St. Clair County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  St. Clair County

St. Clair County; PO Box 525; Osceola, MO 64776-0405; Ph. 417.646.2315 Details: (Lost land to Pettis 26 Jan 1833 and attached to Rives until formally organized from Rives Co 29 Jan 1841) (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec 1883-1887; Redrs Office has m rec from 1855 &amp; land rec from 1867; Clk Cir Ct has div &amp; pro rec)

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.