Rives, MO Public Records
Rives is an incorporated town in Dunklin County, Missouri, with an estimated population of 42 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.4 square miles of land.
🏢 Rives Town Hall
Rives' own town government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the town clerk under Missouri's Sunshine Law. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the town; see the offices below.
📇 Rives Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Rives |
| Mailing address | 7192 State Hw Pp, Hornersville, MO 63855 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Rives
Rives is in Dunklin County. In Missouri, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. Divorce cases in Missouri are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. Wills and estates in Missouri are handled by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in each county.
📍 Dunklin County at a Glance
| County | Dunklin County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 27,002 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Dunklin County Justice Center (35th Judicial Circuit)
| Address | 1175 Floyd Street, P.O. Box 567, Kennett, MO 63857 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (573) 888-2456 |
| Hours | 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays |
| Records available | Circuit court case records (civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic); the Circuit Clerk keeps the court files |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | courts.mo.gov/…/getCountyCourtData.htm ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Dunklin County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Rives
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Rives, MO:
📋 Rives Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Missouri are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Missouri, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Dunklin County courthouse. Divorce cases in Missouri are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Missouri are handled by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in each county. |
| State court system | Missouri Courts |
| Sex offender registry | Missouri Sex Offender Registry (Missouri State Highway Patrol) |