Barry County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Barry County

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

County Courthouse
Records Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Probate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1835--Barry County was created 5 January 1835 from Greene County. County seat: Cassville

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
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Benton County, Arkansas • Carroll County, Arkansas • Lawrence • McDonald • Newton • Stone

Biographies

 * Families Biographies from The History of Barry County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries
All of the cemeteries in Barry county Missouri are listed here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/cemetery/rschcemtery.htm They also have directions to the cemeteries, photos of the cemeteries and photos of most of the head stones.

BillionGraves:


 * Chitwood Cemetery, Wheaton
 * Corinth Cemetery, Exeter
 * Washburn Prairie Cemetery, Exeter

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Barry County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Barry County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Barry County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1886 Barry County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has
 * Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Barry County communities.

Births

 * 1883-1885 - Barry County Birth Index 1883-1885. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1837-1877 - Barry County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1837-1837. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1885 - Barry County Marriage Books D and E Index 1877-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1883-1885 - Barry County Death Index 1883-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers;