Missouri State Archives
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1957
Death certificates contain valuable information for family historians and researchers. The Missouri Death Certificate Database, containing death records created after 1910 and over 50 years old, makes that information available online through a searchable index that links to a digitized image of the original death certificate.
The index can be searched by first name and last name, county, and by year and month. Once a name is selected, a digitized image of the original certificate can be retrieved.
This is an ongoing project and additional records will be added as they are transcribed and imaged. If the image of the certificate is not yet available researchers can request a photocopy of the certificate by contacting the Archives Reference Desk . For death certificates less than 50 years old please contact the Missouri Bureau of Vital Records.
If you have questions or comments about these records, please contact the Missouri State Archives at archref@sos.mo.gov.
For more information:
- Missouri Birth and Death Records: A Brief History
- Death Certificate Project
- Death Certificate Request Form
- Reporting Corrections
- Dictionary of Medical Terms
For additional resources:
- Missouri State Archives Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database
- Missouri Bureau of Vital Records
- State Historical Society of Missouri Newspaper Search: Births, Death, and Marriages