Howard County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Howard County

Howard County; #1 Courthouse Sq; Fayette, MO 65248; Ph. 660.248.2284 Details: (Courthouse burned 1887; few rec lost) (Clk Cir Ct has b rec 187001955, m &amp; ct rec from 1870, land &amp; bur rec from 1820, mil &amp; div rec from 1900; Pro Ct has pro rec from 1835; Co Hlth Nurse has d rec from 1870)

Parent County
1816--Howard County was created 13 January 1816 from St. Charles and St. Louis Counties. County seat: Fayette

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

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Chariton
 * Cooper
 * Randolph
 * Saline

Maps

 * Map of Howard County townships (Histopolis)


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

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


 * October 15, 1864 = Glasgow

Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

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 Howard County communities.
 * Missouri Intelligencer, 1819-1835 (Franklin, Howard County, Missouri) Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections, Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.

Deaths

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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