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St. Louis, Missouri Genealogy Resources & Records

St. Louis Genealogy

Note: Saint Louis City & County separated from each other on 22 August 1876 by a vote of the people of St. Louis. Today these are two separate governmental entities. St. Louis City is not in St. Louis County. This webpage contains genealogy resources for both the City and County.

Online St. Louis Genealogy Records 

Ancestry's Missouri Databases (requires payment)
A subscription to Ancestry's online U.S. genealogy records collection will give you access to thousands of online databases, including the following St. Louis items... Online Missouri Census Records...
Ancestry's US Census Collection with digitized images from the microfilm (requires payment) - includes the following indexes for Missouri (other states also included)... St. Louis and Missouri Death Records Indexes Online... St. Louis Cemeteries Online... Online Missouri Military Records... St. Louis City Directories Marriage Records Indexes St. Louis COUNTY Birth Index Online... Property Records St. Louis Newspapers Also see the Naturalization Records section below


Ordering Vital Records (fees and restrictions may apply) 

Order Missouri Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificates Online from VitalChek 1910-present for birth & death; July 1, 1948-present for marriage & divorce

Missouri Vital Records - Missouri Department of Health how to order them by mail - same date ranges as above

Missouri State Archives Death Certificates Project 1910-1958 You can download the death certificates here for free. Death certificates 1959-present can be ordered from Vitalchek or the Missouri Deptartment of Health (see the links above).

St. Louis City Birth & Death Records Information since 1870

St. Louis County Birth & Death Records Information since 1920 for births; since 1883 for deaths

St. Louis County Marriage Licenses Info for copies & fees, click on "price list" when you get there

St. Louis Death Registers on Microfilm...
Marriage Records on Microfilm 

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has St. Louis marriage records on microfilm and they are indexed. The microfilm rolls can be ordered from any local Family History Center for viewing and photocopying for a small fee. Click on the link below for more information from the FHL catalog.
Naturalization Records & Passenger Lists 

How To Find St. Louis Naturalizaton Records (includes links to online indexes)

Finding Passenger Arrival Records at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana (includes links to a few online indexes)
many immigrants to St. Louis arrived at New Orleans and took a riverboat up the Mississippi to St. Louis (especially prior to the Civil War)

Finding Passenger Lists 1820-1940s (arrivals at US Ports)


St. Louis Church Records & Research Guides
World War One Draft Cards
Archives, Libraries & Societies 

St. Louis Public Library History & Genealogy Department St. Louis County Public Library Special Collections: Genealogy St. Louis Genealogical Society Jewish Genealogical Society of St. Louis

Missouri Historical Society (in St. Louis)

Missouri State Genealogical Association

St. Louis Public Schools Archive Center

St. Louis GenWeb Site

Missouri Research Outline from the Family History Library


Miscellaneous St. Louis Links 

Official Website of the City of St. Louis The Library of Congress American Memory Collection
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Some St. Louis Books 

Click on a title for ordering information from Amazon.com
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Missouri Links... Illinois Links...



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