McDonald County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  McDonald County

Parent County
1849--McDonald County was created 3 March 1849 from Newton County. County seat: Pineville

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of McDonald County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Barry
 * Benton County, Arkansas
 * Delaware County, Oklahoma
 * Newton
 * Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Local Histories
McDonald County, Missouri County Historical Society

An Illustrated history of McDonald County, Missouri: from the earliest ... by J.A. Sturges (1897) is available online free from Google Books.

Maps

 * Map of McDonald County townships (Histopolis)


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

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 McDonald County communities.

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.