Oregon County, Missouri Genealogy

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
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images*1850 federal census for Oregon County, 1850 US Census information.
 * 1860 federal census for Oregon County, 1860 US Census information.
 * 1870 federal census for Oregon County, 1870 US Census information.
 * 1880 federal census for Oregon County, (no images). 1880 US Census information.
 * 1900 federal census for Oregon County, 1900 US Census information.
 * 1910 federal census for Oregon County, (no images). 1910 US Census information.
 * United States Census records, 1790 - 1940. Enter 'United States Census' in Filter by Collection Name. (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 at various libraries (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.
 * 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.

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

Regiments

Service men in Oregon 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 Oregon County, Missouri:

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $

World War II

 * 1938 - 1946 U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. $
 * 1941 - 1946 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1942 U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. $

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 Newspaper Directory
 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project

Obituaries

 * Oregon County obituaries
 * Oregon County obituary resources

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 the FHL catalog.

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

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 $
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 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