Ozark County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Ozark 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; County Clerk has County Community minutes; Probate Court has probate records; Recorder of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1841 Ozark County was created 29 January 1841 from Taney county. The name was changed to Decatur in 1843 and back to Ozark in 1845. County seat: Gainesville

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
1858 or 1859 Courthouse destroyed by fire; all early records were destroyed. 1864 Courthouse destroyed by fire before February 1864; some records were lost. 1934 Courthouse destroyed by fire November 28, 1934.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Baxter County, Arkansas •  Douglas  •  Fulton County, Arkansas  •  Howell  •  Marion County, Arkansas  •  Taney

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Brown, Omer E. Son of pioneers : "recollections of an Ozaks lawyer". Point Lookout, Missouri : O.E. Brown family, c1973.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * The Ozark region, its history and its people. Springfield, Missouri : Interstate Historical Society, 1917.
 * Vol. 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol. 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol. 3 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Ozark County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Ozark County.

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images

Regimients

Service men in Ozark County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Ozark County, Missouri:
 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company C
 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company H

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

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

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1858 - 1885 - Ozark County Marriage Index 1858-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Ozarks Genealogical Society P.O. Box 3945 534 West Catalpa Springfield, MO 65808 Phone: 417-831-2773


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

Historical Society

 * Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society/ Ozark County Historium PO Box 4 Gainesville, MO 65655 Website