Clinton County, Missouri Genealogy

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Parent County
1833--Clinton County was created 2 January 1833 from Clay County. County seat: Plattsburg

Record Loss
COUNTY BUILDING DAMAGED

PLATTSBURG, Mo. (AP) - Fire destroyed the top floor of the 80-year-old Clinton County Courthouse here Friday, but county officials say most government records were saved. ... The sheriff said he lost all of his arrest records and a two-way radio system. ... County Collector Carl Joson said the county's tax records could be salvaged because they were kept in a vault, but everything in the office except his brass spittoon was destroyed. ...

The Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, MO 15 Jun 1974 (source:GenDisasters)

Populated Places
Cameron, Missouri. Population over 9,000 (this includes the prison.)

Neighboring Counties

 * Buchanan
 * Caldwell
 * Clay
 * Dekalb
 * Platte
 * Ray

Cemeteries
Cameron Memory Gardens. East of Cameron on Grand Avenue or "Old 36 Hwy" This is Cameron's newest Cemetery.

Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cameron. Cameron First Baptist Church.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog