GRAY COUNTY CLERK

CERTIFIED COPIES OF BIRTH & DEATH RECORDS

Under Texas state law birth and death records are confidential and can only be obtained by qualified applicants. 

 

A qualified applicant can obtain a certified copy of a birth or death record in person or by mail. The application must be accompanied with an accepted form of identification and the appropriate fees. Any Texas birth certificate may be purchased in Gray County. Our office uses a remote access system to obtain the State's records dating at this time, from 1926 to present. These records are referred to as Abstract or Short Form copies.  Not all agencies accept these forms.  

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Births occurring in Gray County will be issued a Long Form. This form should be accepted by all government entities.  Our death records date from the 1900s to present. We can only issue death records from Gray County. 

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​FEES
Cash, cashier's check, money order, credit or debit card.
◦$23 per birth certificate copy
◦$21 for the first death certificate copy and $4.00 each additional issued at the same time.
 

BIRTH CERTIFICATE APPLICATION BY MAIL

DEATH CERTIFICATE APPLICATION BY MAIL

 

ACTIVE MILITARY

All active Military, being deployed to a hostile fire zone, will have all fees waived on certified copies of a birth certificate, issuance of a marriage license, certified copies of a marriage license, and fees for transferring title to real property (Gov't Code 437.217).