Missouri Death Records Indexes
Indexes for Missouri Deaths, Probate and Coroners Records
- Missouri Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988 (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription) coverage varies by county
- Missouri Coroner's Inquest Database (historical) includes Andrew County, Cape Girardeau, Clinton County, Cole County, Greene County, Pemiscot County, Perry County, St. Charles County, St. Francois County, St. Louis, and Stoddard County. Coverage varies by county.
- Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930 (for 15 Counties) at FamilySearch for Andrew, Audrain, Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, Clinton, Cole, Howard, Jefferson, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Scotland, Texas, and Warren counties. Coverage varies by county.
- Phelps, Crawford, Dent, and Washington Counties, Obituaries, 1880-1990 from FamilySearch; coverage varies by county
Missouri: Indexes for Death Records, Cemeteries and Obituaries by County
- Adair County...
- Andrew County Register of Deaths 1883-1893 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch
- Andrew County Tombstone Transcriptions
- Atchison County...
- Audrain County...
- Barry County...
- Bates County Cemeteries
- Bollinger County Death Records (transcriptions), c. 1883-1891
- Boone County and Columbia...
- Buchanan County...
- Butler County...
- Caldwell County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1864-1967 (at Ancestry/requires payment) for the Breckenridge Cemetery
- Callaway County...
- Camden County: Index of Cemetery Burials
- Cape Girardeau County...
- Carroll County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1840-1966 (at Ancestry/requires payment) for 11 cemeteries; coverage varies by cemetery
- Cass County...
- Cedar County Cemetery Index, 1839-1970 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by cemetery
- Christian County...
- Clay County...
- Cole County (includes Jefferson City)...
- Columbia - see the Boone County section above
- Cooper County Genealogy Records includes death records and some obituaries
- Daviess County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1869-1964 at Ancestry/requires payment; includes Bethel, Brown, Ketron, and Lile Cemeteries
- Dent County...
- Gasconade County Probate File Index
- Gentry County...
- Greene County and Springfield...
- Greene County: Ozarks Obituary Collection from the Ozarks Genealogical Society and the Springfield-Greene County Library District; has more than 115,000 obituaries from southwest Missouri newspapers; includes images of the obtiuaries
- Greene County: Ozarks News and Historical Index searches births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and other items that appeared in Springfield newspapers 1900-present; also indexes Springfield newspapers, 1867-June 30, 2002; from the Springfield-Greene County Library District
- Greene County: Hazelwood Cemetery Burials (Interactive Map) cemetery in Springfield
- Greene County Genealogy Indexes from the Springfield-Greene County Library; includes Index to Coroner's Record Books of Greene County, 1875-1972; and other items
- Greene County Coroner/Medical Examiner Name Index, 1834-1950; and Probate Name Index, 1833-1899
- Grundy County Cemeteries
- Harrison County Cemeteries
- Henry County Transcriptions of Cemetery Records and Obituaries most of the obituaries are from the Clinton Eye and the Clinton Daily Democrat
- Independence - see Jackson County below
- Iron County Cemeteries, Wills, Death Index, and more
- Jackson County and Kansas City...
- Jackson County: Midwest Genealogy Center Indexes includes indexes for...
- Independence Examiner Newspapers: birth, death, marriage, divorce, and other records 1900-1959 (some years are incomplete)
- Kansas City Star and Kansas City Times Obituaries 1975-2006 (not complete)
- Kansas City Call Newspaper Obituaries 1995-2001 (African American newspaper in Jackson County)
- Jackson County Probate Court Search (recent; includes Kansas City)
- Jackson County Clerk Registers and Permanent Records of Births and Deaths, 1883-1895 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; not indexed; death registers appear to end c. August 1890, with a few entries recorded after that.
