Missouri, United States Genealogy

United States Missouri

Guide to Missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Welcome to the Missouri page, the Show Me StateMost unique genealogical features: Missouri Digital Heritage site:


 * Death certificates 1910-1961
 * Judicial Records
 * Naturalizations 1816-1955
 * MO censuses go back as early as 1817

Counties
Independent City:  St. Louis City

Extinct or Renamed Counties:  Allen | Arkansas | Ashley | Dodge | Hempstead | Kinderhook | Lillard | Niangua | Rives | Van Buren

Click on the map below to go to a county page. Hover over a county to see its name. To see a larger version of the map, click here.

Major Repositories
Mid-Continent Public Library· Missouri History Museum Library· Missouri State Archives· State Historical Society of Missouri· Kansas City Public Library Special Collections· St. Louis County Library· St. Louis Mercantile Library· Springfield-Greene County Library Midtown· Ozarks Genealogical Society Library· Wilson Creek National Battlefield Park· National Archives at Kansas City· National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)· Newberry Library, Chicago IL· Harrison County Historical Museum TX· National Archives I, Washington DC· University of Missouri Digital Library

Migration Routes
Mississippi River· Missouri River· Butterfield Overland Mail· California Trail· Chicago-Kaskaskia Road· Buffalo Trace· Mississippi and Tennessee River Trail· Mormon Trail· Nashville-Saline River Trail· National Road (or Cumberland Road)· Oregon Trail· Santa Fe Trail· Atlantic and Pacific Railroad· Santa Fe Railway· Texas and Pacific Railway

Featured Content
The St. Louis Public Library has a searchable obituary index online, as well as a listing of more than 3,000 surnames of published family histories available in their collections. Issues of the Gateway Family Historian newsletter are available in PDF format for 2005-2011. The library also has an extensive collection of ships' passenger lists.

Researcher Networking
Join a Community of Missouri researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research successes on Facebook and/or Skype.

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Missouri Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Missouri Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers; Home Admissions Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Research Tools

 * MOGenWeb - Part of the USGenWeb Project. County sites and archives may contain cemetery records, obituaries, court records and other transcriptions.
 * Research Guides - Published by The State Historical Society of Missouri
 * Historical Facts of Missouri Counties
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.

Obtain additional help

 * Call or chat with an experienced researcher
 * Join a Facebook Group
 * Consult a Professional Genealogist

Help with the Missouri Wiki pages
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 * Expand county articles
 * Check links on pages
 * ...and more

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