Camden County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Camden County

Camden County; 1 Court Cir; Camdenton, MO 65020; Ph. 573.346.4440 Details: (Formerly Kinderhook Co. Name changed to Camden 23 Feb 1843; line between Camden &amp; Miller changed 1845; Courthouse burned 1902) (Co Redr has m &amp; div rec from 1902; Pro Judge has pro rec from 1902; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec from 1902; Tompkins Abstract Office has land rec)

Parent County
1841--Camden County was created 29 January 1841 from Benton and Pulaski Counties. County seat: Camdenton. Camden County was originally named Kinderhook County. It was renamed in 1843.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Camden 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.

Populated Places
Towns:

Branch Camdenton Climax Springs Hurricane Deck Kaiser Lake Ozark Linn Creek Macks Creek Montreal Osage Beach Richland Stoutland Sunrise Beach Village of Four Seasons

Unincorporated Communities: 

Branch Hurricane Deck Kaiser Montreal

Townships:

Adair Auglaize Jackson Jasper Kiheka Niangua Osage Osceola Pawhuska Russell Warren

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Dallas
 * Hickory
 * Laclede
 * Miller
 * Morgan
 * Pulaski

Cemeteries
These sites contain lists of many of the cemeteries in Camden, as well as photographs and lists of burials.

http://camden.mogenweb.org/cemeteries.html

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moccga/

Church
Camden County Missouri contained many churches over the years. Many small local churches were created and disbanded over the years. Known churches currently include.

Missionary Baptist Churches in Mack's Creek

The first known congregation was originally organized in September 1873 and held meetings in private homes and in the Mack's Creek School House until August 1880. For some reason this group disbanded in 1880. Founding members included Ben Allison, Martha Allison, Alfred Catron, Sarah Catron, Lucinda Catron, George Catron, George Heffner, and Elders Joe Miller, L.J. Tatum, and W.W. Palmer.

The same month this congregation disbanded, another Missionary Baptist Church was formed in Mack's Creek. This church continued until 1886. Known members were Elders J.M. Russell, J.M. Stincipher, and William West, as well as members J.E. Fowler and A.W. Kain.

The present Mack's Creek Missionary Baptist Church was organized on January 24, 1910.

There were eight different Baptist meetings in and around Macks Creek.

Source: "The Builders, A History of Mack's Creek 1872-1972." Mack's Creek Lions Club

Other Camden County Churches:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jgood/churches_camden.html

Maps

 * Map of Camden County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Camden County communities.

Deaths

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

Societies and Libraries

 * The Camden County Genealogical Association was formed in 2004 and meets the third Saturday of every other month at the Camden County Library in Camdenton.


 * Camden County Genealogical Association Post Office Box 3316 Camdenton, MO 65020

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Osage Beach Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. http://camden.mogenweb.org/
 * More Camden County Missouri: Local History information, marriage records, photographs, newspapers, and family information http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jgood/