Mercer County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Mercer County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records 1883-1894 and death records 1883-1891; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court land records; Circuit Court, division 2, has probate records

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

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

Catholic
Lineville


 * 1870-1876 - Lineville Catholic Church Baptism Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Princeton


 * 1871-1876 - Princeton Catholic Church Baptism Index 1871-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1883 - Princeton Catholic Church Marriage Index 1870-1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Sommersett


 * 1870 - Sommersett Catholic Church Baptism Index 1870. Batch at Familysearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * 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.

Births

 * 1883-1894 - Mercer County Birth Index 1883-1894. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1844-1885 - Mercer County Marriage Book A Index 1844-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1894 - Mercer County Death Index 1883-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Mercer 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.