Oregon County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Oregon County

Guide to Oregon County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, and court records; Probate Judge has probate records; Recorder Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1845 Oregon County was created 14 February 1845 from Ripley County. County seat: Alton

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
1863 Courthouse burned in October 1863, destroying many county records.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Oregon County, Missouri. Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser is available from the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Also, the State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Populated Places

 * Oregon County, Missouri lists Geography, Adjacent counties, major highways, history, education, public schools, demographics, cities and towns.
 * Oregon County, Missouri. Details for Oregon County,
 * Oregon County Place Names, 1928-1945.

Neighboring Counties
Carter •  Fulton County, Arkansas  •  Howell  •  Randolph County, Arkansas  •  Ripley  •  Shannon  •  Sharp County, Arkansas

Cemeteries

 * Oregon County, Missouri Cemeteries
 * Falling Springs Cemetery
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Cemetery Records Oregon County, Missouri

Census

 * 1850 federal census for Oregon County, United States Census 1850
 * 1860 federal census for Oregon County, United States Census 1860
 * 1870 federal census for Oregon County, United States Census 1870
 * 1880 federal census for Oregon County, United States Census 1880 (no images)
 * 1900 federal census for Oregon County, United States Census 1900
 * 1910 federal census for Oregon County, United States Census 1910 (no images)


 * United States Census records, 1790 - 1940 (searchable index and images)

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Many Court records for Oregon County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Land

 * Oregon County, Missouri Land Patents: 1831-1969.
 * BLM Land Patent Search.
 * Many Land records for Oregon County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Local Histories

 * Oregon County, Missouri histories (WorldCat)
 * Oregon County Missouri. This lists collections in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla that deal in some manner with Oregon County.
 * Many History records for Oregon County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from the FHL catalog.

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 1895 U. S. Atlas of Oregon County Missouri.
 * 1990 Federal Census Map of Oregon County Missouri.
 * Map of Oregon County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Oregon County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military

 * 1861 - 1866 Missouri's Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861-1866; select Oregon as county
 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images
 * Oregon County, Missouri World War II Casualties Army and Army Air Forces.
 * 1917 - 1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $
 * 1938 - 1946 U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. $
 * 1942 U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. $

Civil War

 * Online Records


 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images


 * - Kimball's Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia 6 months (Union), Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company B
 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company C
 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company D
 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company E
 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company F
 * - 4th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company D
 * - 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate,
 * - 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company A
 * - 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company B
 * - 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company E

Naturalization

 * Many Naturalization records for Oregon County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at | FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Oregon County, Missouri Newspapers.
 * Oregon County, Missouri Newspaper Clippings.
 * Oregon County Newspapers.

Probate



 * Oregon County, Missouri Probate Records. Index to Probate Records A-F.
 * Many Probate records for Oregon County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Schools

 * Oregon County, Missouri Schools.

Vital Records
Many vital records records for Oregon County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and may be available through Inter-Library loan. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Ancestry's Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 ($) has Oregon County records for 1883-1889, 1891, and 1895.

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1766 - 1983 Missouri Marriage Records, 1766-1983 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1845 - 1885 Oregon County Missouri Marriage Index, 1845-1885, Ripley County 1833-1849. (Oregon County was organized on February 14, 1845, from Ripley County).
 * 1845 - 1878 Oregon County Marriage Index 1845-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1851 - 1900 Missouri Marriage Records, 1851-1900 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1877 - 1885 - Oregon County Marriage Index 1877-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910. They also have the Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 that has transcriptions of original records. This database is a work in progress and is far from complete.
 * 1834 - 1910 Ancestry's Missouri Death Records, 1834-1910 ($) has Oregon county records for 1883-1889.
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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


 * The Oregon County Genealogical Society C/O Courthouse P.O. Box 324 Alton, MO 65606


 * Oregon County Historical Society [mailto:ocmohistory@gmail.com Email] Website


 * Oregon County Libraries