Johnson County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Johnson County

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893; Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records from 1835; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from late 1860’s; Probate Judge has probate records from mid-1800’s

Parent County
1834--Johnson County was created 13 December 1834 from Lafayette County. County seat: Warrensburg

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Johnson County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Henry
 * Jackson
 * Lafayette
 * Pettis

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park
 * Knob Noster Cemetery, Washington
 * Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Warrensburg
 * Mt. Zion Cemetery, Grover
 * Roop Cemetery, Warrensburg
 * Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg
 * Sutton Cemetery, Warrensburg

Maps
Map of Johnson County townships (Histopolis)

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

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Johnson County residents.

Deaths

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.