List below is sourced from James M. Beidler, Genealogists 2013 book, German Genealogy Guide
| German States | Birth or Death Register Collections-date started |
| Alsace and Lorraine | 1792 |
| Pfalz | 1798 |
| Rheinland | 1798 |
| Hessen | 1798 |
| Baden | 1810 |
| Westfalen | 1808 |
| Hannover | 1808 |
| Oldenburg | 1811 |
| Prussia | 1874 |
| Mecklenburg | 1876 |
| Sachsen | 1876 |
| Thuringen | 1876 |
| Bavaria | 1876 |
| Wurttemberg | 1876 |
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