Monroe County, Missouri Genealogy

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Parent County
1831--Monroe County was created 6 January 1831 from Ralls County. County seat: Paris

Neighboring Counties

 * Audrain
 * Macon
 * Marion
 * Ralls
 * Randolph
 * Shelby

Maps

 * Map of Monroe County townships (Histopolis)


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

Deaths

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Little Dixie Regional Libraires (Randolph and Monroe counties)

Web Sites

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