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Northern Missouri
Some Adair County septic work now points to DHSS
Adair County's health department points certain onsite sewage permit questions to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Northern Missouri
Land records start with the Adair County Recorder
The Adair County Recorder is the local office for recorded real estate documents, while assessor searches are only part of the property picture.
Central Missouri
Audrain County assessor search is a starting point, not a warranty
Audrain County's assessor search provides property information as-is, so parcel research should be confirmed with the correct office before decisions.
Central Missouri
Audrain County's recorder records reach back to 1837
Audrain County's recorder says the office keeps land-transaction records dating back to 1837.
Southwest Missouri
Barry County's health department handles septic and private well testing questions
Barry County Health Department environmental staff work with onsite wastewater systems and private well testing, both important rural-property checks.
Southwest Missouri
Barry County deed checks belong with the Recorder of Deeds
Barry County's Recorder of Deeds and iRecord search are the right lane for recorded land documents, not property-tax or assessment questions.
Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Benton County GIS is a property starting point
Benton County's Assessor says its GIS mapping provides aerial photography and limited property information, with more detail available by subscription.
Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Benton County's online land index starts in 1962
Benton County's Recorder says the online land-record index reaches back to January 1962, while older records remain in books and microfilm at the office.
Southeast Missouri
Bollinger County assessor work includes mapping and 911 addressing
Bollinger County's assessor site lists personal property, mapping, real estate appraisal, and 911 addressing, so rural property questions may start there.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Boone building inspections depend on whether the property is in Columbia
Boone County says its inspections division handles building inspections outside Columbia city limits, while Columbia has its own building and site development office.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
A Columbia rental is a city compliance item
Rental housing in Columbia has city licensing and inspection rules, which is separate from ordinary Boone County property-tax and assessor paperwork.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
A Boone driveway onto a county road can need a county permit
Boone County Resource Management issues driveway permits for new or upgraded driveways connected to county-maintained roads.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Boone County checks building permits against flood maps
The county floodplain page says building permit applications are checked against flood maps, which matters for Missouri River bottoms and low ground.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Boone County recorded documents are a separate search
The recorder's online services cover deeds, deeds of trust, tax liens, easements, and other recorded real-estate documents.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Adding bedrooms can trigger septic review in Boone County
Boone County Resource Management says additions or remodels that add bedrooms or bathrooms need an existing onsite wastewater evaluation.
Northern Missouri
Buchanan County permits include buildings and septic systems
Buchanan County Planning and Zoning lists building, land-disturbance, and septic permits, and says all zoning districts require a building permit for structures.
Bootheel
Poplar Bluff building work uses the city planning desk
Inside Poplar Bluff, building permits and zoning questions route through the city's Planning and Inspections office.
Bootheel
The recorder's real-estate index reaches back to 1845
Butler County's Recorder of Deeds says its general index is maintained back to 1845, with computerized real-estate records starting in 1970.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Callaway County assessor field crews should be identifiable
Callaway County's Assessor says field crews use marked vehicles, safety vests, body cameras, and county IDs while collecting exterior property data.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Callaway County recorded documents are online through the Recorder
Callaway County's Recorder says recorded documents can be viewed online, including deeds, deeds of trust, releases, easements, surveys, plats, affidavits, and tax liens.
Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Camden County parcel research starts with the assessor GIS
Camden County's Assessor points parcel researchers to the county GIS, where real estate information can be searched by parcel number, owner, or situs address.
Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Camden County zoning permits route through Planning and Zoning
For county-zoned land, Camden County Planning and Zoning is the office to check before relying on a building, use, subdivision, or zoning-permit assumption.
Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Camden County land records have an online index, not the full deed
The Camden County Recorder offers an online land-records index, but the county says the index does not show the actual deed itself.
Kansas City Region
Cass County building work starts with the local rule layer
Cass County has a Building Codes, Zoning, and Environmental Health office, so owners should confirm the county or city permit path before starting structural work.
Southwest Missouri
Unincorporated development starts with Planning and Development
Christian County Planning and Development handles zoning and development requests for unincorporated Christian County.
Southwest Missouri
Recorder online search is its own portal
Christian County's Recorder has an online document-search portal, but recording standards and legal-advice limits still come from the Recorder's office.
Southwest Missouri
The recorder preserves Christian County land records
Christian County's Recorder of Deeds preserves real-estate land records, records many document types, and also handles marriage-license records.
Kansas City Region
Clay County land records can start online
Clay County's Recorder of Deeds keeps real estate documents as public records, with online search access for many land record images.
