This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Document?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Howard County:
- Court case files: contact the Howard County Circuit Clerk-Recorder, 1 Courthouse Square, Fayette, MO 65248, 660-248-2194, or search Missouri Case.net first
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records or call the probate/circuit office at 660-248-2194 or 660-248-3326
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records, the Prosecuting Attorney at 600 W. Morrison Street, Suite 20, Fayette, 660-248-3005, or the Sheriff at 100 N. Mulberry Street, 660-248-2477
- Jail roster: see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Other county records: the Howard County Clerk and Election Authority is at One Courthouse Square, Fayette, phone 660-248-2284, email howard@sos.mo.gov, with weekday hours listed as 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.