Iowa Vital Records are official registrations of births, deaths and marriages.  Certified copies can be obtained from a County Recorder's Office or the IA Department of Public Health.

 
Cass County, Iowa - Recorder Information
  Births, Deaths, and Marriage Vitals Records

 

Requesting a Certified Copy of an Iowa Vital Record

Iowa Vital Records are official registrations of births, deaths and marriages. Certified copies of Vital Records can be obtained from a County Recorder’s office or the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Statewide record searches are available from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

County Recorders file and maintain births and deaths that have occurred in that county and file and maintain marriages of the licenses that were applied for in that county. The fee at the county level is $15.00 for each certified copy. Entitlement has to be proven before a certified copy can be issued.

Use the chart below to determine whether to apply at the county or state level for a certified copy.

Record Location
Vital Records: 1880 – 1920 Cass County Recorder’s Office
Vital Records: 1921 – 1941 Iowa Department of Public Health
Vital Records: 1942 – present Cass County Recorder’s Office
Single-parent births before July 1, 1995 Iowa Department of Public Health
Single-parent births after July 1, 1995 Cass County Recorder’s Office
Legal name changes Iowa Department of Public Health
Adoptions Iowa Department of Public Health

Forms needed:

Application for a Search for an Iowa Vital Record

(This form may be used for both state and county requests) you may click here to go to www.idph.state.ia.us for more information.

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Address:
Cass County Courthouse
5 West 7th Street
Atlantic, IA 50022

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8am - 4:30pm
Subject to Cass County Holidays

Phone Number:
712.243.1692

FAX Number:
712.243.6660

County Recorder:
Joyce Jensen

Employees in
Recorder's Office:
Linn Headlee
Deputy Recorder


Recorder's Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Recorder's office



Recorder's Links:
Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC)

Iowa Land Records

Other Related Links:
Iowa DNR

Iowa Secretary of State

State of Iowa Government

Iowa Legislature
General Assembly


Iowa Department of
Public Health


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Iowa GenWeb

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