Crawford County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1832; Probate Judge has probate records from 1889.

History

 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford &amp; Gasconade Counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present at Ancestry.com ($)

Parent County
1829 Crawford County was created 23 January 1829 from Gasconade County. County seat: Steelville

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
1873 Courthouse burned on February 15, 1873. 1884 Courthouse burned on January 5, 1884.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Dent •  Franklin  •  Gasconade  •  Iron  •  Phelps  •  Washington

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Crawford County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps



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


 * Map of Crawford County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Crawford. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Crawford County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments

Service men in Crawford 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 Crawford County, Missouri:
 * - 32nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company E
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company B
 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company B
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company D
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company E
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company F
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company I
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company K

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 $

Marriages

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1829 - 1871 Crawford County Marriage Index 1829-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 Crawford County Marriage Index 1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871 - 1885 Crawford County Marriage Books C thru E Index 1871-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri Marriage Records Site
 * The marriage records of Crawford County, Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)

Deaths

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

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers