Mercer County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Mercer County

Parent County
1845--Mercer County was created 14 February 1845 from Grundy County. County seat: Princeton

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Mercer 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

 * Decatur County, Iowa
 * Grundy
 * Harrison
 * Putnam
 * Sullivan
 * Wayne County, Iowa

Maps

 * Map of Mercer County townships (Histopolis)


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

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.