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 History and Genealogy Department.
The History & Genealogy Department will do lookups in indexed sources for free. See "Lookups and other services" for guidelines and instructions for submitting requests.
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)
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
Church records
Catholic
Catholic Priests in St. Louis, 1841 – 1900
Catholic Church Records Held by the History and Genealogy Department
Catholic Jubilee Histories Held by the History and Genealogy Department
Guide to St. Louis Catholic Archdiocesan Parish Records
German Evangelical
Lutheran
Lutheran Church Records Held by the History and Genealogy 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 History and Genealogy 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 History and Genealogy Department
City directories
St. Louis City and County city directories and telephone books
Court records
Index to St. Louis County Court Records, 1824 – 1835
Free Negroes Licensed in St. Louis, Missouri in 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 History and Genealogy Department
St. Louis death records on microfilm in the History and Genealogy Department
Land records
Land Records Relating to French and Spanish Land Claims in Missouri, Especially St. Louis County
Local History Index
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 Saint Louis County Library
St. Louis Newspaper Held By the History and Genealogy Department (PDF, 109 kb)
Newspaper indexes
Index to Deaths in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1860-1861, 1880-1881, 1883
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
Wills
Index to Saint Louis City Wills
Yearbooks
Yearbooks and alumni publications