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

County Courthouse
Worth County Courthouse 4th and Front Street Grant City, Mo 64456 Phone: 660-564-2210 Worth County Website County Clerk has birth and death records 1881 - 1893, marriage divorce, probate court and land records from 1861.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Worth County, Missouri:


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

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Court Records

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * The History of Gentry and Worth counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, Missouri : National Historical, 1882.
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments Service men in Worth 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 Worth County, Missouri:
 * - 31st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Companies G, H, and K
 * - 3rd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Companies G and I

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

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

Birth

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriage

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1861 - 1881 Worth County Marriage Index 1861-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1885 Worth County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies

 * Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society 412 Felix Street Saint Joseph, MO 64501 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 382 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 Phone: 816-233-0524
 * Worth County Historical Society Worth County Library, City Hall Grant City, MO 64456 Phone: 660-564-3585

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records Worth County:
 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Sites that search for links pertaining to Worth County:
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)