Ste. Genevieve land records run through the Recorder of Deeds

For Ste. Genevieve County land paperwork, the Recorder of Deeds is the courthouse office to know. The county page says the recorder records and preserves documents related to land transactions and other documents that comply with Missouri statutes.

The same office also issues and records marriage licenses, files military discharges, provides copies or certified copies of public records, and helps the public locate records. That mix can surprise people who expect all property questions to start with the assessor.

Use the assessor for value and parcel-search leads. Use the recorder when the question is about deeds, recorded documents, certified copies, or the paper trail behind ownership. For an old French colonial county with a long land-record history, that distinction keeps a property errand from bouncing around the courthouse.