- Jackson County: Woodlawn Cemetery Collection includes digital images of death registers (June 1897 to August 1911), burial registers (June 1897 and May 1918), and lot sales (1865-1951) from the early cemetery sections of Woodlawn Cemetery (known as City Cemetery and Saint Mary Cemetery) in Independence, Missouri; from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Jackson County: City of Lee's Summit Cemetery Map includes burial search
- Elmwood Cemetery Family History and Burial Information in Kansas City, Missouri
- Union Cemetery Burials Database (for surnames A-V) in Kansas City, Missouri
- Jasper County...
- Jefferson City - see the Cole County section above
- Jefferson County...
- Jefferson County Historical Society Genealogy Transcriptions includes: cemetery records, wills and probate indexes, and funeral home records (from the Dietrich, Fink, Mahn & Mothershead funeral homes in the vicinity of DeSoto in Jefferson County, Missouri)
- Jefferson County Obituaries, 1999-2012
- Jefferson County Newspaper Index, 1866-1940 indexes birth, marriage and death notices, and other items
- Jefferson County Permanent Record of Deaths, 1883-1892 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; includes searchable name index
- Jefferson County Probate Files and Coroner Inquest Indexes (date ranges not given)
- Johnson County...
- Joplin - see Jasper County above
- Kansas City - see Jackson County above
- Lafayette County: Tombstone Inscriptions of Lafayette County, Missouri 7 volumes/PDF files
- Lee's Summit - see Jackson County above
- Lincoln County, Missouri Deaths Index, 1866-1936 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- Linn County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1850-1962 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by cemetery
- Livingston County, Missouri, Cemetery Records (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by cemetery
- Macon County...
- Maries County Obituary Indexes, 1989-2015 also indexes marriage and birth announcements; also has obituary indexes for Osage County
- Marion County...
- McDonald County Library Obituaries Database also has indexes for marriage records
- Mercer County Cemeteries
- Miller County Obituaries and Probate Index
- Moniteau County...
- Montgomery County...
- Montgomery County Historical Society Cemetery Burials
- Montgomery County Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment) includes...
- Montgomery County, Missouri Deaths Index, 1898-1952
- Montgomery County Obituaries Index, 1889-1935
- Montgomery County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1836-1954
- Missouri Newspaper Death Index: for Montgomery County, 1875-1994 (29,580 records); Callaway County, 1846-1926 (19,179 records); and Cole County, 1884-1907 (1,617 records)
- New Madrid County: City of New Madrid Cemetery Transcriptions includes some cemeteries outside of the city
- Osage County: see Maries County above
- Ozark County Cemetery Burials Index
- Perry County Wills and Probate Indexes
- Pettis County...
- Pike County, Missouri Deaths Index, 1878-1917 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- Pike County Cemeteries
- Polk County Genealogical Society Obituaries Index
- Putnam County...
- Randolph County Death Index
- Ray County...
- Reynolds County Cemetery Records
- St. Charles County...
- St. Clair County Databases at Ancestry (these require payment)...
- St. Francois County...
- St. Joseph - see Buchanan County above
- St. Louis City and County...
- Ste. Genevieve County Cemeteries
- Saline County...
- Schuyler County Cemeteries
- Shannon County Cemeteries and Assorted Obituaries
- Shelby County Burial Cards Index, 1890s-1930s
- Springfield: see Greene County above
- Stone County Burial Index, 1852-2005 (at Ancestry/free to search) has over 10,000 names
- Sullivan County...
- Vernon County Probate Records Index
- Warren County Probate Records Index, 1833-1900
- Washington County Cemeteries
- Wayne County Cemetery Tombstone Photographs
- Worth County - see Gentry County above
- Wright County Cemeteries
Missouri Cemetery Indexes
Missouri Census Mortality Records
You can search Missouri Census Mortality Schedules for the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses at the link below. These records are for some people who died in the year prior to the census being taken. Some deceased people may have been overlooked. Digitized images of the Mortality Schedules are included. This database also has other special census records (such as Agriculture schedules) and tax lists for Missouri.
Ordering Missouri Vital Records
- Order Missouri Vital Records by Mail (fees and restrictions apply)
- Missouri State Archives Death Certificates 1910-1971 are available for free downloading online -- see the link in the Missouri death indexes section above.
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