Kansas City Region
Clay County permits depend on city limits
Clay County Planning and Zoning handles building and zoning matters only outside incorporated city limits, so the first permit question is where the property sits.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Cole County's map is an Assessor record tool
The Cole County Assessor provides an interactive mapping website for real estate information, but recorded documents still belong with the Recorder.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
County building permits apply outside city limits
Cole County building-code pages point to permits required in unincorporated areas, while Jefferson City and other cities have their own permit paths.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Official deed copies should start with the Recorder
Cole County warns property owners about deed-copy solicitations and points them to the Recorder's Office for official deed copies.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Jefferson City projects use city permits
Inside Jefferson City, building permits and inspections are a city process, separate from Cole County permits for unincorporated land.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Cole County deed records have a separate online search
The Cole County Recorder provides online records search for deeds and other recorded real estate documents.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Cooper County land-record searches start with the Recorder
Cooper County's Recorder points residents to Tapestry for land-record searches and to the county GIS map for land ownership context.
Ozarks (Rural)
Crawford County real estate search is an assessment starting point
Crawford County's real estate search can help start parcel research, but it should not replace the deed record, survey, or tax office.
Ozarks (Rural)
Crawford County land-record searches start with the Recorder
Crawford County deed and recorded-document questions belong with the Recorder of Deeds, not the assessor or collector.
St. Louis Region
Franklin County building permits are for unincorporated work
Franklin County's Building Department handles permits and inspections for new construction in unincorporated areas, while cities may add their own requirements.
St. Louis Region
Franklin County floodplain work starts with map and permit checks
In unincorporated Franklin County, floodplain development is a Planning and Zoning question as well as a FEMA map question.
St. Louis Region
Franklin County land records start with the recorder
Franklin County's Recorder of Deeds records real-property documents and offers land-record search tools, but it does not perform title work or give legal advice.
Central Missouri / Missouri River Corridor
Septic work can start with the Gasconade County Health Department
Gasconade County Health Department explains when onsite wastewater permits, soil evaluation, and state application steps are part of a property project.
Northwest Missouri
Gentry County deed research has an online recorder trail
Gentry County's recorder office maintains land records, and its site points researchers to an online record-search option.
Southwest Missouri
County building permits are for unincorporated Greene County
Greene County Building Regulations says its permit jurisdiction is in the unincorporated parts of the county, not inside every city limit.
Southwest Missouri
The property search portal is an assessment lookup
Greene County's property search portal gives assessment history, property characteristics, and aerial imagery, but it is not the same as a recorded deed search.
Southwest Missouri
Recorded land documents are a Recorder search
The Greene County Recorder maintains real property records, and its real estate search is separate from tax and assessment lookups.
Southwest Missouri
Septic permits go through Greene County environmental rules
Greene County says onsite wastewater systems need permits for new systems and for repair or replacement of existing systems.
Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Henry County land records belong with the Recorder of Deeds
Henry County's Recorder of Deeds is the office for land transactions, surveys, subdivision plats, liens, and other recorded documents.
Ozarks (Rural)
Howell County Recorder records are searchable online
Howell County's Recorder page links to online search and deed notification, giving landowners a better starting point than a tax bill alone.
Ozarks (Rural)
Howell County septic permits can turn on acreage and repair type
Howell County Health Department says septic systems on less than three acres, business systems, and major repairs or modifications require a permit.
Kansas City Region
Independence has its own building-inspection layer
Property work inside Independence goes through the city's Building Inspections Division, which issues several permit types and inspects permitted work.
Kansas City Region
An Independence dangerous-building notice can reach the recorder
Independence says a dangerous-building notice is recorded with the Jackson County Recorder, which makes city code enforcement relevant to a property-record check.
Kansas City Region
A Kansas City address usually starts with CompassKC
For property inside Kansas City, Missouri, building and plan-review questions usually start with the city's CompassKC permit system rather than the Jackson County permit counter.
Kansas City Region
Search the parcel before treating a Jackson County address as simple
Jackson County's property search tools let a buyer check account, parcel, owner, and assessment information before assuming the mailing address tells the whole story.
Kansas City Region
Recorded deed questions still run through Independence
The Jackson County Recorder of Deeds is based at the Historic Truman Courthouse in Independence, and recorded documents have formatting and privacy rules.
Southwest Missouri
Building outside city service can involve county health permits
Jasper County Environmental Services says county building and onsite wastewater permits are tied together for many residence and commercial projects.
Southwest Missouri
Beacon is a map starting point, not the whole property answer
Jasper County's GIS page points residents to Beacon for parcel mapping, while warning that detailed assessment information may require membership.
Southwest Missouri
Joplin projects use the city building permit counter
For property inside Joplin, structural, electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical, and driveway work can point to city permit staff instead of a county office.
Southwest Missouri
Private wells can trigger a heavy-metal check at transfer
Jasper County's environmental rules make private-well testing a real property-transfer question in a county with mining and smelting history.
Southwest Missouri
Recorder searches start with the Jasper County deed index
Jasper County's recorder points residents to an online deed and document search, with the recorder remaining the source for copies and recording questions.
St. Louis Region
Jefferson County GIS maps are not boundary surveys
Jefferson County's assessor offers GIS and property-viewer tools, but the county says true property-line questions require a survey or recorded plat.
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