Cape Girardeau County MO Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Cape Girardeau Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (259) Census Records (44) Church Records (28) City Directories (20) Court Records (5) Death Records (16) Histories and Genealogies (14) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (10) Map Records (17) Marriage Records (12) Military Records (11) Minority Records (5) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (105) Probate Records (9) School Records (46) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Cape Girardeau County Records

• Cape Girardeau County was created in 1804.
• Copies of birth and death records for 1910 and later can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services .
• The Cape Girardeau County Archive Center has many records as early as 1797 including tax records, school records, probate records, marriage records, and military records.
• The Cape Girardeau County Clerk has birth and death records from 1883 to 1893.
• The Cape Girardeau County Records has deed records.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.