St. Clair County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  St. Clair County

Guide to St. Clair County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
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
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

 * 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

Cemeteries

 * Appleton City, St. Clair County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Vol. 1 at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

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


 * 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.

Births

 * 1848-1867 - St. Clair County Birth Index 1848-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1855-1885 - St. Clair County Marriage Index 1855-1885. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
St. Clair County Historical Society 660 Main Street PO Box 376 Osceola, MO 64776 Phone: (417) 646-8455 Email: stcchs@gmail.com Website: http://www.stclaircountyhistoricalsociety.org/
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

St. Clair County Library Main Branch: Osceola 115 Chestnut Osceola, MO 64776 Phone: (417) 646-2214 Website: http://mostclair.lib.mo.us/genealogy.html

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * St. Clair County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Research Resources