Mercer County MO Genealogy

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Overview of Mercer County Records

• Mercer County was created in 1845 from Grundy County.
• Copies of birth and death records for 1910 and later can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services .
• The Mercer County courthouse burned in 1898 and some records were destroyed or badly damaged.
• The Mercer County Clerk has birth records from 1883 to 1894 and death records from 1883 to 1891.
• The Mercer County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1898, divorce records, court records starting in 1868, and land records starting in 1846.
• The Mercer County Circuit Court has probate records starting in 1849.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.