Jasper County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Jasper 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 for William Jasper. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jasper County Courthouse 302 S Main Street Carthage, MO 64836-1696 Phone: 417-358-0441 Jasper County Website County Clerk has birth records 1883-1900 and death records 1883-1891. Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records. Probate Judge has probate and court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Jasper County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. 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:

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from The History of Jasper County, Missouri (1883) published by Mills &amp; Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * The Biographical Record of Jasper County, Missouri. By Hon. Malcolm G. McGregor. 1901. Available online at Google Books. This book has biographical sketches of county residents. A name index is provided on page 5 of the book.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Genealogies

 * Arthurs in Missouri. By David E. Zellers. Available online at FamilySearch Catalog.

Local Histories

 * The History of Jasper County, Missouri. 1883. by F. A. North. Des Moines, Iowa : Mills &amp; Co. Vol 2 Online at: FamilySearch. Vol 3 available online at FamilySearch.  Index available online at FamilySearch.
 * History of Jasper County, Missouri. 1883. Des Moines, Iowa: Mills & Company. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * A History of Jasper County, Missouri, and its People. Volume 1. 1912. by Joel T. Livingston. Chicago: The Lewis Pubishing Company. Online at: Google Books; and at Missouri Digital History; Vol 2 available online at Google Books
 * History and resources of Jasper County, Missouri. 1887. Carthage, Missouri: Banner Steam Printing House. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region. 1884. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. by Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Jasper County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Jasper County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Historic maps of Jasper County, Missouri 1861 to 1904, free access on My Genealogy Hound.
 * An illustrated historical atlas map of Jasper County, Mo at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * Plat book of Jasper County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Regiments

Service men in Jasper 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 Jasper County, Missouri:
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company K

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battle was fought in Jasper County:


 * July 5, 1861 Carthage


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Jasper County, Missouri Newspaper Obituaries, 1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * Joplin Globe (Joplin, Missouri) at Ancestry ($)
 * Joplin Globe Newspaper
 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Jasper County communities.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1842-1890 Jasper County, Missouri Wills 1842-90 at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - inde
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1816- 1864 Jasper County Birth Index 1816, 1828-1832, 1851-1864. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1841-1874 Jasper County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1841-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1873-1881 Jasper County Marriage Books E thru G Index 1873-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1881-1885 Jasper County Marriage Books H and I Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1878-1905 Jasper County, Missouri Deaths 1878-1905 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1999 Jasper County, Missouri Newspaper Obituaries, 1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1968-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Archives

 * Jasper County Records Center 125 N. Lincoln Carthage, MO 64836 Phone: 417-359-1100 Email: [mailto:jascorecords@ecarthage.com jascorecords@ecarthage.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Joplin Missouri Family History Center

Libraries

 * Carthage Public Library 612 South Grand Carthage, MO 64836 Phone: 417-237-7040 Email: [mailto:carthage@carthagelibrary.net carthage@carthagelibrary.net] Website
 * Joplin Public Library 1901 E 20th St Joplin, MO 64804 Phone: 417-623-7953 Email: [mailto:jpl@joplinpubliclibrary.org jpl@joplinpubliclibrary.org] Website (This location has closed its genealogy section and given the records to the Jasper County Records Center-see entry under Archives section)
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies

 * Joplin Genealogical Society Joplin, MO 64801 (Records previously held by this society are now housed at the Jasper County Records Center. See above under Archives.)
 * Jasper County Historical Society 1718 Garrison Carthage, MO 64836 Phone: 417-358-2980

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 ($)