New Madrid County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  New Madrid County

Parent County
1812--New Madrid County was created 1 October 1812 as an original district. County seat: New Madrid. Its existence predates the state of Missouri which was admitted to the union in 1821. Prior to 1812, New Madrid was one of the five original districts of the Louisiana Territory.

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of New Madrid 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

 * Dunklin
 * Fulton County, Kentucky
 * Lake County, Tennessee
 * Mississippi
 * Pemiscot
 * Scott
 * Stoddard

Maps

 * Map of New madrid County townships (Histopolis)


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

Deaths

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

Web Sites

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