Miller County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John Miller. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Miller County Courthouse PO Box 12 Tuscumbia, MO 65082 Phone: 573-369-2731 Miller County Website County Clerk has birth records 1883-1891. County Recorder has marriage and divorce records. Probate Judge has probate records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Miller 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:

For more about Miller County populated places, see the following:

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the History of Miller County, Missouri (1889) by Goodspeed Publishing Company are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Cemeteries of Miller County (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy
 * Miller County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1 at Ancestry ($)

Census Records

 * Census (scroll down on page) GenWeb)
 * Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)

1840
 * 1840 Census (GenWeb)
 * McKinley, Robert L. 1840 Census of Miller County, Missouri with Annotations. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1997. WorldCat

1850
 * 1850 Census (GenWeb): Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Index
 * Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Miller County, Missouri 1850 Federal Census. Chillicothe, MO: Self-published, n.d. WorldCat
 * Strange, Gaylord. 1850 &amp; 1860 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 1986?. WorldCat

1860
 * Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. 1860 Census for Miller County, Missouri. Chillicothe, MO: Self-published, n.d. WorldCat
 * Strange, Gaylord. 1850 &amp; 1860 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 1986?. WorldCat

1870
 * Strange, Gaylord, 1870 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 198-?. WorldCat

1880
 * Strange, Gaylord. 1880 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 1986?. WorldCat

1900
 * 1900 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

1920
 * 1920 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

State and Territorial Census Records
 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Miller County Baptist Association
 * Minutes of the . . . Annual Session of the Miller County Association of Baptist Churches, 1891-1957. Aurora Springs, MO: Cresset Job Print. WorldCat

Court Records

 * Miller County Clerk's Office
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Genealogies
General
 * Family Histories (at Library of the Miller County Historical Society)
 * Hake, Peggy Smith. Pioneer Families of Miller County, Missouri: A Journey to the Past. St. Elizabeth, MO: Self-published, 2000. WorldCat | Index

Specific families
 * Gott family: Gott, Jeannette Whitten. The Gott Family of Miller County, Missouri, 1650-1992. Lakewood, CO: Self-published, 2007. WorldCat | Google Books (no preview)
 * Humphrey family: The Humphrey Family of Miller County, Missouri
 * Livingston family: The Livingston Family of Miller County (GenWeb)
 * Teaverbaugh family: The Missouri Ancestry of Robert Reed ("The Brady Bunch") (GenealogyMagazine.com)
 * West family: John Laffoon West and Family (Genealogy &amp; History Notes)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office (land patent searches; searching for Miller County, Missouri without entering a name yields 208 pages of hits)
 * Miller County Recorder's Office

Local Histories

 * History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri. 1889. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Company. Available online at FamilySearch; and at [URL Missouri Digital History]
 * A History of Miller County, Missouri. By Gerard Schultz. 1933. Jefferson City, Missouri: Midland Printing Co. WorldCat
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Judge Jenkins' History of Miller County, Missouri. 1971. By Clyde Lee Jenkins. 1971. Tuscumbia, Missouri: n.p. WorldCat
 * Judge Jenkins' History of Miller County, Missouri. 1995. By Clyde Lee Jenkins and Clayton Edwin Jenkins. Tuscumbia, Missouri: Clayton Edwin Jenkins. WorldCat
 * Miller County History and Vittles. 1991. Tuscumbia, MO: Miller County Historical Society. WorldCat
 * Osage River Country: A History of the People and Places of Miller County, Missouri. 1995. Tuscumbia, MO: Miller County Historical Society, 1995. WorldCat
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. By Walter Williams. Columbia, Missouri: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * They Left a Legacy: Historical Stories of Miller County, Missouri. 1991. By Peggy Smith Hake. St. Elizabeth, MO: Self-published. WorldCat
 * The Ghost Towns of Central Missouri: Cole, Miller &amp; Moniteau Counties. 1994. By Kelly Warman-Starlings and Kirk D. Warman. Jefferson City, MO: Ketch's Printing. WorldCat

