Public Health Services
Vital Records – Birth and Death Certificates
Birth Certificates
To request registered copies of birth or death certificates, please contact the Polk County Register of Deeds at 828-894-8450
Home Births
To request information for a home birth (born in Polk County), please contact:
- Lisa Terwilliger, Vital Records
- Polk County Health and Human Services
- Phone: 828-894-8271 option 4.
- Email address: lterwilliger@polknc.org
Funeral Home Information
Funeral homes should fax a Notification of Death or Burial Transit to Polk County Health and Human Services:
- Lisa Terwilliger, Vital Records
- Phone:828-894-8271 option 4
- Fax: 828-894-8678
- 2881 NC 108 Hwy E, Columbus, NC 28722
- Email address: lterwilliger@polknc.org