Missouri Vital Records

Vital records, as their name suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil authorities, they are prime sources of genealogical information; but, unfortunately, official vital records are available only for relatively recent periods. These records, despite their recent creation in the United States, are critically important in genealogical research, often supplying details on family members well back into the nineteenth century. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.

Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone (573) 751-6400

Certified copies of Missouri birth and death records and certified statements relating to Missouri marriages and dissolution of marriages are available for a fee of $15.00.

Make your check or money order payable to Missouri Department of Health. Do not send cash. Allow approximately two weeks for processing and receipt.   Send to:

Births           1910 to present

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Deaths         1910 to present

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Marriages    July 1, 1948 to present

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Divorces      July 1, 1948 to present

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Certified copies of most Missouri birth and death records are also available from local county health departments or the St. Louis City or Kansas City Health Departments. For further details please contact these offices directly.

Ancestry.com  Missouri Database
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Missouri Stillborn Birth & Death Records Database
The Missouri Birth and Death Records Database is an abstract of the birth, stillbirth, and death records recorded before 1909 and that are available on microfilm at the Missouri State Archives. The database currently contains over 185,000 records from 87 counties. (Free)

Ancestry.com  Missouri Marriages to 1850
This database of Missouri marriages to 1850 contains over 125,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
The marriage date is usually the date of marriage as given in the original entry. However, when no marriage date is given (e.g., the "marriage return" was not provided to the record keeper), the date of the license is used. In a few cases, a marriage will be listed twice, but in two different counties. This most often happened when a couple obtained a license in one county, but were actually married in another.  (Requires Ancestry.com Membership) Get 14 Days Free Access!!!

Ancestry.com  Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900
Missouri is often called one of the friendliest states in the country because it borders eight other states. Its central location, navigable waterways, and variable terrain have attracted settlers from every part of the country, as well as abroad. This database update adds records from Jackson, Reynolds, Barry, and Worth counties to previously posted records from Clark, Dade, Dunklin, Lafayette, Pettis, Ray, Stoddard, Phelps, Platte, Ripley, Saline, Boone, Grundy, Mississippi, Webster, St. Charles, Taney, Newton, Johnson, and Stone counties. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence.   (Requires Ancestry.com Membership) Get 14 Days Free Access!!!

