Audrain County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Audrain County

Guide to Audrain County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; County Clerk has birth records 1883-1893; Probate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1831--Audrain County was created 12 January 1831 from Ralls County. County seat: Mexico

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
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Boone • Callaway • Monroe • Montgomery • Pike • Ralls • Randolph

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Audrain County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Audrain County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Audrain County communities.
 * http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ has The Mexico Missouri Message which was published from 1899-1918 online. It can be searched using single words or combinations of words. It covers news local to Audrain county and the surrounding areas.

Births

 * 1839-1866 - Audrain County Birth Index 1839-1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1837-1861 - Audrain County Marriage Book A Index 1837-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1861-1885 - Audrain County Marriage Book B-1 Index 1861-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1882 - Audrain County Marriage Index 1865-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - Audrain County Marriage Book 2 Index 1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1883-1886 - Audrain County Death Index 1883-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Audrain County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.