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Libre Map Project (detailed online topographic maps of Miller County)
 * Miller County Highway Map (pdf; MO Department of Transportation)
 * Miller County, Missouri (maps of townships, communities, etc.; Histopolis)
 * Miller County, Missouri 1857 (House Divided)
 * Miller County, Missouri 1895 (1895 U.S. Atlas)
 * Miller County, Missouri Zip Code Boundary Map
 * Miller County Townships (simple outline map; scroll down in page)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Plat Book of Miller County, Missouri. Rockford, IL: W.W. Hixson &amp; Co., date uncertain, abt late 1920s-early 1930s. University of Missouri Digital Library (digital copy) | WorldCat
 * Standard Atlas of Miller County. Chicago: Alden Publishing Co., 1905.
 * Standard Atlas of Miller County, Missouri at [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
 * Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War
Online Naturalization Indexes and 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
 * Miller County, Missouri Civil War Veterans (GenWeb)
 * Osage Reg. Home Guards, Co. K Roster (GenWeb)

Regiments

Service men in Miller 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 Miller County, Missouri:
 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company K
 * - 26th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company D
 * - 42nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C
 * - 47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I
 * - 47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * Miller County, Missouri World War II Casualties, Army and Air Force (Access Genealogy)
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

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

Newspapers

 * Chronicling America list of historic Miller County newspapers (Chronicling America at the Library of Congress)
 * Miller County, Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historical Society (State Historical Society, Columbia, MO)
 * Miller County Obituaries (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Miller County, Missouri Obituaries (NewspaperObituaries.net)
 * Miscellaneous Miller County Obituaries (Obit Central)
 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Miller County communities.
 * Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Other Records

 * Hake, Peggy Smith. Book of Marks and Brands, Miller County, Missouri, 1837-1856. St. Elizabeth, MO: Self-published, n.d. Available online at Internet Archive; WorldCat

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 & images ($)
 * Miller County Probate Records (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Probate Guardianship (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Will Book Transcriptions Prior to 1870 (GenWeb)

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1891 Miller County Birth Index 1883-1891. Batches  and  at FamilySearch.
 * Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910 (very incomplete, but searching for Miller County without entering a name yields 2,258 birth records) (Missouri State Archives)
 * 1920-2015 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

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 ($)
 * 1837-1882 Miller County Marriage Books A and B Index 1837-1882. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1881-1885 Miller County Marriage Book C Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Barnhouse, August F., and Carl G. Kelsay. Marriages, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: A.F. Barnhouse, 1984?. WorldCat
 * Hickok, Thelma Scott. Index to Marriages of Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Barnhouse and Kelsay, 1973-1974. WorldCat
 * Marriage Transcriptions (GenWeb)
 * Marriages of Miller and Maries Counties (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Strange, Gaylord. Marriages, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, n.d. WorldCat

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910 (very incomplete, but searching for Miller County without entering a name yields 646 death records) (Missouri State Archives)
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960 (online digital scans; searching for Miller County without entering a name yields 6,437 records) (Missouri State Archives)
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($); Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Osage Beach Missouri FamilySearch Center

Libraries

 * Heartland Regional Library System Website (Miller and Maries Counties)

Museums

 * Miller County Museum and Miller County Historical Society P.O. Box 57 Highway 52 West Tuscumbia, MO 65082 Website

Societies

 * Miller County Historical Society and Museum P.O. Box 57 Highway 52 West Tuscumbia, MO 65082 (573)369-3500 Email: [mailto:millercountymuseum@att.net millercountymuseum@att.net] Website Facebook

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
 * genealogytrails.com. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Free. identifies records and resources related to Miller County, MO and their locations
 * Miller County Missouri Genealogy Research. Free. Contains information for researching genealogy in Miller County MO, Census, bios, obituary, birth, death, marriage, maps, and other records
 * . 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 ($)