Clark County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Clark County

Guide to Clark County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records from 1836

Parent County
1836--Clark County was created 16 December 1836 from Lewis County. County seat: Kahoka

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Hancock County, Illinois • Knox • Lee County, Iowa • Lewis • Scotland • Van Buren County, Iowa •

Biography

 * All of the family biographies from the 1887 History of Clark County, Missouri by Goodspeed Publishing Company are available free online on My Genealogy Hound

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Clark County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Clark County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Births

 * 1883 - Clark County Birth Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1887 - Clark County Birth Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1836-1895 - Clark County Marriage Index 1836-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1856-1872 - Clark County Marriage Index 1856-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872-1881 - Clark County Marriage Index 1872-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Clark County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883 - Clark County Death Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers