Missouri, United States Genealogy

''This article is about a state of the United States. For other uses, see Missouri (disambiguation).'' United States Missouri 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
Missouri Historical Society Library· State Historical Society of Missouri· Missouri State Archives· Mercantile Library· Mid-Continent Public Library· St. Louis County Library· Wilson Creek National Battlefield Park· National Archives Central Plains Region (Kansas City)· National Personnel Records Center (St. Louis)· Newberry Library 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)

Help with the Missouri Wiki pages
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