HEALTH DEPARTMENTS and VITAL RECORDS
District of Columbia Department of Health
Vital Records Division
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Vital Statistics Administration
Virginia Department of Health
Office of Vital Records
Vital Chek Certified copies of death certificates by mail
MEDICAL EXAMINERS’ OFFICES
District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
CEMETERIES
Rock Creek Cemetery 202-829-0585
Gate of Heaven Cemetery 301-871-6500
Mount Olivet Cemetery 202-399-3000
Resurrection Cemetery 301-868-5141
Glenwood Cemetery 202-667-1016
Arlington National Cemetery 877-907-8585
Quantico National Cemetery 703-221-2183
V.A. Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Cheltenham 301-372-6398
Woodlawn Cemetery 202-396-1200 ext. 163
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery 301- 965-9138
Harmony Memorial Park 301-772-0900
Fort Lincoln Cemetery 301-864-5090
George Washington Cemetery 301-434-4640
Parklawn Memorial Park 301-881-2151
Maryland National Memorial Park 301-210-6464
NEWSPAPERS
Washington Post
Washington Post Obituaries and Death Notices
Washington Times
Washington Examiner
Washington Afro American
Washington Afro American Obituaries
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Personnel Management Insurance Benefits
Office of Personnel Management Retirement Death Benefits
Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration Survivor Benefits
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs Survivor Benefits
FUNERAL DIRECTOR LICENSING BOARDS
District of Columbia Board of Funeral Directors
Maryland Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors
Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
FUNERAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
National Funeral Directors Association
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
Cremation Association of North America
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
American Board of Funeral Service Education
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
FORENSIC DEATH AND MEDICAL DISASTER RESPONSE
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
Region 3 Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
National Disaster Medical System
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Emergency Management Agency
D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
