St Louis County Library

In late 1876, the City of St. Louis separated from St. Louis County. The city and county have remained two totally separate governmental entities since that time, an important fact in understanding how records are titled and which ones need to be consulted. More information about the split and how it affects research is available elsewhere on this website.

The following is a list of online indexes and finding aids to St. Louis City and County sources held by the Special Collections Department.

General

St. Louis City and County Records on Microfilm, Microfiche and CD-ROM (PDF, 34 kb)

Births

Index to Saint Louis County, Missouri Register of Births (1883 - 1895) and Stillbirths (1883 - 1908)

User's guide for the Microfilm Set, Record of Births, 1850 - 1910 and Index to Record of Births, 1910 - 1929 for St. Louis City, Missouri (PDF, 266 kb)

Cemeteries

Cemetery Holdings on Microfilm, Microfiche and CD-ROM

Wesleyan Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri--includes:

• Index to burials recorded on plot sales receipt stubs, 1891 - 1899
• Wesleyan Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri, List of Colored Persons in Wesleyan Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, 1847 - 1868

Census

Index to Individuals in Institutions in the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Schedules from the 1880 Federal Census

Church records

Catholic

Catholic Priests in St. Louis, 1841 - 1900

Catholic Church Records Held by the Special Collections Department

Catholic Jubilee Histories Held by the Special Collections Department

"Guide to St. Louis Catholic Archdiocesan Parish Records"--copies of this finding aid are available for use in the Department. Copies may also be purchased.

Lutheran

Lutheran Church Records Held by the Special Collections Department

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Index to Baptisms, 1848 - 1909, and Marriages, 1848 - 1920

Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Des Peres, Index to Baptisms and Deaths

United Church of Christ

United Church of Christ Records Held by the Special Collections Department--includes congregations originating in the German Evangelical Synod of North America, the (German) Reformed Church, the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and the Congregational Church.

Other denominations

Miscellaneous Protestant Church Records on Microfilm in the Special Collections Department

City and county directories

City and Telephone Directories Held By the Special Collections Department

Court records

Index to St. Louis County Court Records, 1824 - 1835

Death records (see also "Newspapers" below)

Guide to researching Saint Louis City Burial Certificates, Jan. 1882 - Oct. 1908, on Microfilm

Funeral home records on microfilm held by the Special Collections Department

St. Louis death records on microfilm in the Special Collections Department

Local History Index

An index to published histories for communities, churches and organizations in St. Louis City and County.

Maps

Microfilm

Microfilm and Microfiche Location Guide

St. Louis City and County Records on Microfilm, Microfiche and CD-ROM (PDF, 34 kb)

Military records

U.S. Army enlistees from St. Louis, 1855

Miscellaneous records

Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company ledger Index, 1875-1880

Naturalization records

St. Louis, Missouri Naturalization Index

Newspapers

Newspaper holdings

Newspapers and Other Periodicals on Microfilm Held by the Special Collections Department

St. Louis Newspaper Held By the Special Collections Department (PDF, 109 kb)

Newspaper indexes

Index to Deaths in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Index to the Carondelet News

Index to the Saint Louis County Watchman-Advocate Newspaper

Name index to St. Louis French Newspapers

Star-Times Newspaper Title index to Special Article Series

Westliche Post Death Notice Index

Schools

Yearbooks and Alumni Publicatons

Wills

Index to Saint Louis City Wills