center for Health Statistics; General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Michigan | Official office | – |
| Minnesota | Official office | 36 official sources, including CDC NCHS; Minnesota Judicial Branch; Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records |
| Mississippi | Official office | 20 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Lee County Circuit Clerk; Mississippi Legislature |
| Missouri | Official office | 20 official sources, including Callaway County Recorder of Deeds; Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records; Missouri State Archives (Secretary of State) |
| Montana | Official office | – |
| Nebraska | Official office | – |
| Nevada | Official office | 35 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Clark County Clerk; Nevada DPBH Office of Vital Records |
| New Hampshire | Official office | 20 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; New Hampshire Judicial Branch; New Hampshire Supreme Court |
| New Jersey | Official office | 21 official sources, including New Jersey State Archives; CDC NCHS; New Jersey Courts |
| New Mexico | Official office | 24 official sources, including New Mexico Second Judicial District Court (Bernalillo County); Bernalillo County Clerk; CDC National Center for Health Statistics |
| New York | Official office | 21 official sources, including New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records; Town of Eden (Erie County, NY) Town Clerk; Town of Holland (Erie County, NY) Town Clerk |
| New York City | Official office | 22 official sources, including New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records; Office of the City Clerk of New York; NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| North Carolina | Official office | 22 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; North Carolina General Assembly; NC DHHS Division of Public Health, Vital Records |
| North Dakota | Official office | 23 official sources, including Burleigh County Recorder; CDC National Center for Health Statistics; North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services |
| Ohio | Official office | 21 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Franklin County Clerk of Courts; Franklin County Probate Court |
| Oklahoma | Official office | 18 official sources, including Oklahoma Historical Society; Oklahoma State Department of Health, Vital Records; Oklahoma Legislature |
| Oregon | Official office | – |
| Pennsylvania | Official office | 40 official sources, including Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Prothonotary; Pennsylvania Code; Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records |
| Rhode Island | Official office | – |
| South Carolina | Official office | – |
| South Dakota | Official office | 39 official sources, including South Dakota Legislature (Legislative Research Council); South Dakota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; South Dakota Department of Health |
| Tennessee | Official office | 35 official sources, including Knox County Health Department; Knox County Chancery Court; Knox County Clerk |
| Texas | Official office | 45 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Section; Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) |
| Utah | Official office | 42 official sources, including Utah State Legislature; CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Utah State Courts |
| Vermont | Official office | 23 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Vermont Judiciary; Vermont Secretary of State |
| Virginia | Official office | 44 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Virginia General Assembly, Legislative Information System (Code of Virginia); Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles |
| Washington | Official office | 26 official sources, including CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics; Public Health - Seattle & King County |
| West Virginia | Official office | 29 official sources, including West Virginia Department of Health, Bureau for Public Health; CDC National Center for Health Statistics; West Virginia Legislature |
| Wisconsin | Official office | – |
| Wyoming | Official office | – |
| American Samoa | Official office | – |
| Guam | Official office | 11 official sources, including Guam Compiler of Laws (Supreme Court of Guam); CDC National Center for Health Statistics; Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Official office | – |
| Puerto Rico | Official office | – |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Official office | – |
Federal sources
Used in the national guides.
- 20 CFR 422.107 Evidence requirements (Social Security number card) · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 20 CFR 422.107 (Social Security Administration) · dated November 3, 2026
- 22 CFR 22.1 Schedule of fees for consular services · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 22 CFR 22.1 (Department of State) · dated November 3, 2026
- 22 CFR 50.5 Application for registration of birth abroad · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 22 CFR 50.5 (Department of State) · dated November 3, 2026
- 22 CFR 51.42 Persons born in the United States applying for a passport for the first time · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 22 CFR 51.42 (Department of State) · dated November 3, 2026
- 22 CFR 51.45 Department discretion to require evidence · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 22 CFR 51.45 (Department of State) · dated November 3, 2026
- 22 CFR Part 131 Certificates of authentication · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 22 CFR Part 131 (Department of State) · dated November 3, 2026
- 22 U.S.C. 2705 Documentation of citizenship · U.S. Government Publishing Office, United States Code 2024 edition, govinfo.gov
- 6 CFR 37.11 Application and documents the applicant must provide (REAL ID) · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 6 CFR 37.11 (Department of Homeland Security) · dated November 3, 2026
- 6 CFR 37.5 Validity periods and deadlines for REAL ID · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 6 CFR 37.5 (Department of Homeland Security) · dated November 3, 2026
- 8 CFR 106.2 USCIS fees · Office of the Federal Register / GPO, eCFR: 8 CFR 106.2 (USCIS) · dated November 3, 2026
- 8 U.S.C. 1401 Nationals and citizens of United States at birth · U.S. Government Publishing Office, United States Code 2024 edition, govinfo.gov
- 8 U.S.C. 1409 Children born out of wedlock · U.S. Government Publishing Office, United States Code 2024 edition, govinfo.gov
- About REAL ID · Transportation Security Administration (tsa.gov) · dated December 11, 2025
- Birth of U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizen Nationals Abroad · U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (travel.state.gov) · dated July 10, 2024
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics page · CDC National Center for Health Statistics · dated August 15, 2022
- Form DS-5542 Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services (01-2023) · U.S. Department of State · dated January 1, 2023
- Form SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card (12-2024) · Social Security Administration · dated December 1, 2024
- Genealogy · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov) · dated April 1, 2024
- Get Citizenship Evidence for a U.S. Passport · U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (travel.state.gov) · dated July 10, 2025
- How Social Security Can Help You When a Family Member Dies (Publication No. 05-10008, July 2026) · Social Security Administration · dated July 1, 2026
- How to Replace or Amend a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) · U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Vital Records (travel.state.gov) · dated February 10, 2026
- How to Request a Copy of a Consular Report of Death Abroad (CRDA) · U.S. Department of State · dated February 10, 2026
- Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards; Waiver for Mobile Driver's… · Office of the Federal Register, Federal Register 89 FR 85340 (DHS final rule) · dated November 25, 2024
- National Death Index · CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Death Index
- NDI Costs and Payments · CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Death Index
- NDI Eligibility Requirements · CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Death Index
- Passport Fees · U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (travel.state.gov) · dated February 10, 2026
- Press release: TSA introduces new $45 fee option for travelers without REAL ID starting February 1 · TSA · dated December 1, 2025
- Replace Social Security card · Social Security Administration
- Request Social Security number for the first time · Social Security Administration
- Resources for Genealogists · National Archives and Records Administration
- Social Security number & card · Social Security Administration
- Social Security Numbers for Children (Publication No. 05-10023, April 2026) · Social Security Administration · dated April 1, 2026
- TSA Confirm.ID User Fee · Office of the Federal Register, Federal Register 90 FR 55754 (TSA notice) · dated December 3, 2025
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (dhs.gov): Real id · U.S. Department of Homeland Security (dhs.gov) · dated May 11, 2025
- Where to Write for Vital Records: Application Guidelines · CDC National Center for Health Statistics · dated November 6, 2015
- Where to Write: Canal Zone · CDC National Center for Health Statistics · dated January 20, 2022
- Where to Write: Foreign Birth and Death Certificates · CDC National Center for Health Statistics · dated November 6, 2015
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