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Online Missouri indexes and images

Federal population schedules

Microfilm images

Many federal census records (1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930) are at the following archives:

• State Historical Society of Missouri (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus)
• Missouri State Archives (Jefferson City)
• The Family History Library
• The National Archives

Residents of Missouri may borrow microfilm of federal census records through 1880 from the Missouri State Historical Society on interlibrary loan through public or college libraries. State census microfilm. Soundexes, and other indexes may not be borrowed.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Missouri, click here

Federal non-population schedules

Online indexes and images

Microfilm images

Indexes: fiche, film, or book

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Missouri, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses

The Territory of Missouri took censuses in 1814, 1817, and 1819. The State of Missouri took censuses in 1821, then every four years beginning in 1824 through 1868, and in 1876. Most of these Territorial and State Censuses no longer exist. Listed below are copies currently available. Some censuses only gave head of household and others listed all household members.

At Ancestry.com

• 1887-Phelps
• 1881-Reynolds
• 1880-Cass
• 1876- Atchison, Benton, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Daviess, St. Francois, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Holt, Howard, Madison, McDonald, Moniteau, Montgomery, Osage, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Stone, Texas, Worth and Webster Counties.
• 1873-Cole County
• 1869-Franklin County
• 1868-Cape Girardeau and Franklin Counties
• 1867- Cape Girardeau, Franklin, and Greene Counties.
• 1858- St. Louis County
• 1857- St. Louis County
• 1856- Audrain County
• 1844- Callaway County
  
  

At the State Historical Society of Missouri (University of Missouri–Columbia Campus):

• 1876 - Benton, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Christian, Greene, Holt, Howard, McDonald, Montgomery, Osage, Phelps, Reynolds, St. Francois counties (all microfilm) Butler, Iron and Texas counties (transcriptions).
• 1868 - Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve, and Webster counties (all microfilm)
• 1864 - Gasconade County (transcription)
• 1844 - Callaway County (microfilm), Marion County (transcription) *1852 - St. Charles County (transcription)
• 1840 - Rives County [now Henry County] (transcription)
• 1819 - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
• 1817 - St. Charles Territorial Censuses (transcription)
  
  

At the Missouri State Archives (Jefferson City):

• 1868 - Cape Girardeau County (microfilm)
• 1844 - Callaway County (microfilm); Greene County (transcription)
• 1840 - New Madrid, Newton, Pike, Randolph, Ray, Rives (later Henry), Shelby, Stoddard and Warren counties (all transcriptions)

Existing and lost censuses

For a list of available and missing Missouri censuses, click here.

Why use a census?

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

• index searching tips
• analyzing and using what you find
• census accuracy
• historical background
• contents of various census years and types

Sources and footnotes

• This page was last modified on 16 March 2012, at 13:53.
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