Does anyone have useful research sites for Missouri genealogy research?
I will add to the list below as suggestions are made in the discussion thread so that you don't have to read through the discussion to find all the links.
When a county doesn't have a genealogy or historical society on the web, I look for a local government website, which Hickory does have.
It's population of approximately 9,000, and its movement towards becoming a retirement community, may have something to do with their lack of internet resources. (source)
I've added a few links above to the USGenWeb, AccessGenealogy, GenealogyTrails, and GenForum sites for Missouri, and they do have some information for the smaller counties.
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis: http://www.archstl.org/cemeteries/ This site is very helpful if ancester was Roman Catholic and buried in St. Louis, MO. You can use exact and soundex. Click on the LOT section and will show other buried in same lot if not pauper section.
Missouri Digital Heritage : Death Records Certificates (1910-1958) www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates. I have obtained several digital copies of death certificates for my family from this site.