Christian County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Christian County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Cicuit Court and Recorder has marriage, divorce, court and land records; Probate Office has probate records

Parent County
1859--Christian County was created 8 March 1859 from Greene, Taney and Webster Counties.County seat: Ozark

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Christian County boundary 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

 * Douglas
 * Greene
 * Lawrence
 * Stone
 * Taney
 * Webster

Land

 * Patents

Local Histories

 * Christian County: Its First One Hundred Years

Maps

 * Map of Christian County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Christian County, Missouri Genealogy's website has some Christian County obituaries available online.

Births

 * 1840-1875 - Christian County Birth Index 1840-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1866-1885 - Christian County Marriage Index 1866-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

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

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. Christian County.