St. Francois County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  St. Francois County

Guide to St. Francois County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Records has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records; Associate Circuit Court has probarte records

Parent County
1821--St. Francois County was created 19 December 1821 from Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve and Washington Counties. County seat: Farmington

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Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Iron •
 * Jefferson •
 * Madison •
 * Perry •
 * Ste. Genevieve •
 * Washington

African American

 * 1865-1885 - St. Francois County Colored Marriage Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories

 * History of southeast Missouri. Embracing an historical account of the counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron. Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co., 1888.
 * Online at MissouriDigitalHeritage (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Interactive map of St. Francois 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. Francois County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Civil War

 * - 68th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company B

Births

 * 1865-1885, 1924-1925, 1927-1928 - St. Francois County Birth Index 1865-1885, 1924-1925, 1927-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1836-1876 - St. Francois County Marriage Index 1836-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1885 - St. Francois County Marriage Index 1876-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records Site
 * Marriage records, St. Francois County, Missouri : book "A" & "B," 1836-1866 at Ancestry.com ($)

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883, 1885, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931 - St. Francois County Death Index 1883, 1885, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
St. Francois County Historical Society P.O. Box 575 Farmington, Mo. 63640 Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mackley/St_Francois_Hist_Soc_page.htm
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Farmington Public Library‎ 108 West Harrison Street Farmington, MO 63640 Phone: (573) 756-5779 Website: http://www.farmington-mo.gov/library/index.cfm

Farmington Public Library Genealogy Department has many good St. Francois County resources.

Family History Centers



 * Farmington Missouri Family History Center 709 S Henry St, Farmington, MO 63640 United States Location Map