Taney County, Missouri Genealogy

County Courthouse
Taney County Courthouse 132 David Street Forsyth, Mo 65653-0156 Phone: 417-546-7200 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records; Probate Judge has probate records; County Clerk has voter registration records from 1961

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records

Maps

 * Map toTaney County

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California

Military

 * Fold3.com ($) has Civil War and other military records available online.

Marriages

 * Marriage licenses dating back to 1826 are available to be searched and viewed at http://records.jacksongov.org/search.asp?cabinet=marriage.

Deaths

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers