Phelps County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Phelps County

Guide to Phelps County Missouri genealogy. 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 1857 and probate records

Parent County
1857--Phelps County was created 13 November 1857 from Crawford, Pulaski and Maries Counties. County seat: Rolla

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Phelps 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

 * Crawford
 * Dent
 * Gasconade
 * Maries
 * Pulaski
 * Texas

Local Histories

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

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Phelps County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Phelps County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Phelps County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * There is an index for the State Federal Soldiers' Home in St. James, Mo. in Marie Concannon's Index of residents State Federal Soldiers' Home of Missouri, St. James, Missouri, 1899-1946 (Worldcat). The home was provided for indigent Union veterans of the Civil War, their wives, widows, and army nurses.

Births

 * 1857-1867 - Phelps County Birth Index 1857-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1890 - Phelps County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1857-1867 - Phelps County Marriage Index 1857-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867-1885 - Phelps County Marriage Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1890 - Phelps County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Rolla Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

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