Franklin County does not have the funds or personnel to perform genealogy research.  Listed below are some of the resources available through County Government and other organizations.

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County Clerk's Office

• 400 E Locust Rm 201 • Union, MO 63084

• Phone: (636)583-6355 • Fax: (636)583-7320

• E-Mail: clerk@franklinmo.gov

• Partial Birth Records from 1883 to 1892 on Microfilm

• Partial Death Records from 1883 to 1887 on Microfilm

• Land Tax Books 1835 to 1988 on Microfilm

• Coroner Inquest from 1863 through 1969 on Microfilm

• School Records from 1901 - 1940 on Microfilm

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Circuit Clerk's Office

• 401 E Main St • Union, MO 63084

• Phone: (636)583-7366

• Immigration Records

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Health Department

• 414 E Main • Union, MO 63084

• Phone: (636)583-7300 • Fax: (636)583-7305

• Birth Records from 1920 to present

• Death Certificates from 1980 to present

• For more information contact:

• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

• Bureau of Vital Records

• PO Box 570 • Jefferson City, MO 65102

• Phone: (573)751-6400

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Recorder of Deeds

• 400 E Locust Rm 102 • Union, MO 63084

• Phone: (636)583-6367 • Fax: (636)583-7330

• E-Mail: recorder@franklinmo.gov

• Real Estate Transfers from 1819 to the present

• Marriage Licenses from 1819 to the present

• Military Discharges from 1917 to the present

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Scenic Regional Library

•  https://scenicregional.org/

•  Census records

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Four Rivers Genealogical Society

• 113 E Fourth • Washington, MO 63090

Franklin County Historical Society

• 300 E Locust • Union, MO 63084

Friends of Old Bethel - Labadie Area

• PO Box 82 • Labadie, MO 63055

• Bill and Barbara Troutman (636)742-4971

• E-mail: Sandra K. Becker-Gurnow, gurnow@mail.yhti.net

Gerald Historical Society

• 111 W Third • Gerald, MO 63037

Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society

• 140 W St Louis St • Pacific, MO 63069

• c/o Sue Reed (librarian), Scenic Regional Library

• Phone: (636)257-2712

Meramec Valley Historical Museum Committee

• 206 W Union St • Pacific, MO 63069

• Email: museum@pacificmissouri.com

• Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month at 7 pm at the Museum.

New Haven Preservation Society

• 109 Wall • New Haven, MO 63068

• Alan Bell, President

• Carol Bell (573)237-2832

Phoebe Apperson Hearst Historical Society

• 2808 Sycamore Ln • St Clair, MO 63077

• c/o Helen Ely (636)629-2596

• E-Mail: Sue Cooley, scooley@yhti.net

St. Clair Historical Museum

• 560 S Main St • St Clair, MO 63077

Union Historical Society

• 514 W Main St • Union, MO 63084

• Kevin Mooney, President

• Phone: (636)583-2682

Washington Historical Society

• 113 E Fourth • Washington, MO 63090

Washington's Firehouse Museum

• 520 W Fifth • Washington, MO 63090

• Phone: (636)390-0469

• Hours: Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.