Henry County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Henry County

Henry County; Main &amp; Franklin Sts; 100 W Franklin; Clinton, MO 64735-2199; Ph. 660.885.6963 Details: (Formerly Rives Co. Name changed to Henry 15 Feb 1841) (Co Redr has m &amp; land rec from 1830 &amp; mil dis rec; Co Clk has div &amp; ct rec; Associate Cir Ct has pro rec; Co Museum has b &amp; bur rec)

Parent County
1834--Henry County was created 13 December 1834from Lafayette County. County seat: Clinton. Henry County was originally named Rives County. It was renamed Henry County in 1841.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Henry County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bates
 * Benton
 * Cass
 * Johnson
 * Pettis
 * St. Clair

Maps
Map of Henry County townships (Histopolis)

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

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Henry County residents.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Clinton Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

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