Cedar County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Sac River. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cedar County Courthouse 113 South Street PO Box 158 Stockton, MO 65785-0126 Phone: 417-276-3514 Cedar County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1845, probate and court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Cedar 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

 * Cedar County, Missouri Family Biographies, My Genealogy Hound.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

African Americans

 * 1865-1872 Cedar County Colored Marriage Index 1865-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Early days in Cedar County. 1908. by F. M. Williams. Kansas City, Missouri: Punton-Clark Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * Fragmentary history of Cedar County. 1920. by F. M. Williams. S.l.: Cedar County Booster. Online at: FamilySearch
 * History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton counties, Missouri. 1889. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Online 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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Cedar 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 Cedar County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Cedar County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Map of Cedar County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Regiments

Service men in Cedar 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 Cedar County, Missouri:
 * - 15th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company M
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company D
 * - 3rd Battalion, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company G
 * - 3rd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company C
 * - 7th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company M

World War I

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images $

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

 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1869 Cedar County Birth Index 1828-1869. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1883-1889 Cedar County Birth Index 1883-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1910-2022 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1800-1991  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry $
 * 1845-1883 Cedar County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1845-1883. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1881-1885 Cedar County Marriage Books D thru F Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1889 Cedar County Death Index 1883-1889. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1960 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($); Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Stockton Missouri FamilySearch Center

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Cedar and Vernon County Missouri Genealogical Society 218 W. Walnut St. Nevada, MO 64771 Email: [mailto:Cedar.VernonCoMO@centurytel.net Cedar.VernonCoMO@centurytel.net] Website


 * Cedar County Historical Society P.O. Box 111 Stockton, MO 65785 Email: [mailto:ozarkin@gmail.com ozarkin@gmail.com] Website Facebook

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 ($)