ST. LOUIS & MISSOURI RECORDS

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).

NATURALIZATION RECORDS:: PRE-1906:; Civil Courts Building; Archives; 12th & Market; St. Louis, MO 63101; POST-1906:; Federal Courts Building; Clerk of the U.S. District Courts, Room 302; 12th & Market; St. Louis, MO 63101; or:; Office of Naturalization and Immigrant Records; National Archives and Records Administration*; Washington, DC 20408