US Death, Grave, Obituary  Records Collection 

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In the realm of preserving vital records, the Social Security Administration (SSA) stands as the primary custodian entrusted with the storage of death records in the United States. Central to this repository is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), which encompasses a comprehensive database housed within the administration's Death Master File Extract. Any individual with a Social Security Number (SSN) passes the necessitates in the reporting of their death to the Social Security Administration.

U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) | 94,418,601

California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 | 19,493,739

United States and Canada, Index of Obituaries, 1900-2019 | 17,951,094

United States, Veterans Burials | 12,490,452

Maryland Deaths |10,086,471

North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 | 8,929,512

New York City Deaths, 1866-1948 | 8,893,688

Newspaper and Funeral Home Obituaries | 8,639,411

Texas Deaths | 8,119,134

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 | 6,562,484

Ohio Obituaries | 6,031,959

West Virginia, Deaths | 5,764,784

Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 | 5,679,475

New York City Death Index, 1862-1948 | 5,317,387

New Jersey Death Index, 1920-1929, 1949-2017 | 5,081,417

New York State Death Index, 1880-1956 | 4,733,111

Tennessee Deaths | 3,747,455

Ohio Deaths | 3,700,441

Georgia Deaths | 3,211,028

Illinois Deaths, 1916 - 1950 | 3,062,323

Missouri, Deaths | 3,033,220

Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960 | 2,982,656

Kentucky Deaths, 1900 - 1999 | 2,620,650

Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 | 2,579,042

Florida County Deaths | 2,368,803

United States, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1840-1910 | 2,277,752

Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1960 | 2,208,053

Rhode Island Deaths, 1850-1946 | 1,992,252

South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 | 1,871,939

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 | 1,859,843

Missouri Deaths, 1961-1970 | 1,787,486

Wisconsin Deaths | 1,704,761

Louisiana, Death Index, 1819-1969 | 1,702,224

Minnesota Deaths | 1,653,574

Nebraska Deaths | 1,626,756

New York State Deaths, 1957-1972 | 1,617,746

Arizona Death Certificates | 1,499,891

Colorado, Denver Obituaries | 1,373,558

Utah Burials | 1,341,406

Vermont, Deaths | 1,078,840

Michigan Deaths | 1,076,220

South Carolina, Obituaries | 1,032,335

Missouri, St. Louis Death Notices | 980,700

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries | 970,984

Louisiana Obituaries | 913,025

Georgia Deaths, 1917-1928 | 911,063

Idaho, Deaths and Stillbirths | 875,893

Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries | 849,029

Indiana, Allen County Obituaries | 787,746

Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 | 744,411

South Carolina, Greenville County Obituaries and Death Notices | 733,708

Mississippi Deaths, 1912-1943 | 726,671

Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston Deaths | 701,062

Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 | 691,134

North Dakota Deaths | 689,748

Ohio, Montgomery County Obituaries | 679,561

Pennsylvania, Butler County Obituaries | 653,966

Hawaii, Deaths | 630,063

Tennessee, Hamilton County Obituaries | 625,425

Nebraska Deaths, 1900-1955 | 620,784

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 | 613,592

United States Index of Gravestones, 1900-2018 | 601,986

New York City, Hart Island Burials | 584,887

Maine Deaths | 573,752

Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 | 567,006

District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964 | 559,244

New York, Monroe County Death Notices |547,898

Missouri, St. Louis Catholic Burials | 547,583

Michigan, Saginaw County Obituaries | 532,806

Florida, Tampa Bay Obituaries and Death Notices | 499,316

Washington, Tacoma-Pierce County Obituaries and Death Notices | 494,597

United States, Index of Burials, 1900-2019 | 492,002

Washington Burials | 460,501

Texas, County Deaths | 445,549

Virginia, Lynchburg Obituaries | 444,960

Indiana, St. Joseph County Obituaries | 439,305

Tennessee, Shelby County Deaths | 433,949

New York, Brooklyn, Green-Wood Cemetery Burials | 431,397

Wisconsin, Death Index, 1808-1909 | 419,174

Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Allentown Obituaries | 416,985

Michigan, Macomb County Deaths | 409,965

Michigan, Monroe County Obituaries | 409,928

Idaho, Ada County, Boise Obituaries and Death Notices | 408,396

Wisconsin, Outagamie County Obituaries and Death Notices | 407,845

Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 | 403,755

Kentucky, Boyd County Obituaries | 387,488

Michigan, Kent County Death Index, 1935-2019 | 382,114

Indiana, Wabash Valley Obituaries and Death Notices | 379,828

Wisconsin, Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Burials | 378,549

Maine, Obituaries and Death Notices | 366,122

Kansas, Shawnee County Obituaries | 360,186

Iowa, Polk County Obituaries | 355,713

Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949 | 352,163

Utah Death Certificates, 1904 - 1958 | 349,131

Minnesota, St. Louis County Obituaries | 347,969

Montana Deaths | 346,092

Pennsylvania, Lawrence County Index of Obituaries, 1871-2016 345,728

Texas, Corpus Christi Obituaries | 345,227

North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Death Index, 1916-2019 | 345,224