Online St. Louis, Missouri Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries (City & County)

Online St. Louis and Missouri Death Indexes

From Ancestry (these require a subscription to Ancestry's collection of genealogy records)
- St. Louis City Death Records Index 1850-1908
- Missouri Death Records and Index 1834-1931 includes images from the death registers for many of the listings; coverage varies by county
From the Missouri State Archives (these are free to use)
- Missouri Pre-1910 Birth & Death Records Index (partial) includes 87 counties - partial coverage for St. Louis
- Missouri Death Certificates Index and Images 1910-1958 includes free downloadable images of the death certificates; see the "ordering vital records" section below for information on obtaining copies of MO death certificates after 1958

Obituaries and Death Notices in St. Louis Newspapers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituaries Archive 1988-present (you can obtain copies of the obituaries online for a fee)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary Index (covers 1880-1930, 1942-1945, 1960-1964, and 1992-2008; you can order copies by mail from the St. Louis City Public Library for a fee) listings include obituaries, death notices and burial permits
Deaths in the Daily Missouri Democrat, 1860; and St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1880 PDF files
Deaths Reported in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1881-1891
St. Louis Argus Obituary Index (African-American community newspaper)
Westliche Post Obituaries Index 1880-1888 (some months missing) St. Louis German-language newspaper

St. Louis Cemeteries and Burial Indexes

St. Louis Probate and Wills Indexes

St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project includes...
- Saint Louis County Probate Court (1804-1876)
- Saint Louis City Probate Court (1876-1900, the city separated from the county in 1876)
St. Louis City Wills Index, Volumes M-X, 1877-1894 (downloadable PDF file)
St. Louis County Probate Court - Closed Estates Index, circa 1876-July 11, 2004 does not include St. Louis City
St. Louis County Will Book Index 1875-1889 does not include St. Louis City

Miscellaneous St. Louis Death Indexes

Missouri Coroner's Inquest Database includes St. Louis City Office of the Coroner - Inquests, 1845-1900 and St. Louis Medical Examiner - Inquests, 1889-1899
Missouri History Museum - Genealogy and Local History Index includes indexes for: St. Louis County Coroner's Records, 1826-1873; Missouri Republican death index, 1870-July 13, 1871 & 1880-July 2, 1881; Howard Funeral Home Records (St. Louis), 1913-1943; also indexes many other sources
1850 St. Louis County Census Mortality Schedule Index for deaths June 1, 1849 - May 31, 1850
Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers 1861-1899
Index to Names in the Annual Reports of the Coroner of Saint Louis, Missouri, for the Years 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897

General Death Index that includes St. Louis & Missouri

Ordering St. Louis and Missouri Vital Records

Order Missouri Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificates Online from Vitalchek since 1910 for birth & death; since July 1, 1948 for marriage & divorce (fees and restrictions apply)
Order Missouri Vital Records by Mail same date ranges as above (fees and restrictions apply)
Missouri State Archives Death Certificates 1910-1958 are available for free downloading online -- see the link above

Also See...

Missouri Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment) includes census records, WWI draft cards, WWII army enlistments, vital records, historical newspapers and city directories
St. Louis Genealogy Resources

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Online St. Louis, Missouri Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries