Wright County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Wright County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, and court records; Probate Judge has probate records; County Recorder has land records

Parent County
1841--Wright County was created 29 January 1841 from Pulaski County. County seat: Hartville

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
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
Douglas • Laclede • Texas • Webster

Biographies

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

Court

 * Wright County, Missouri: Marriages (1897-1900) & Wills (1859-1874) at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Wright County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * also Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Rowen, Clyde A., Rippee, Phyllis. Tales of Wright County and beyond. Hartville, Missouri : Wright County Historical Society (Missouri), 2004-2005.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri. Chicago : Goodspeed, 1889.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Morris, John. Wright County, Missouri history book. Springfield, MO : G.B. Carter, 1952.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Wright County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Wright County.
 * Map of 1904 Wright County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company G

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Wright County


 * January 9-11, 1863 = Hartville

Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

Marriages

 * Wright County, Missouri: Marriages (1897-1900) & Wills (1859-1874) at Ancestry.com ($)

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Mountain Grove Missouri Family History Center 3145 N Hwy 95, Mountain Grove MO United States Location Map