Missouri Directories

United States U.S. Directories  Missouri  Directories

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Missouri. For example, the Family History Library has:

St. Louis

 * Fold3.com ($) has St. Louis City Directories 1863-1923 (only 3 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries including St. Louis County Library.


 * The Family History Library
 * 1821-60
 * 1863-1935
 * 1917, 1942, etc.

Kansas City

 * Fold3.com ($) has Kansas City Directories 1865-1923 (only 4 yrs. missing) available online.


 * The Family History Library
 * 1860-61
 * 1865-1935
 * 1940, 1975, etc

St. Louis Public Library owns these Missouri city directories on microfilm:

St. Louis (City): 1821-1980

St. Louis (County): 1893-1979

St. Louis &amp; Suburban Telephone Directories: 1912-1950

Cape Girardeau: 1912-11935

Carthage: 1937-1960

Columbia: 1940-1960

Hannibal: 1903-1959

Independence: 1911-1960

Jefferson City: 1904-1935

Joplin: 1902-1907

Kansas City: 1865-1960

St. Charles: 1906-1934

Springfield: 1890-1950

You can request copies from these St. Louis Public Library directories [mailto:cmillar@slpl.org here].

Web Sites

 * Missouri City Directories
 * St.Louis Public Library
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.