Worth County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Worth County

Guide to Worth County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1881 - 1893 marriage divorce, probate court and land records from 1861

Parent County
1861--Worth County was created 8 February 1861 from Gentry County. County seat: Grant City

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
1866 Fire destroyed the courthouse in February 1866, but no records were lost.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




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

Neighboring Counties
Gentry •  Harrison  •  Nodaway  •  Ringgold County, Iowa  •  Taylor County, Iowa

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * The History of Gentry and Worth counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, Missouri : National Historical, 1882.
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Worth County townships (Histopolis)


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

Civil War

 * - 31st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Companies G, H, and K


 * - 3rd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Companies G and I

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1883-1884 - Worth County Birth Index 1883-1884 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1861-1881 - Worth County Marriage Index 1861-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Worth County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1884 - Worth County Death Index 1883-1884 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Physical Address: 412 Felix Street Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 382 Saint Joseph, Missouri 64502 816.233.0524


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

Historical Society

 * Worth County Historical Society, Worth County Library; City Hall, Grant City, MO 64456, Phone: (660) 564-3585