Local Genealogy Resources

• Clay County, Missouri Genealogical Records Information
• Clay County Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historical Society
• Clay County, MOGenWeb
• Cyndi's List of General Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• Genealogy Links.net
• KCKPL KS Collection of General Genealogy Sites
• National Archives Genealogy Sites
• Heritage Quest
• Ancestry Library Edition
• Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1957 The index can be searched by first name and last name, county, and by year and month.
• Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 The Missouri Birth and Death Records Database is an abstract of the birth, stillbirth, and death records recorded before 1909 and that are available on microfilm at the Missouri State Archives.
• Missouri Naturalization Records, 1816 - 1955 Naturalization is the process by which a person who immigrates to the United States becomes an American citizen. After living in the United States for two years, an immigrant could file the original "first papers," or declaration of intent. After another three years of residence, the immigrant could file the petition for naturalization, or "second, or final papers". The information contained in the naturalization records includes name, native city and/or native country, date of record, court of application (county court, circuit court, Supreme Court), and microfilm location for copy of full entry (reel number, volume and page numbers).