Jefferson County MO Genealogy

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Jefferson Records by Type

Birth Records (7)
Cemetery Records (288)
Census Records (32)
Church Records (28)
City Directories (3)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (22)
Histories and Genealogies (12)
Immigration Records (2)
Land Records (11)
Map Records (20)
Marriage Records (13)
Military Records (17)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (66)
Probate Records (7)
School Records (65)
Tax Records (1)

Jefferson County Records by City/Town

Antonia Genealogy (35)
Arnold Genealogy (39)
Barnhart Genealogy (31)
Byrnes Mill Genealogy (30)
Cedar Hill Genealogy (34)
Crystal Genealogy (45)
De Soto Genealogy (103)
Dittmer Genealogy (35)
Festus Genealogy (89)
Grubville Genealogy (31)

Hematite Genealogy (33)
Herculaneum Genealogy (43)
High Ridge Genealogy (36)
Hillsboro Genealogy (60)
House Springs Genealogy (37)
Imperial Genealogy (40)
Kimmswick Genealogy (30)
Pevely Genealogy (40)
Plattin Genealogy (34)
Rock Creek Genealogy (31)

Overview of Jefferson County Records

Jefferson County was created in 1818 from Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis counties.
Copies of birth and death records for 1910 and later can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services .
The Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1825 and land records starting in 1819.
The Jefferson County Probate Court has probate records starting in 1820.
The Jefferson County Clerk Circuit Court has court records starting in 1819.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.