Ripley County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Ripley County

Guide to Ripley County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records 1833; Probate Court has probate records

Parent County
1833--Ripley County was created 5 January 1833 from Wayne County. County seat: Doniphan

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
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

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
Butler • Carter • Clay County, Arkansas • Oregon • Randolph County, Arkansas

Cemeteries
BillionGraves


 * Arnold Cemetery, Harviell
 * Fairdealing Cemetery, Fairdealing
 * Gum Cemetery, Harviell
 * Masonic Cemetery, Neelyville

Local Histories

 * Mabrey, Thomas, fl. 1879. "Current River magazine". The Ripley County heritage - v. 13 (2004) - v. 13, no. 2 (summer 2004).
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * "Excerpts from the Headlight". The Ripley County heritage - v. 14-15 (2005-2006) - v. 14, no. 2 (June 2005).
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Gage, Thomas. ''The promise of progress : Ripley County and the lumber industry, 1880-1910. The Ripley County heritage - v. 14-15 (2005-2006) - v. 14, no. 3 (Sept. 2005).
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Ripley County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Ripley County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Civil War

 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company A :- 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company H :- 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company K :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company L

Births

 * 1883 - Ripley County Birth Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889 - Ripley County Birth Index 1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1833-1881 - Ripley County Marriage Index 1833-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Ripley County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1885 - Ripley County Death Index 1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Doniphan Ripley County Library 207 Locust St. Doniphan, MO 63935 Phone: (573) 996-2616 Email: naylorlibrary@hotmail.com Website: http://www.ripleyco.lib.mo.us/content/genealogy-0 The library is also on Facebook.
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

The Current River Heritage Museum is a resource for history and people who settled this County.