Miller County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Miller County

History
Miller County, Missouri was organized 6 February 1837. The county was named after Congresman and Missouri governor John Miller.

Parent County
1837--Miller County was created 6 February 1837 from Cole County. County seat: Tuscumbia

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

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Miller County, click on [Show], in the bar above. For more about Miller County populated places, see the following:


 * Historic Miller County Communities (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Miller County Place Names, 1928-1945 (State Historical Society of Missouri)

General

 * Miller County Records: County Records Which Are Available on Microfilm (pdf; Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries (scroll down in page; GenWeb)
 * Cemeteries of Miller County (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Cemetery Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Cemetery Records of Miller County, Missouri. Chillicothe, MO: Self-published, n.d. WorldCat
 * Kelsay, Carl G. Tombstone Inscriptions, Miller County, Missouri. Rocky Mount, MO?: Self-published, 1972?. WorldCat

General

 * Census (scroll down in page; GenWeb)
 * Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)

1840

 * 1840 Census (GenWeb)

1850

 * 1850 Census (GenWeb): Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Index
 * Strange, Gaylord. 1850 &amp; 1860 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 1986?. WorldCat

1860

 * Strange, Gaylord. 1850 &amp; 1860 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 1986?. WorldCat

1870

 * Strange, Gaylord, 1870 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 198-?. WorldCat

1880

 * Strange, Gaylord. 1880 Census, Miller County, Missouri. Eldon, MO: Self-published, 1986?. WorldCat

1900

 * 1900 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

1920

 * 1920 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

Genealogies and Biographies

 * Family Histories (at Library of the Miller County Historical Society)
 * Gott family: Gott, Jeannette Whitten. The Gott Family of Miller County, Missouri, 1650-1992. n.p., 2007. Google Books (no preview)
 * Livingston family: The Livingston Family of Miller County (GenWeb)
 * West family: John Laffoon West and Family (Genealogy &amp; History Notes)

Local Histories

 * History of Miller County
 * Miller County History and Vittles. Tuscumbia, MO: Miller County Historical Society, 1991. WorldCat

Maps

 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Miller County, Missouri. Norman, OK: Arphax Publishing Co., 2006. WorldCat
 * Miller County, Missouri (maps of townships, communities, etc.; Histopolis)
 * Plat Book of Miller County, Missouri (date uncertain, abt late 1920s-early 1930s; University of Missouri Digital Library)

General

 * Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War

 * Osage Reg. Home Guards, Co. K Roster (GenWeb)

Miscellaneous

 * Hake, Peggy Smith. Book of Marks and Brands, Miller County, Missouri, 1837-1856. St. Elizabeth, MO: Self-published, n.d. Internet Archive (digital copy)

Newspapers

 * Miller County Obituaries (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Miller County communities.
 * Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historical Society of Missouri (GenWeb)
 * Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate

 * Miller County Probate Records (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Probate Guardianship (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)
 * Will Book Transcriptions Prior to 1870 (GenWeb)

Marriages

 * Marriage Transcriptions (GenWeb)
 * Marriages of Miller and Maries Counties (Miller County Museum &amp; Historical Society)

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * See also Newspapers &gt; Obituaries (above)

Societies and Libraries

 * Miller County Museum, Home of Miller County Historical Society

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Miller County GenWeb (MOGenWeb)
 * Miller County USGenWeb Archives (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Welcome to Miller County
 * Welcome to Miller County