(This page's most recent update is April 2025)
If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Access Genealogy – Missouri
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Missouri
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Central Methodist University Digital Collections
- Christian County Library
- Chronicling America – Missouri
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – Missouri
- Daniel Boone Regional Library Community History Archive
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Missouri
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Missouri
- Documenting the American South
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Missouri Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Missouri
- Farmington Public Library
- FindAGrave
- Fontbonne College Digital Collections
- Genealogy Trails – Missouri
- Gentry County Public Library
- Google Books – Missouri
- Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
- HathiTrust – Missouri
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Missouri
- Internet Archive – Missouri
- Jackson County Historical Society
- Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections
- LDS Genealogy – Missouri
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Lincoln University Digital Collections
- Lindenwood University Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Missouri
- Maryville University of St Louis Digital Collections
- McDonald County Library
- Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center
- Midwest Genealogy Center
- Missouri Baptist University Digital Collections
- Missouri Digital Heritage
- Missouri History Museum Library
- Missouri Southern State University Digital Collections
- Missouri State Archives
- Missouri State Genealogical Association
- Missouri State University Digital Collections
- Missouri Valley Special Collections
- Missouri Western State University Digital Collections
- Missouriana Digital Text Collection
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Kansas City
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- Neosho Newton County Library
- New Horizons Genealogy – Missouri
- Northwest Missouri State University Digital Collections
- Ozarks Genealogical Society Library
- Park University Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Poplar Bluff Library
- Saint Louis University Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Missouri
- Scenic Regional Library
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Southeast Missouri State University Digital Collections
- Springfield-Greene County Library Center
- St Louis County Library
- St Louis Mercantile Library
- St Louis Public Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- The State Historical Society of Missouri Digital
- Truman State University Digital Collections
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Central Missouri Digital Collections
- University of Missouri – Columbia Digital Collections
- University of Missouri – Kansas City Digital Collections
- University of Missouri – St Louis Digital Collections
- University of Missouri Digital Library
- US GenWeb – Missouri
- US GenWeb Archives – Missouri
- Washington University, St Louis Digital Collections
- Webster University Digital Collections
In addition, here is the list of over 6,650 curated Missouri genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!