Perry County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce, land, probate and court records; County Recorder has marriage and military records; County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893, and naturalization records from 1821.

Parent County
1820 Perry County was created 16 November 1820 from Ste. Genevieve County. County seat: Perryville

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Bollinger •  Cape Girardeau  •  Jackson County, Illinois  •  Madison  •  Randolph County, Illinois  •  St. Francois  •  Ste. Genevieve  •  Union County, Illinois

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Goodspeed Publishing Co. History of Southeast Missouri : embracing an historical account of the counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne, and Iron. Reprint of 1888 edition of Goodspeed Publishers, Chicago.
 * Online at Rootsweb (Free)

Maps



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


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

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images

Regiments

Service men in Perry County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Perry County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

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

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/d/d8/Igimissourij.pdf
 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1825 - 1830 Perry County Marriage Index 1825-1830. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1867 - 1888 - Perry County Marriage Index 1867-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free. Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at
 * 1830 - 1867 Perry County Marriage Index 1830-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1830 - 1867 Perry County Marriage Index 1830-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Marriage records, Perry County, Missouri at Ancestry.com $

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.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical Society

 * Perry County Historical Society 11 S. Spring St. Perryville, MO 63775 Phone: 573-547-2927 Website


 * The Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum P.O. Box 53 75 Church Street Altenburg, MO 63732 Daily 10:00am - 4:00 pm Phone: 573-824-6070 Email: [mailto:info@altenburgmuseum.org info@altenburgmuseum.org] Facebook