Health Departments& Vital Records

Note: Gary, Hammond and East Chicago records are kept within their cities, the rest of Lake County can be found at the county office.

Lake County Health Department
2293 N. Main St.
Crown Point, IN 46307-1896
Phone: (219)755-3655
Fax: (219)755-3668

East Chicago City Department of Public and Environmental Health
3901 Indianapolis Blvd.
East Chicago, IN 46312-2596
Phone: (219)391-8467
Fax: (219)391-8494

Gary City Health Department
1145 W. 5th Ave.
Gary, IN 46402-1795
Phone: (219)882-5565
Fax: (219)882-8213

Hammond City Health Department
649 Conkey St.
Hammond, IN 46324-1101
Phone: (219)853-6358
Fax: (219)853-6403

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Clerk of Circuit Court

Lake Circuit Court Clerk
2293 N. Main St.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-755-3443

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Vital Records

Birth $6.00 - State office has had birth records since October 1907
Death $4.00 - State office has had death records since 1900
For earlier records, write to Health Dept. in city or county where event occurred
Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $1.00 each
Check or money order should be made payable to Indiana State Department of Health

Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
1330 West Michigan Street P.O. Box 7125
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125
(317) 383-6274.

Marriage - Clerk of Circuit Court or Clerk of Superior Court in county where license was issued
(Certified copies are not available from State Health Department)

Divorce - County Clerk in county where divorce was granted.