Clinton County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Clinton County

Guide to Clinton County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1833 and military records from 1919; Probate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1833--Clinton County was created 2 January 1833 from Clay County. County seat: Plattsburg

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
COUNTY BUILDING DAMAGED

PLATTSBURG, Mo. (AP) - Fire destroyed the top floor of the 80-year-old Clinton County Courthouse here Friday, but county officials say most government records were saved. ... The sheriff said he lost all of his arrest records and a two-way radio system. ... County Collector Carl Joson said the county's tax records could be salvaged because they were kept in a vault, but everything in the office except his brass spittoon was destroyed. ...

The Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, MO 15 Jun 1974 (source:GenDisasters)

For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

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

Populated Places
Cameron, Missouri. Population over 9,000 (this includes the prison.)

Neighboring Counties
Buchanan • Caldwell • Clay • Dekalb • Platte • Ray

Biographies

 * Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri Biographical Record at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri : containing biographical sketches of prominent and at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries
Cameron Memory Gardens. East of Cameron on Grand Avenue or "Old 36 Hwy" This is Cameron's newest Cemetery.

Baptist
Cameron First Baptist Church

Catholic
St. Ann's, Plattsburg


 * 1868-1876 - St. Ann's, Plattsburg, Baptism Index 1868-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1885 - St. Ann's, Plattsburg, Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cameron

Local Histories
The History of Clinton County, Missouri: containing a history of the County ... (1881) is available online free from Google Books.

A Portrait and biographical record of Buchanan and Clinton counties, Missouri containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens... (1893) is available online free from Google Books. The first part of the book contains biographies of the U.S. presidents. The second part, starting on p.111, contains biographies Buchanan and Clinton county residents.

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Interactive map of Clinton County townships (Histopolis)


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

Births

 * 1863-1875 - Clinton County Birth Index 1863-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865 - Clinton County Birth Index, Volumes B and C, 1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1847-1881 - Clinton County Marriage Books B thru C Index 1847-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Clinton County Marriage Book 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1888 - Clinton County Death Index 1883-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

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