Carroll County, Missouri Genealogy

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



Description
The county was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse Carrollton, MO 64633 Phone: 816-542-0615 Carroll County Website County Clerk has birth records 1883-1895 and death records 1883-1890. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1833 and naturalization records 1843-1919. Recorder of Deeds has marriage records and land records from 1833. Probate Office has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Carroll County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton and Linn Counties, Missouri Index to Biographies at Ancestry ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Carroll County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. I, III-IV at Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic St. Mary's, Carrollton


 * 1869-1876 St. Mary's, Carrollton, Baptism Index 1869-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1869-1885 St. Mary's, Carrollton, Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1834-1870 Carroll County, Missouri Wills and Administrations, 1834-70 at Ancestry ($)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of Carroll County, Missouri. 1881. St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Historical Company. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. By Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Twentieth Century history of Carroll County, Missouri - Volume I. 1911. By Samuel Kirkwood Turner. Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen & Company. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Twentieth Century history of Carroll County, Missouri - Volume II. 1911. By Samuel Kirkwood Turner. Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen & Company. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Carroll County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Carroll County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Carroll County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * An illustrated historical atlas of Carroll County, Mo. at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Carroll 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 Carroll County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1941-1946 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online. Their newspapers covered local news that included residents from Carroll County communities.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1870-1872 Carroll County Birth Index 1870-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1895 Carroll County Birth Index 1883-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1920-2015 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920  at FamilySearch — 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 $
 * 1833-1856 Carroll County, Missouri Marriages, 1833-56 at Ancestry $
 * 1833-1881 Carroll County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1833-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1868-1882 Carroll County Marriage Books C and D Index 1868-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1881-1885 Carroll county Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * Marriage records of Carroll County, Missouri at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883-1895 - Carroll County Death Index 1883-1895. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2015 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($); Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Carroll County Genealogical Association P.O. Box 354 206 West Washington Carrollton, MO 64633 Phone: 660-542-0183 Facebook


 * Carroll County Historical Society 510 North Mason Carrollton, MO 64633 Phone: 660-542-1511 or 660-542-2691

Websites

 * 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
 * . Free. - 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
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)