Miller County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Miller County

History
Miller County, Missouri was organized 6 February 1837. The county was named after Congresman and Missouri governor John Miller.

Parent County
1837--Miller County was created 6 February 1837 from Cole County. County seat: Tuscumbia

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Miller County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Miller County, click on [Show], in the bar above. For more about Miller County populated places, see the following:


 * Historic Miller County Communities (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Miller County Place Names, 1928-1945 (State Historical Society of Missouri)

General

 * Miller County Records: County Records Which Are Available on Microfilm (pdf; Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Miller County (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Cemetery Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Genealogies and Biographies

 * Family Histories (at Library of the Miller County Historical Society)

Local Histories

 * History of Miller County

Maps
Maps of townships (Histopolis)

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

Miscellaneous

 * Hake, Peggy Smith. Book of Marks and Brands, Miller County, Missouri, 1837-1856. St. Elizabeth, MO: Self-published, n.d. Internet Archive (digital copy)

Newspapers

 * Miller County Obituaries (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Miller County communities.

Probate

 * Miller County Probate Records (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Probate Guardianship (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)

Marriages

 * Marriages of Miller and Maries Counties

Deaths

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Miller County Museum, Home of Miller County Historical Society

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Miller County GenWeb (MOGenWeb)
 * Miller County USGenWeb Archives (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Welcome to Miller County
 * Welcome to Miller County