Randolph County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Randolph County

Parent County
1829--Randolph County was created 22 January 1829 from Chariton County. County seat: Huntsville

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Randolph 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

 * Audrain
 * Boone
 * Chariton
 * Howard
 * Macon
 * Monroe
 * Shelby

Maps
Map of Randolph County townships (Histopolis)

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

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

January 8, 1862 = Roan's Tan Yard also Known as Silver Creek

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 Randolph County residents as well as residents from surrounding counties. Free access to this database is provided at some libraries.

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)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Moberly Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

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