Nodaway County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Nodaway County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and divorce records from 1845; Probate Court has probate records

Parent County
1841--Nodaway County was created 2 January 1843 from Andrew County. County seat: Maryville

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
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
Andrew •  Atchison  •  Gentry  •  Holt  •  Page County, Iowa  •  Taylor County, Iowa  •  Worth

Catholic
Delores, Ravenwood


 * 1862-1876 - Delores, Ravenwood, Baptism Index 1862-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868-1885 - Delores, Ravenwood, Marriage Index 1868-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Columban, Conception


 * 1858-1876 - St. Columban, Conception, Baptism Index 1858-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1860-1885 - St. Columban, Conception, Marriage Index 1860-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Mary, Maryville


 * 1869-1876 - St. Mary, Maryville, Baptism Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1882 - St. Mary, Maryville, Marriage Index 1870-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Presbyterian
Graham


 * 1871-1894 - Graham Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1871-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories
A Biographical History of Nodaway and Atchison counties, Missouri compendium of national biography (1901) is available online free from Google Books. Part I contains biographies of national celebrities. Part II (starts on p.219) contains biographies of Atchison and Nodaway county residents.


 * The History of Nodaway County, Missouri : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Nodaway County in the late war, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of Missouri, map of Nodaway County, etc., etc.. St. Joseph, Mo. : National Historical, 1882.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri". Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1910.
 * Index Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol. 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol. 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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


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

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

- Kimball's Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia 6 months (Union), Company H - 3rd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G - 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at | FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * The Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1880 Nodaway County, Missouri Wills and Administrations 1845-1880 at Ancestry.com ($)

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1886-1929 - Nodaway County Birth Index, Volumes B, C, and P, 1886-1929 in International Genealogical Index 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 $
 * 1845-1882 - Nodaway County Marriage Index 1845-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Nodaway County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1845-1874 Nodaway County, Missouri Marriages: 1845-1874 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.
 * 1883-1893 - Nodaway County Death Index, Volume A, 1883-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886-1929 - Nodaway County Death Index, Volume C, 1886-1929. Batch 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
The Nodaway County Historical Society 110 N. Walnut, Box 324 Maryville, MO 64468 Phone: (660) 582-8176 Email:[mailto:nodawaymuseumresearch@embarqmail.com nodawaymuseumresearch@embarqmail.com] Website Facebook

Family History Centers



 * Maryville Missouri Family History Center 1721 S Munn Ave, Maryville, MO 64468-2759 United States Location Map

Library
Maryvile Public Library 509 N. Main St. Maryville, Missouri 64468 Phone: (660) 582-5281 Website