New Madrid County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named after the capital of Spain. The county is located in the southeast corner of the state.

County Courthouse
New Madrid County Courthouse PO Box 68 New Madrid, MO 63869 Phone: 573-748-2524 New Madrid County Website Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records. Probate Court has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTownLocator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy
 * New Madrid, Missouri Cemetery Records, and Marriage Records, 1864-1874 at Ancestry ($)

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * The Founding of New Madrid, Missouri. By Max Savelle. [1932?]. Cedar Rapids, Iowa : Torch Press. Available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Southeast Missouri. 1888. Chicago, The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Available online at MissouriDigitalHeritage
 * The New Madrid Earthquake. By Edward M. Shepard. 1903? [Chicago : University of Chicago Press. Available online at FamilySearch
 * Quakes Reshaped Southeast Missouri 150 Years Ago. By Tom Marshall. The Kansas City genealogist - v. 43-44 (2002-2004) - v. 43, no. 2 [i.e., no. 3] (winter 2003). Available online at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of New Madrid County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including New Madrid County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in New Madrid 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 New Madrid County, Missouri:
 * 1st Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company I
 * 8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company I

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battle was fought in New Madrid County:


 * February 28-April 8, 1862 New Madrid/Island No. 10
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Birth

 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — 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 ($)
 * 1847-1881 New Madrid County Marriage Index 1847-1881. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1864-1874 New Madrid, Missouri Cemetery Records, and Marriage Records, 1864-1874 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1881-1885 New Madrid County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Sikeston Missouri Family History Center

Societies

 * History of New Madrid Facebook, where old and new residents can share old tales of New Madrid County and the communities within it.

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)