South Lineville, MO Public Records
South Lineville is an incorporated town in Mercer County, Missouri, with an estimated population of 13 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.1 square miles of land.
🏢 South Lineville Town Hall
South Lineville's 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.
South Lineville has no entry with a contact address in the 2022 Census of Governments listing, our source for local government offices, so we do not list a contact for its own office. Use the county offices below.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for South Lineville
South Lineville is in Mercer 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.
📍 Mercer County at a Glance
| County | Mercer County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 3,452 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Mercer County Courthouse (3rd Judicial Circuit)
| Address | 802 East Main Street, Princeton, MO 64673 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (660) 748-4335 |
| Hours | Open to the public 8 a.m. to 4 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 Mercer County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for South Lineville
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in South Lineville, MO:
📋 South Lineville 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 | Mercer 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) |