Dent County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Dent County

Dent County; 400 N Main St; Salem, MO 6556; Ph. 573.729.4144 Details: (Courthouse burned in 1864 destroying some rec) (Clk Cir Ct has m, div &amp; ct rec; Clk Mag Ct has pro rec; Co Redr has land rec)

Parent County
1851--Dent County was created 10 February 1851 from Crawford and Shannon Counties. County seat: Salem

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Dent 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

 * Crawford
 * Iron
 * Phelps
 * Reynolds
 * Shannon
 * Texas

Maps

 * Map of Dent County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Dent 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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