Vital Records

The Register of Deeds office files all birth certificates for people born in Mitchell County. A certified copy of a birth certificate is $10.00. This copy may be used for any legal purpose. A plain copy is $.25.

The Register of Deeds office files all death certificates for Mitchell County. A certified copy of a death certificate is $10.00. This copy may be used for any legal purpose. A plain copy is $.25.

If you are away from Mitchell County and need to receive a certified copy of your birth or an immediate family member's birth or death certificate, please write to us at the following address:

Mitchell County Register of Deeds
26 Crimson Laurel Circle
Suite 4
Bakersville, NC 28705

A certifed copy is $10.00 and a copy for genealogy purposes is $.25. Please send money order.

Please send a note with all the information such as name at birth or death, date of birth or death, parents' name with the mother's maiden name, your signature now, and a return address. Please include your phone number if we need to call you if there is a problem.