Missouri, St. Louis County
Where Manchester's records are kept. Court and property records for Manchester sit with St. Louis County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Missouri.
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Manchester relies on St. Louis County and the State of Missouri for its public records. The cards below are the Missouri state offices, and the St. Louis County offices are on our St. Louis County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Vital records
Department of Health and Senior Services bureau issuing certified copies of Missouri births and deaths recorded since 1910, with a marriage and divorce registry since 1948 and 115 local offices that serve visitors in person.
Open official site Missouri Bureau of Vital RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
The U.S. Department of Justice runs NSOPW, which searches the public sex offender registries of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Indian Country by name or location.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsitePolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
The federal judiciary's PACER service lets registered users search and download filings from every federal court for 10 cents a page, 12 cents from January 2027; small quarterly bills are waived.
Open official site Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)State records
The Secretary of State's archives holds over 336 million pages of records, with online databases for births and deaths before 1910, death certificates from 1910 to 1975, naturalizations and soldiers' records.
Open official site Missouri State Archives ResearchCounty court
Three divisions, St. Louis, Cape Girardeau and Hannibal, make up this court; it posts hearing dates and dockets, offers online petition filing and electronic claims, and gives case status by phone through McVCIS.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of MissouriCounty court
The Missouri Judiciary's public case portal: look up Missouri court cases by litigant name, case number or filing date to see dockets, parties, charges and judgments; the information is not an official court record.
Open official site Missouri Courts Case.netEverything else, organized
18 more Manchester sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Manchester, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Manchester keeps its own council and town business records. See our St. Louis County page for every county office.
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Other places in St. Louis County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; St. Louis County records are on the county page.