Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Ste. Genevieve County

County Courthouse
Ste Genevieve County Courthouse 55 S 3rd Street St Louis, Mo 63103 Phone: 314-622-4000

County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1892 Circuit Clerk Recorder has marriage, divorce, court and land records, Circuit Court Judge has probate records

History
Ste. Genevieve County predates the state of Missouri which was admitted to the union in 1821. Ste. Genevieve was one of the five original districts of the Louisiana Territory from 1805-1812 and one of the five original counties of the Missouri Territory from 1812 to 1821.

Parent County
1812--Ste. Genevieve County was created 1 October 1812 as an original county. County seat: Ste. Genevieve.

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Ste. Genevieve County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Jefferson
 * Monroe County, Illinois
 * Perry
 * Randolph County, Illinois
 * St. Francois

Maps

 * Map of Ste. Genevieve County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Ste. Genevieve County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.