Stoddard County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Stoddard County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk Clerk has birth records 1883-1886 and military records; Recorder has Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce Records; Probate Judge has probate records; Clerk Magistrate Court has court records

Parent County
1835--Stoddard County was created 2 January 1835 from Cape Girardeau County. County seat: Bloomfield

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
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.

Neighboring Counties
Bollinger • Butler • Cape Girardeau • Dunklin • New Madrid • Scott • Wayne

Cemeteries

 * The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has burial records for the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo and other Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries around the country.

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Interactive map of Stoddard County townships (Histopolis)


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

Births

 * 1863 - Stoddard County Birth Index 1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1863-1885 - Stoddard County Marriage Index 1863-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers