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1805-1854 St. Louis County
(includes St. Louis City)
Land Deeds and Mortgages
- Copies and Research -

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Missouri land deeds recorded by County Recorders of Deeds are public records available for on-site research at no fee or by copy purchase at fees set by Missouri statute.

Missouri's County Recorder of Deeds employees are prohibited from providing Title Searches.

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Research 1805-1876 St. Louis County
Land Deeds, Mortgages, and
Miscellaneous Recordings

• 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  - Customers must arrive before 2:30 p.m. to begin land records research projects
  - Research and copy services
    end at 4:00 p.m.
  
• Archives Department
  St. Louis City Recorder and Registrar
  City Hall, Room 129-A
  1200 Market (Market @ Tucker)
• Read about What to Bring, Not Bring
• Read about Customer Access to Archives Dept. Land Records and Restrictions

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No Free Look-Ups by Phone, Mail, E-Mail

Search Fees and Copy Fees
Must Be Paid In Advance of Services

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Research Warning: Archives Department Land Deeds are indexed alphabetically by grantor name (seller) and grantee name (buyer) and date of recording, not date that transaction/deed/ instrument was entered into. In 19th to mid-20th Century St. Louis, many real estate buyers did not bring in their deeds to be recorded in a timely manner. The difference between the date of a transaction and date of recording may differ by as much as decades.

Research Warning: It is extremely rare to find structure information, other than restrictions, in a real estate deed.

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Before you make a Research Visit, Order a Search, or Order a Copy

• Read About Land Records Search Fees, Copy Fees, Mailing Fees,
  and Payment Method
• Read About What Information Is Provided From A Land Records Name Search
• Read About What Information Is Provided On A Land Deed

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• If you do not have Book and Page information for a Land Deed, you need to:

• Visit the Recorder and Registrar Archives and Research the Grantor or Grantee Index to secure the Book and Page
• Or Pay the Recorder and Registrar Archives for a Search
  

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A request for a record search may be rejected and your fee refunded for the following reasons:

• Your request is not entirely for genealogical or historical scholarly purposes. Your request is or appears to be a request for a title search, an easement search, legal research for a lawsuit/court case, or other research relating to question of legal title, property boundaries, or deed restrictions.
• The name you have provided for the search is a common name or has more than ten transactions indexed.
  

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		Purchase 1805-1854 Land Records Search
		Purchase 1805-1854 Land Deed Copy(ies)

 

1. Complete Form
2. Mail Completed Form with Fee and
   Size Appropriate Self-Addressed-Stamped- Envelope (copies are 11" x 17", which we fold to fit envelope) or add Mailing Fee equal to $1.00 per each four pages:
3. Or Bring Completed Form with Fee to:
   Archives Department
   St. Louis City Recorder and Registrar
   City Hall, Room 129-A
   1200 Market Street
   St. Louis, Missouri 63103

Contact 314.589.6796 - E-mail

Completed Form and Payment due
in advance of services.

• Please do not call for record look-ups.
• Please do not e-mail copy requests.

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