Bureau of Vital Records 930 Wildwood PO Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-6400
Adair County 106 North Washington Street Kirksville, MO 63501 (660) 665-3350	Linn County P. O. Box 92 Lineus, MO 64653 (660) 895-5417
Andrew County PO Box 206 Savannah, MO 64485 (816) 324-3624	Livingston County 700 Webster Chillicothe, MO 64601 (660) 646-2293
Atchison County PO Box 280 Rock Port, MO 64482 (660) 744-6214	Macon County PO Box 96 Macon, MO 63552 (660) 385-2913
Audrain County 101 North Jefferson Mexico, MO 65265 (573) 473-5820	Madison County 1 Court Square Fredericktown, MO 63645 (573) 783-2176
Barry County 700 Main Street, Suite 2 Cassville, MO 65625 (417) 847-2561	Maries County P. O. Box 205 Vienna, MO 65582 (573) 422-3388
Barton County 1004 Gulf Lamar, MO 64759 (417) 682-3529	Marion County 100 South Main Street Palmyra, MO 63461 (573) 769-2549
Bates County 1 North Delaware Street Butler, MO 64730 (660) 679-3371	McDonald County P.O. Box 665 Pineville, MO 64856-0665 (417) 223-4717
Benton County P.O. Box 1238 Warsaw, MO 65355-1238 (660) 438-7406	Mercer County 802 Main Street Princeton, MO 64673 (660) 748-3425
Bollinger County P.O. Box 110 Marble Hill, MO 63764 (573) 238-2126	Miller County P.O. Box 12 Tuscumbia, MO 65082-0012 (573) 369-2317
Boone County 801 East Walnut Columbia, MO 65201 (573) 886-4375	Mississippi County PO Box 369 Charleston, MO 63834-0369 (573) 683-2146
Buchanan County 411 Jules Street Saint Joseph, MO 64501 (816) 271-1503	Moniteau County 200 East Main California, MO 65018 (573) 796-4661
Butler County 105 Main Street Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 (573) 686-8050	Monroe County 300 North Main Street Paris, MO 65275-1399 (660) 327-5106
Caldwell County P.O. Box 67 Kingston, MO 64650-0067 (816) 586-2571	Montgomery County 211 East 3rd Street Montgomery City, MO 63361-1956 (573) 564-3357
Callaway County 10 East 5th Street Fulton, MO 65251 (573) 642-0730	Morgan County 100 E Newton Versailles, MO 65084 (573) 378-4644
Camden County 1 Court Circle Camdenton, MO 65020 (573) 346-4440	New Madrid County P. O. Box 68 New Madrid, MO 63869 (573) 748-2524
Cape Girardeau County 1 Barton Square Jackson, MO 63755-1878 (573) 243-3547	Newton County PO Box 488 Neosho, MO 64850 (417) 451-8220
Carroll County City Square Carrollton, MO 64633 (660) 542-0615	Nodaway County P. O. Box 218 Maryville, MO 64468 (660) 582-2251
Carter County P.O. Box 517 Van Buren, MO 63965-0517 (573) 323-4527	Oregon County P.O. Box 406 Alton, MO 65606-0324 (417) 778-4096
Cass County 102 East Wall Street Harrisonville, MO 64701 (816) 380-8102	Osage County P.O. Box 826 Linn, MO 65051-0826 (573) 897-2139
Cedar County P.O. Box 126 Stockton, MO 65785-0126 (417) 276-6700	Ozark County P.O. Box 416 Gainesville, MO 65655-0416 (417) 679-3516
Chariton County 306 S Cherry Keytesville, MO 65261 (660) 288-3273	Pemiscot County 610 Ward Avenue Caruthersville, MO 63830 (573) 333-4203
Christian County 100 West Church Ozark, MO 65721-0549 (417) 581-6360	Perry County 321 North Main Street, Suite 2 Perryville, MO 63775 (573) 547-4242
Clark County 111 East Court Street Kahoka, MO 63445 (660) 727-3283	Pettis County 415 South Ohio Sedalia, MO 65301-4435 (660) 826-5395
Clay County Courthouse Square Liberty, MO 64068 (816) 792-7733	Phelps County 200 North Main Street Rolla, MO 65401 (573) 364-1891
Clinton County P.O. Box 245 Plattsburgh, MO 64477-0245 (816) 539-3713	Pike County 115 West Main Street Bowling Green, MO 63334-1665 (573) 324-2412
Cole County 301 East High Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 (573) 634-9100	Platte County 415 Third St. Platte City, MO 64079 (816) 858-2232
Cooper County 200 Main Street Boonville, MO 65233-1276 (660) 882-2114	Polk County 102 East Broadway, Room 11 Bolivar, MO 65613 (417) 326-4031
Crawford County P.O. Box AS Steelville, MO 65565-0620 (573) 775-2376	Pulaski County 301 Historic 66 East Waynesville, MO 65583 (573) 774-4701
