Bollinger County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Bollinger County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1882-1892; Clerk Circuit Court has court records and Registrar has marriage, divorce and land records; Ciruit Judge has probate records

Parent County
1851--Bollinger County was created 1 March 1851 from Cape Girardeau, Stoddard and Wayne Counties. County seat: Marble Hill

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
Cape Girardeau • Madison • Perry • Stoddard • Wayne •

Maps

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

Births

 * 1883-1892 - Bollinger County Birth Index 1883-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1865-1885 - Bollinger County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1892 - Bollinger County Death Index 1883-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Bollinger County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.