Washington County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Washington County

Guide to Washington 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 records 1883-1891 and death records 1883-1886; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1825; Probate Office has probate records from 1814

Washington County Courthouse history of the Washington County Courthouse

History
Washington County, Missouri was organized 21 August 1813. This became effective 1 November 1813. The county was named after George Washington.


 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford &amp; Gasconade Counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present : t at Ancestry.com ($)


 * FreeWeb African-American History of Washington County and the surrounding area


 * History of Old Mines area of Washington County

Parent County
1813--Washington County was created 21 August 1813 from Ste. Genevieve County. County seat: Potosi

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
Washington County Courthouse - In 1906 the Courthouse burned, but before the building was completely destroyed the officials were able to carry the records out safely. - See more at: Missouri County Courthouses

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.

Populated Places

 * Belgrade
 * Berryman
 * Cadet
 * Caledonia
 * Courtois
 * Irondale
 * Mineral Point
 * Potosi
 * Richwoods
 * Tiff

See also:


 * Washington County, Missouri Places (Wikipedia)

Neighboring Counties
Crawford •  Franklin  •  Iron  •  Jefferson  •  St. Francois

African American

 * 1865-1875 - Washington County Marriage Index 1865-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Washington County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Blackwell Masonic Cemetery (Find a Grave; contains a number of Jefferson County residents)
 * St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921 (Find a Grave)
 * Washington City Cemetery (Find a Grave)
 * Washington County, Missouri Cemetery Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Washington County, Missouri Photos (of tombstones, U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Washington County Cemeteries (Histopolis)

Census

 * 1830 census index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1830 census, Part 1 of 2 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1830 census, Part 2 of 2(U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1850 slave schedule (Caulley's Corner)
 * 1890 special enumeration, Union veteran's census (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Church

 * St. James Catholic Church Records (GenWeb)
 * St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921 (GenWeb)
 * St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904 (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Catholic Church Records (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, First Communion Classes, 1926-1932 (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Partial List of Baptism Records, 1820-1899 (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899 (GenWeb)
 * Washington County, Missouri Churches (GenWeb)

Court

 * Washington County, Missouri Court Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Washington County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri. The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. FamilySearch (Free)


 * Historical Washington County Society (Washington County, Mo.). Historic Washington County. [S.l. : Historical Washington County Society, 1947].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)


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


 * Interactive map of Washington County townships (Histopolis)


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


 * Map of 1904 Washington County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * Washington County, Missouri Military Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Civil War
- 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 31st Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company B - 31st Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company C - 10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company E - 10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company F - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H - 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company L - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company M - 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Provisional Company A - 55th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D - 8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I - 8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K - 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company G

Newspapers

 * Washington County, Missouri Newspapers (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

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 $
 * 1865-1875 - Washington County Birth Index 1865-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883 - Washington County Birth Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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 $
 * 1815-1881 - Washington County Marriage Index 1815-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1827-1904 - St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904 (GenWeb)
 * 1821-1899 - St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899 (GenWeb)
 * Washington County, Missouri Early Marriages (GenWeb)
 * 1881-1885 - Washington County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1897-1911 - Washington County, Missouri Marriage Book #34 and #35 (1897-1911) (GenWeb)
 * Washington County, Missouri Marriage Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records Site

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Washington County Death Index (from Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976). Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1834 - 1910Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1883-1893, 1973-1976 - Washington County Death Records, 1883-1893, 1973-1976 (Rootsweb)
 * 1910 - 1964 - 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

 * Mine au Breton Historical Society Rt 1, Box 3154, Potosi 63664
 * Old Mines Area Historical Society
 * Washington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 146, 113 E 4th Str, Washington, MO 63090; Ph: (636) 239-0280
 * Washington County, Missouri Library

Family History Centers

 * Washington Missouri Family History Center 110 E 14th St, Washington, MO 63090-4528 United States Location Map