St. Francois County, MissouriEdit This Page

From FamilySearch Wiki

This Missouri-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. While this page is under construction, may we suggest Cyndi's List.

United States Missouri St. Francois County

County Courthouse

St. Francois County Courthouse
County Courthouse Square
Farmington, MO 63640
Phone: 573.756.5411 

County Records has marriage and land records;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records;
Associate Circuit Court has probarte records^[1]

History

Parent County

1821--St. Francois County was created 19 December 1821 from Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve and Washington Counties.
County seat: Farmington ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of St. Francois County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

• The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Iron
• Jefferson
• Madison
• Perry
• Ste. Genevieve
• Washington

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing St. Francois County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Interactive map of St. Francois County townships (Histopolis)

• The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including St. Francois County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

Marriages

Deaths

• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Farmington Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), St. Francois County, Missouri. Page 405 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).