Dallas County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Dallas County

County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse 107 Maple Street PO Box 436 Buffalo, MO 65622-0436 Phone: 417.345.2632 County Recorder has birth, marriage, death, burial, divorce, probate, court and land records

Parent County
1841--Dallas County was created 29 January 1841 from Polk County. County seat: Buffalo. Dallas was originally named Niangua County. Its name was changed to Dallas in 1844.

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

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Camden
 * Greene
 * Hickory
 * Laclede
 * Polk
 * Webster

Maps

 * Map of Dallas County townships (Histopolis)


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

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

Web Sites

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