This information is from the Missouri Historical Society
VITAL RECORDS (birth, death, marriage):
ST. LOUIS CITY:
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
PRE-1910:
Vital Records
P.O. Box 14702
St. Louis, MO 63178
POST-1910:
Bureau of Vital Records
Division of Health
Broadway Building
Jefferson City, MO 65101
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Marriage License Bureau
Recorder of Deeds
City Hall, Room 129
St. Louis, MO 63103
DIVORCE RECORDS
Circuit Clerk's Office, 1st Floor
Civil Courts Building, 12th & Market
St. Louis, MO 63103
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (POST-1876):
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
Bureau of Vital Statistics
111 S. Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
854-6687
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Recorder of Deeds
7900 Forsyth Clayton, MO 63105
MISSOURI:
Pre-1910: Atchison, Gentry and Linn County records are available only in the county courthouses. Records for the remaining Missouri counties are also located at:
Missouri State Archives
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 5102
Submit each request on a form which they will provide.* There is no search fee, and they ask that you send no money in advance; they will bill you for copies for any records that they find. They ask that only one request be submitted at one time.
*This form and others can be found at: http://www.cchat.com/cupido/records.htm
Post-1910:
Bureau of Vital Records
Division of Health
Broadway Building
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Note: Many agencies charge fees for vital records. Write to the addresses given for fee amount and for forms on which to submit your request.
PROBATE RECORDS (Wills, estates, administrations):
ST. LOUIS:
Probate Court
Civil Courts Buildng
12th & Market
St. Louis, MO 63103
ST. LOUIS COUNTY:
Clerk of Circuit Court
7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
OTHER MO. COUNTIES
contact county circuit court
(address in OFFICIAL MANUAL OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI)*
*This can be ordered from Missouri State Archives, POB 778, 620 W. Main Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
DEEDS (Title search, real estate, plats):
ST. LOUIS:
Recorder of Deeds
City Hall, Room 129
St. Louis, MO 63103
ST. LOUIS COUNTY:
Recorder of Deeds
7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
OTHER MO. COUNTIES:
contact county Recorder of Deeds (address in the OFFICIAL MANUAL OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI)*
*This can be ordered from Missouri State Archives, POB 778, 620 W. Main
Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
MILITARY RECORDS of Missourians:
ARMY, NAVY AND MARINES:
Military Records Center
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63114
U. S. ARMY, ENLITED IN MISSOURI:
Missouri State Archives
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Military records as far back as 1812, with some Confederate records included, if record exists. Records less than 75 years old are open only to individual who served or direct descendants. Permission for these "closed" records must be obtained from:
Adjutant Generals' Office
The Records Section
1717 Industrial Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
MISSOURI LAND CLAIMS:
Misouri State Archives
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
CENSUS RECORDS search:
National Archives and Records Administration*
Washington, DC 20408
Rolls of census microfilm may also be purchased from the National Archives.
*Note: All National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requests much be submitted on the proper form. Write to NARA for forms for Census, U.S. Army, Pension, and other records.
Census indexes available locally for Missouri:
1880, 1900, 1910, 1920: The St. Louis Public Library and the St. Louis County Library have the microfilmed "Soundex" index for the state of Missouri. (1890 census records were destroyed by fire).
