Johnson County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Johnson County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893; Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records from 1835; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records from late 1860s; Probate Judge has probate records from mid-1800s.

Parent County
1834 Johnson County was created 13 December 1834 from Lafayette County. County seat: Warrensburg

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




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

Neighboring Counties
Cass •  Henry  •  Jackson  •  Lafayette  •  Pettis  •

Biographies

 * Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis Counties, Missouri : containing portraits and biographical sketches of p at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Catholic
St. Patrick, Holden


 * 1869 - 1876 St. Patrick, Holden, Baptism Index 1869-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1883 St. Patrick, Holden, Marriage Index 1869-18?3. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Sacred Heart, Warrensburg


 * 1871 - 1876 Sacred Heart, Warrensburg, Baptism Index 1871-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872 - 1881 Sacred Heart, Warrensburg, Marriage Index 1872-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * The History of Johnson County, Missouri : including a reliable history of the townships, cities, and towns, together with a map at Ancestry.com ($); and at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Chapman Publishing Company (Chicago). Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis counties, Missouri : containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. Chicago : Chapman Pub. Co., 1895.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Map of Johnson County townships (Histopolis)

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

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments

Service men in Johnson 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 Johnson County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Johnson County residents.

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

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1873 Johnson County Birth Index, Volumes F and G, 1835-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — 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.com $
 * 1835 - 1873 Johnson County Marriage Index, Volumes F and G, 1835-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1862 - 1879 Johnson County, Missouri Marriages: 1862-79 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1873 - 1885 Johnson County Marriage Index, Volumes H thru K, 1873-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

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

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Johnson County Historical Society 302 North Main St Warrensburg, MO 64093 Phone: 660-747-6480 Email: [mailto:curator@jocomohistory.org curator@jocomohistory.org] Website Facebook


 * Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library


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