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

County Courthouse
Newton County Courthouse 101 S Wood Street Neosho, MO 64850 Phone: 417.451.8220 Newton County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and land records.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Newton County, Missouri:


 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 for all Missouri Counties.

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Newton County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Court Records

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Newton County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * History of Newton, Lawrence, Barry and McDonald counties, Missouri. From the earliest time to the present. Chicago, The Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1888.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of Newton County, Missouri Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Newton County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Newton County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Historic maps of Newton County, Missouri 1861 to 1904, free access on My Genealogy Hound.

Military Records

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index

Regiments

Service men in Newton County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Newton County, Missouri:

Civil War Battles The following Civil War Battles were fought in Newton County:


 * September 30, 1862 = Newtonia I
 * October 28, 1864 = Newtonia II
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri.

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Newton County communities.

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1865 - 1866 Newton County Birth Index 1865-1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883 - 1890 Newton County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1861 - 1879 Newton County Marriage Index 1861-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879 - 1884 Newton County Marriage Index 1879-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884 - 1885 Newton County Marriage Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883 - 1890 Newton County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Joplin Missouri Family History Center 2107 S Indiana Ave, Joplin, MO 64804 United States

Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Neosho Newton County Library P.O. Box 314 Neosho, MO 64850-0314 Genealogy Friends of the Library

Societies

 * Montgomery Co Genealogical Society 112 W Second Street Montgomery City, MO 63361
 * Newton County Historical Society and Museum 121 North Washington and McCord Neosho, MO 64850 Phone: 417-451-4940 Website

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records Newton County:
 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Sites that search for links pertaining to Newton County:
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)