Missouri Bank Note History
The Missouri Bank Note History home page consolidates historical information on the National/Obsolete Banks, Bankers and Banking History of Missouri. It also highlights What's New, along with some Famous Missouri Banks & Bankers, and lists helpful Research Resources.
Missouri County home pages
County Bank Note History home pages provide information on the Banks, Bankers and Bank Notes for that county during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), and also the Obsolete Bank Note Era (1782-1866) (if applicable for that county). All of the county's National & Obsolete Banks are listed with links to their Bank History pages. Prominent Bankers are also listed with links to their Banker Bio pages. Several Bank Notes are featured, as well as bank postcards and other bank related ephemera.
If you have a local County Historical Society/Museum, they may be interested in adding a link on their website to their County's Bank Note History home page in our wiki.
- (There are currently no Missouri County home pages set up)
What's New in Missouri Bank Note History
- Bank Histories:
- Mercantile National Bank, Saint Louis, MO (Charter 9297) (1908-1918)
- Third National Bank, Sedalia, MO (Charter 2919) (1882-2021)
- Central National Bank, Boonville, MO (Charter 1584) (1865-1916)
- Continental National Bank, Saint Louis, MO (Charter 4048) (1889-1902)
- First National Bank, Kansas City, MO (Charter 3456) (1886-1996)
- First National Bank, Tarkio, MO (Charter 3079) (1883-1986)
- First National Bank, Grant City, MO (Charter 3380) (1885-1922)
- First National Bank, Maryville, MO (Charter 3268) (1884-1931)
- Maryville National Bank, Maryville, MO (Charter 4243) (1890-1913)
- Other Articles:
Missouri Bank Histories Index
The Bank Histories are organized alphabetically by Town, then by Bank Open Date. To find the Missouri Bank you are looking for, select from the following Index list. You can also search the entire wiki for the Bank's town name or charter number using the Search Box in the upper right corner.
Missouri Banker Biographies Index
The Banker Bios are organized alphabetically by Last Name. To find the Missouri Banker you are looking for, select from the following Index list. For an Index list of all Banker Bios for all States, use the Banker Biographies sidebar link. You can also search the entire wiki for the Banker's last name using the Search Box in the upper right corner.
Missouri National Bank Stats, Lists & Graphs
The label for each of these Stats is a link to the corresponding pdf list of banks
- # Issuing Banks: 265
- # Non-Issuing Banks: 24
- # Large Size Issuers: 252
- # Small Size Issuers: 118
- # Territorial Banks: 0
- # Towns with Issuing Banks: 124
- # Counties with Issuing Banks: 73
- NBN Geo. Letter: M
- State Capital: Jefferson City
- Statehood Date: August 10, 1821
- Missouri National Bank Graphs & Lists
- # of National Banks Chartered By Year
- # of National Bank Failures (Receivership) By Year
- # of National Bank Closures (Receivership/Liquidation/Closed) By Year
- # of National Banks In Operation By Year
- List of 40 National Banks with Lowest # of Notes Issued
- List of Missouri National Banks (Issued Notes) Sorted by Town by Charter#
Famous Missouri Banks & Bankers
- Famous Banks
- Third National Bank/First NB, St. Louis, MO (Charter 170) once the largest bank west of the Mississippi River
- Famous Bankers
- Edwards, Benjamin Franklin. Bank president and a founder of the stock and bond brokerage firm, A.G. Edwards Sons.
Missouri Counties Index
This index lists Missouri counties that had towns with National or Obsolete Banks (1782-1935).
Missouri Towns Index
This index lists Missouri towns that had National or Obsolete Banks (1782-1935).
Missouri Obsolete to National Bank Conversions
Missouri had a number of Obsolete Banks that converted to National Banks.
- Southern Bank of St. Louis (Haxby MO-55) (1857-1863); -> Third National Bank/First NB, St. Louis, MO (Charter 170) (1863-1986)
- The Mechanics Bank in St. Louis (1857-1901) (Haxby MO-20); -> Mechanics National Bank, Saint Louis, MO (Charter 5788) (1901-1905)
- Bank of St. Louis (Haxby MO-50) (1857-1865); -> St. Louis National Bank, Saint Louis, MO (Charter 1112) (1865-1899)
Missouri Banking History
Wiki Links
- Information on the origin and history of National Bank Notes (Wikipedia)
- General information on Missouri (Wikipedia)
Missouri Research Resources
- Missouri State Historical Society website.
- The Higgins Museum in Okoboji, IA has a Currency Related Research Library, as well as major collections of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska National Bank Notes on display.
- Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
- Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
- The National Bank Note Census, nbncensus.com
- OCC Annual Reports 1863-1935 (U.S. Treasury Dept: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency).
- (The OCC Annual Reports are available online at the Currency Club of Chester County (PA) website).
- The Bankers Magazine 1846-1922 (New York: various publishers over the years).
- (The Bankers Magazine volumes are available online at the Currency Club of Chester County (PA) website).
- Rand McNally Banker's Directories 1879-1935 (Chicago: Rand McNally & Company).
- Polk's Banker's Encyclopedias 1895-1935 (Detroit and New York: Polk Bankers Encyclopedia Co.).
- James A. Haxby, United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866 (4 volumes) (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1988).
- Paper Money Journal, 1962-present (Published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors, spmc.org). Many articles over the years about the history of National & Obsolete Banks and Bankers. An archive of all back issues with search capabilities is online for SPMC members at spmc.org.
- FDIC, Bank Find History website.