Dunklin County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Dunklin 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 Dunklin. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dunklin County Courthouse PO Box 188 Kennett, MO 63857-0188 Phone: 573-888-2796 Dunklin County Website Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Dunklin 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

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Dunklin County Historical Society. [190-?]. Kennett, Missouri : Thrower Printing Co. Vol. 1 available online at FamilySearch. Vol. 2 available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Dunklin County, Missouri, 1845-1895. By Mary F. Smyth-Davis. 1896. St. Louis : Nixon-Jones Print. Available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Southeast Missouri. 1888. Chicago, The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Available online at MissouriDigitalHeritage

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Dunklin County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Dunklin County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Dunklin 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 Dunklin County, Missouri:
 * - 2nd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company D
 * - 5th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company K
 * - 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company G
 * - 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company Haislip's

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Birth

 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1872-1885 Dunklin County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1872-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Dunklin County Genealogical Society 226 North Main Street Kennett, MO 63857 Phone: 573-888-3561
 * Campbell Area Genealogical And Historical Society P.O. Box 401 Campbell, MO 63933-0401

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
 * . 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 ($)