User:Rhondabudvarson/Sandbox

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--County Courthouse--

 * Recorder Deeds has marriage records
 * Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records
 * Probate Judge has probate records[1]

Parent County
1849 McDonald County was created 3 March 1849 from Newton County. County seat: Pineville. [2]

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--
1856 Log courthouse was demolished.

1863 Courthouse burned, destroying most records. Deeds before 1863 were recreated.

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
 * Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
 * Arlene Eakle, When the Records are Gone in the Tennessee Genealogy Blog.
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle.

--Places/Localities--
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bethpage
 * Goodman
 * Noel
 * Powell
 * Prairie Township
 * Rocky Comfort
 * Southwest City

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

---Neighboring Counties---

Barry  • Benton County, Arkansas  • Delaware County, Oklahoma  • Newton  • Ottawa County, Oklahoma