Boone County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Boone 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 Daniel Boone. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Boone County Courthouse 600 E Broadway Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: 573-874-7345 Boone County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1810.

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

Cemeteries

 * Boone County, Missouri, Cemetery Records Vol. 2 (Part 1 and 2), 5, 6, 7, 8 (Part 1 and 2) at Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

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

Local Histories

 * Boone County history. 1915. By Edwin William Stephens. n.p.: n.p.. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Columbia Missouri Herald : twenty-fifth anniversary, 1870-1895. 1895. By Edwin William Stephens. Columbia, Missouri: Press of E.W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Columbia: the coming city of central Missouri. 1910. Columbia, Missouri: Statesman Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch
 * History of Boone County, Missouri. 1882. St. Louis: Western Historical Company. Online at: Google Books; and 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
 * 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 Boone 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 Boone County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Boone County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Book of Boone 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 Boone 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 Boone County, Missouri:

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battle was fought in Boone County


 * December 28, 1861 Mount Zion Church
 * 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

 * Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1843-1886. Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections as part of the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.
 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has Jefferson City newspapers and Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Boone 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 $

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 - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1821-1873 Boone County Birth Index 1821-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1860 Boone County Birth Index 1851-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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 $
 * 1821-1872 Boone County Marriage Books A and B Index 1821-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1865-1882 Boone County Marriage Index 1865-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872-1880 Boone County Marriage Index 1872-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 Boone County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1834- 910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1843-1886 Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1843-1886. Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections as part of the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1871-1891 Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1871-91 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1892-1901 Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1892-1901 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1902-1913 Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1902-13 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

Family History Centers

 * Columbia Missouri Family History Center

Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies

 * Genealogical Society of Boone County and Central Missouri P.O. Box 26 Columbia, MO 65205
 * Genealogical Society Of Central Missouri P.O. Box 26 Columbia, MO 65205
 * Boone County Historical Society 3801 Ponderosa Drive Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: 573-443-8936
 * Centralia Historical Society 319 East Sneed Street Centralia, MO 65240 Phone: 573-682-5711

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 may be 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 ($)