Boone County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Boone County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1810

Parent County
1820--Boone County was created 16 November 1820 from Howard County. County seat: Columbia

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Boone County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Audrain
 * Callaway
 * Cole
 * Cooper
 * Howard
 * Moniteau
 * Randolph

Cemeteries
Columbia Cemetery, Columbia BillionGraves

Local Histories
A [http://books.google.com/books?id=_PwBAAAAMAAJ ''History of Boone County, Missouri Written and comp. from the most authentic official and private sources; including a history of its townships, towns, and villages...''] (1882) is available online free from Google Books.

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Boone County townships (Histopolis)


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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Boone County


 * December 28, 1861 = Mount Zion Church

Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has Jefferson City newspapers and Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Boone County communities.
 * Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1843-1886. Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections as part of the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.

Births

 * 1821-1873 - Boone County Birth Index 1821-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1860 - Boone County Birth Index 1851-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1821-1872 - Boone County Marriage Books A and B Index 1821-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1882 - Boone County Marriage Index 1865-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872-1880 - Boone County Marriage Index 1872-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Boone County Marriage Book 1 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.

Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1843-1886. Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections as part of the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.