Dade County Main Street Greenfield, MO 65661 (417) 637-2724	Putnam County Room 204, Main Street Unionville, MO 63565 (660) 947-2674
Dallas County P.O. Box 436 Buffalo, MO 65622-0436 (417) 345-2632	Ralls County P. O. Box 400 New London, MO 63459 (573) 985-7111
Daviess County 102 North Main Street Gallatin, MO 64640 (660) 663-2641	Randolph County 110 South Main Street Huntsville, MO 65259-1009 (660) 277-4717
De Kalb County P.O. Box 248 Maysville, MO 64469-0248 (816) 449-5402	Ray County 100 West Main Street Richmond, MO 64085 (816) 776-3184
Dent County 400 North Main Street Salem, MO 65560-1436 (573) 729-4144	Reynolds County P.O. Box 10 Centerville, MO 63633 (573) 648-2494
Douglas County P.O. Box 398 Ava, MO 65608-0398 (417) 683-4714	Ripley County Courthouse Circle Doniphan, MO 63935 (573) 996-3215
Dunklin County P.O. Box 188 Kennett, MO 63857-0188 (573) 888-2796	St. Genevieve County 55 South Third Street Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670-1601 (573) 883-5589
Franklin County P.O. Box 311 Union, MO 63084-0311 (636) 583-6355	Saline County 101 E Arrow Street Marshall, MO 65340 (660) 886-3331
Gasconade County 119 E. 1st Street Hermann, MO 65041-1182 (573) 486-5427	Schuyler County P.O. Box 187 Lancaster, MO 63548-0187 (660) 457-3842
Gentry County 200 Clay Street Albany, MO 64402 (660) 726-3525	Scotland County 117 South Market Street, Room 100 Memphis, MO 63555 (660) 465-7027
Greene County 940 Boonville Avenue Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 868-4000	Scott County P. O. Box 188 Benton, MO 63736 (573) 545-3549
Grundy County 700 Main Street Trenton, MO 64683 (660) 359-6305	Shannon County P.O. Box 187 Eminence, MO 65466-0187 (573) 226-3414
Harrison County P.O. Box 525 Bethany, MO 64424 (660) 425-6424	Shelby County P.O. Box 186 Shelbyville, MO 63469-0186 (573) 633-2181
Henry County 100 W. Franklin Clinton, MO 64735 (660) 885-6953	St. Charles County 201 North Second Street Saint Charles, MO 63301-2869 (636) 949-7520
Hickory County P.O. Box 3 Hermitage, MO 65668-0003 (417) 745-6450	St. Clair County P.O. Box 525 Osceola, MO 64776-0525 (417) 646-2315
Holt County P. O. Box 437 Oregon, MO 64473 (660) 446-3303	St. Francois County Courthouse Square Farmington, MO 63640 (573) 756-3623
Howard County 1 Courthouse Square Fayette, MO 65248 (660) 248-2284	St. Louis County 41 South Central Avenue Clayton, MO 63105-1719 (314) 615-5000
Howell County 1 Courthouse Street West Plains, MO 65775 (417) 256-2591	Stoddard County PO Box 110 Bloomfield, MO 63825 (573) 568-3339
Iron County PO Box 42 Ironton, MO 63650 (573) 546-2912	Stone County P. O. Box 45 Galena, MO 65656 (417) 357-6127
Jackson County 415 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2706 (816) 881-3333	Sullivan County 109 North Main Street Milan, MO 63556 (660) 265-3786
Jasper County 302 S. Main Street Carthage, MO 64836 (417) 358-0421	Taney County P.O. Box 156 Forsyth, MO 65653-0156 (417) 546-7200
Jefferson County P.O. Box 100 Hillsboro, MO 63050-0100 (636) 797-5478	Texas County 210 N. Grand Ave. Houston, MO 65483 (417) 967-2112
Johnson County 300 N. Holden Street Warrensburg, MO 64093 (660) 747-2112	Vernon County 100 West Cherry Nevada, MO 64772 (417) 448-2500
Knox County 107 N 4th Street Edina, MO 63537 (660) 397-2184	Warren County 104 W. Booneslick Warrenton, MO 63383 (314) 456-3331
Laclede County 200 N Adams Avenue Lebanon, MO 65536-3046 (417) 532-2471	Washington County 102 North Missouri Street Potosi, MO 63664-1799 (573) 438-4901
Lafayette County 1001 Main Street Lexington, MO 64067 (660) 259-4315	Wayne County P. O. Box 168 Greenville, MO 63944 (573) 224-3221
Lawrence County P.O. Box 309 Mount Vernon, MO 65712-0309 (417) 466-3666	Webster County P.O. Box 529 Marshfield, MO 65706-0529 (417) 468-2223
Lewis County P.O. Box 67 Monticello, MO 63457-0067 (573) 767-5205	Worth County P.O. Box 450 Grant City, MO 64456 (660) 564-2219
Lincoln County 201 Main Street Troy, MO 63379-1127 (314) 528-4415	Wright County P.O. Box 98 Hartville, MO 65667-0098 (417) 741-6661