St. Clair County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  St. Clair County

County Courthouse
St. Clair County Courthouse PO Box 525 Osceola, MO 64776-0405 Phone: 417.646.2315

Recorders Office has marriage records from 1855 and marriage from 1855 and land records from 1867; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and probate records

Parent County
1833--St. Clair County was created 16 January 1833 from Lafayette County. St. Clair lost land to Pettis County 26 January 1833 and attached to Rives County, until formally organized 29 January 1841. County seat: Osceola

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of St. Clair 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

 * Bates
 * Benton
 * Cedar
 * Henry
 * Hickory
 * Polk
 * Vernon

Maps

 * Map of St. Clair County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including St. Clair 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.