The following documents can be downloaded as PDFs.
Finding Aid to St. Louis County Coroner's Records
Guide to St. Louis County Coroner's Records, 1940-1990
See also PastPorts, Vol. 9:9 (Sept. 2016).
Index of Natural Deaths in St. Louis County Coroner's Records
The following links will download a compiled index of Natural Deaths from St. Louis County Coroner's Records for the years 1953-1962. Indexes for other years (1940-1952 & 1962-1990 can be located within the microfilm set using the guide above.
Some coroner's records do not have complete information, and the indexes have been augmented with information taken from Missouri death certificates located online. Information taken from death records is marked in brackets. Also, due to human error, there are often discrepancies between the information on the coroner's report and the information on the death certificate, such as name spellings, ages, and sometimes even the dates of death.
St. Louis County Coroner's Records, Index to Natural Deaths, 1953-1956
St. Louis County Coroner's Records, Index to Natural Deaths, 1957-1958
St. Louis County Coroner's Records, Index to Natural Deaths, 1959-1960
St. Louis County Coroner's Records, Index to Natural Deaths, 1961-1962
St. Louis County Coroner Miscellaneous File Folders, 1977-1981
See the guide for more information.
St. Louis County Coroner Miscellaneous File Folders, names in alphabetical order
St. Louis County Coroner Miscellaneous File Folders, names in order of appearance
Updated April 25, 2018