Crawford County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Crawford County

Guide to Crawford County Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. 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 & Gasconade Counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present : t 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
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
Dent • Franklin • Gasconade • Iron • Phelps • Washington

Biographies

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

Cemeteries
Crawford County Cemeteries

Cemeteries in Crawford County at Find A Grave

Local Histories

 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, together with sundry personal business and professional sketches and numerous family records, besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc., etc. Chicago : Goodspeed Pub., 1888.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

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 County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Crawford County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 32nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company E :- 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company B :- 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

Newspapers
Crawford County Obituaries

Marriages

 * 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.

Brian Oster 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 & Genealogical Societies