SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Cooper County is a county in Missouri with about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 8 county office pages for Cooper County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, Prosecuting Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Cooper County public records live

Each kind of Cooper County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Cooper County

A person arrested in Cooper County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Cooper County.

  • Website: coopermosheriff.com/detentionunit.html (page title: Cooper County Sheriff's Department)
  • Phone: 660-882-2771
  • Address: 200 Main Street Boonville, MO 65233
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Cooper County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Cooper County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Cooper County.

  • Website: coopercountymo.gov/circuit-court.html (page title: Circuit Court)
  • Phone: 660-882-2232
  • Address: 2043 Location 200 Main Street, Room 31 Boonville, MO 65233
  • Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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County Clerk of Cooper County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Cooper County.

  • Website: clerk.coopercountymo.gov (page title: Cooper County Clerk)
  • Phone: (660) 882-2114
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Cooper County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Cooper County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Recorder of Deeds

  • Website: coopercountymo.gov/recorders.html (page title: Recorders)
  • Phone: 660-834-3582
  • Address: 7977 Cooper County Recorder of Deeds 200 Main Street - Room 26 Boonville, MO 65233
  • Hours: Monday - Friday ​​ ​ 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

Property values: County Assessor

  • Website: coopercountymo.gov/assessors.html (page title: Assessors)
  • Phone: 660-882-2646
  • Address: 200 Main Street, Room 22 Boonville, MO 65233
  • Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Birth, death and marriage records in Cooper County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Cooper County are issued by the office below. The Missouri state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.

  • Website: health.mo.gov/vital-records-registries/vital-records (page title: Vital Records | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services)
  • Phone: 573-751-6387
  • Address: 930 Wildwood Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109
  • Hours: Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Prosecuting Attorney for Cooper County

The Prosecuting Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Cooper County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

  • Website: coopercountymo.gov/prosecuting-attorney.html (page title: Prosecuting Attorney)
  • Phone: 660-882-7577
  • Address: 422 E. Spring Street Boonville, MO 65233
  • Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Public records requests to Cooper County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Cooper County.

  • Website: coopercountymo.gov/recorders.html (page title: Recorders)
  • Phone: 660-834-3582
  • Address: 7977 Cooper County Recorder of Deeds 200 Main Street - Room 26 Boonville, MO 65233
  • Hours: Monday - Friday ​​ ​ 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Statewide Missouri sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Missouri state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Cooper County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Cooper County

Cooper County has 8 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of Boonville; the linked name open it.

  • Boonville (7,863)
  • Pilot Grove (690)
  • Otterville (449)
  • Windsor Place (361)
  • Bunceton (338)
  • Prairie Home (266)
  • Blackwater (178)
  • Wooldridge (31)

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Other counties in Missouri

SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Missouri.

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Cooper County Arrest Records

The Cooper County arrest records guide names the five agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 142 arrests the four agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Cooper County Records Guides

SearchSystems has nine more guides to Cooper County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Cooper County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Cooper County inmate search (the jail page of the Cooper County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Cooper County criminal records (the court file, the Missouri criminal history and the local arrest records), Cooper County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Cooper County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Missouri Sunshine Law requires), Cooper County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Cooper County DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Cooper County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Cooper County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Cooper County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Cooper County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Cooper County at coopermosheriff.com/detentionunit.html, or call 660-882-2771. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in Cooper County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Cooper County is at coopercountymo.gov/circuit-court.html, phone 660-882-2232. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Cooper County?

The Recorder of Deeds, at coopercountymo.gov/recorders.html. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Cooper County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Cooper County?

From the office SearchSystems verified for Cooper County vital records at health.mo.gov, phone 573-751-6387, or from the Missouri state vital records office.

How do I request a public record from Cooper County?

Through the records request page at coopercountymo.gov/recorders.html. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.