Douglas County, Missouri Genealogy

United States   Missouri    Douglas County

Guide to Douglas County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court and Recorder has marriage, divorce and court records Probate and Magistrate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1857--Douglas County was created 29 October 1857 from Ozark and Taney Counties. County seat: Ava

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Douglas 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

 * Christian
 * Howell
 * Ozark
 * Taney
 * Texas
 * Webster
 * Wright

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Douglas County townships (Histopolis)


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

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

November 7, 1862 = Clark’s Mill also known as Vera Cruz

Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

Marriages

 * 1877-1884 - Douglas County Marriage Book 1 Index 1877-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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
 * Ava 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.