Carter County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Carter County

Parent County
1859--Carter County was created 10 March 1859 from Ripley and Shannon Counties. County seat: Van Buren

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Carter County boundary 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

 * Butler
 * Oregon
 * Reynolds
 * Ripley
 * Shannon
 * Wayne

Maps

 * Interactive map of Carter County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Carter County.

Deaths

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

Web Sites

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