Ralls County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Ralls County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records. Clerk has birth and deaht records 1883-1886; Clerk Circuit Court and Recorder of Deeds has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1821; probate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1820--Ralls County was created 16 November 1820 from Pike County. County seat: New London

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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
Audrain •  Marion  •  Monroe  •  Pike County, Illinois  •  Pike

Cemeteries
Barkley Cemetery, New London, Missouri

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Ralls County townships (Histopolis)


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

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
- 39th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company E - 11th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company I - 1st Northeast Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company B - 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A - 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G - 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Detached Company - 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Detached Company - 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1824-1872 Ralls County, Missouri Wills, Volume I, 1824-1872 at Ancestry.com ($)

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1837-1866 - Ralls County Birth Index 1837-1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1893 - Ralls County Birth Index, Volume A, 1883-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1821-1895 - Ralls County Marriage Index 1821-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * The marriage records of Ralls County, Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1886 - Ralls County Death Index 1883-1886. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical

 * Ralls County Historical Society and Museum Box 182, Center, MO 63436; Ph: (573) 267-3588

Libraries

 * Ralls County Public Library in Center, Missouri

Hannibal Free Public Library in Hannibal, Missouri

These are all important depositories of Ralls County historical and genealogical materials.