New Madrid County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Probate Court has probate records.

History
New Madrid County predates the state of Missouri which was admitted to the union in 1821.New Madrid was one of the five original districts of the Louisiana Territory from 1805-1812 and one of the five original counties of the Missouri Territory from 1812 to 1821.

Parent County
1812 New Madrid County was created 1 October 1812 as an original county. County seat: New Madrid.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Dunklin •  Fulton County, Kentucky  •  Lake County, Tennessee  •  Mississippi  •  Pemiscot  •  Scott  •  Stoddard

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy


 * New Madrid, Missouri Cemetery Records, and Marriage Records, 1864-1874 at Ancestry.com ($)

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories
A Facebook page where old and new residents can share old tales of New Madrid County and the Small communities in it.


 * Savelle, Max. The founding of New Madrid, Missouri. Cedar Rapids, Iowa : Torch Press, [1932?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Shepard, Edward M. The New Madrid earthquake. [Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1903?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Marshall, Tom. Quakes reshaped southeast Missouri 150 years ago. The Kansas City genealogist - v. 43-44 (2002-2004) - v. 43, no. 2 [i.e., no. 3] (winter 2003).
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * History of southeast Missouri. Embracing an historical account of the counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron. Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co., 1888.
 * Online at MissouriDigitalHeritage (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of New madrid County townships (Histopolis)


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

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments

Service men in New Madrid 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 New Madrid County, Missouri:
 * 1st Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company I
 * 8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company I

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in New Madrid County:


 * February 28-April 8, 1862 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/mo012.htm New Madrid/Island No. 10.
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri.

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

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

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1847 - 1881 New Madrid County Marriage Index 1847-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1864 - 1874 New Madrid, Missouri Cemetery Records, and Marriage Records, 1864-1874 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1881 - 1885 New Madrid County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 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.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Library
New Madrid County Library 309 East Main Portageville, MO 63873 Phone: 573-379-3583 Website

Family History Centers

 * Sikeston Missouri Family History Center