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      Missouri State Vital Records Office

        Bureau of Vital Records
        Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
        930 Wildwood
        P.O. Box 570
        Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
        (573) 751-6378 birth records
        (573) 751-6385 death records
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        Make check or money order payable to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or DHSS.

        If event occurred in St. Louis (city), St. Louis County, or Kansas City before 1910, write to the City or County Health Department.

        For Corrections on Birth Records call (573) 751-6387
        For Corrections on Death Records call (573) 751-6374
        For adding a father's name to a birth record call (573) 751-6378
        For Processing an Adoption or Legitimization call (573) 751-6385

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      • Order birth and death records online quickly and easily via VitalChek

        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$15.00since Jan 1910Order OnlineMail Order
        You must be a member of the individual's immediate family in order to obtain a birth certificate.

        Death$13.00since Jan 1910Order OnlineMail Order

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      • Birth & Deathprior to August 1909
        Can be obtained from the county clerk of the county where the birth or death occurred, or from
        Records Management and Archives Service
        P.O. Box 778
        Jefferson City, MO 65102
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      • Birth & Death1883-1893 sparse
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      • Marriage$15.00Index since July 1948Mail Order

        Divorce$15.00Index since July 1948Mail Order
        Certified copies are not available from the State Health Department. Inquiries will be forwarded to the appropriate office. Copies should be available from the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce was granted.

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      Index to Missouri County Vital Records Offices

        County records in the county that the event occurred:
        • Birth records since 1920 and death records since 1980 may be obtained from the County Health Departments (note: genealogy requests must be submitted to the Missouri Department of Health).
        • For birth and death records prior to August 1909, contact the County Clerk. Most counties keep no official records.Very few records exist before 1910. St. Louis & Jackson Counties may have some early records.
        • For marriage records, contact the Recorder of Deeds
        • For divorce records, contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court

        Follow this link to Rootsweb to determine what county a city or town is in.

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