Jo Daviess County Clerk

330 North Bench St., Room 108
City of Galena
County of Jo Daviess County
State of Illinois
815-777-0161

Local Office

The Jo Daviess County Clerk's Office issues certified copies of Jo Daviess County birth certificates, Jo Daviess County death certificates and Jo Daviess County marriage records for events that occurred in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. You may order copies of Jo Daviess County vital records through this office or their state equivalent. Check the Illinois state page for a full list of available offices.

About Jo Daviess County Clerk

The state of Illinois is located in the Midwestern United States. It was admitted to the Union as the 21st U.S. state on December 3, 1818. As of 2020, Illinois has a population of 12,812,508—the 6th largest of all 50 states.

Thanks to its geography, Illinois is a major transportation hub. O’Hare International Airport in Chicago is among the ten busiest airports in the world.

The state’s principal counties are: Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County, Will County, and Kane County. Chicago is its largest city, and Springfield is its capital. Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, and Rockford are other notable cities within the state.

Vital records are held at the Division of Vital Records at Illinois’s Department of Public Health. The office has birth and death records since January 1916.

Opening Hours

Monday8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Jo Daviess County Clerk Services

Birth Certificate State Fee$15
Death Certificate State Fee$19
Marriage/Civil Union State Fee$5

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