Iron County, Missouri Genealogy

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



Description
The County was named for iron ore. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Iron County Courthouse 250 S Main Street PO Box 42 Ironton, MO 63650 Phone: 573-546-2912 Iron County Website County Clerk has birth records 1883-1885, marriage, divorce, probate and land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Iron 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

 * Barnes, Thomas S. (biography, from "Goodspeed Brothers, 1894"), USGenWeb Archives
 * First Families of Iron County, Missouri. Arcadia, MO: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2007. WorldCat.
 * Iron County Biographies, Iron Co. Genealogical Society, courtesy of Tom Caulley.

Cemeteries

 * Iron County Cemeteries, Iron Co. Genealogical Society, courtesy of Tom Caulley.
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * The Iron County Genealogical Society has surname indexes for the 1860-1930 Federal Censuses.
 * 1860 Mortality Schedules partial listing for Iron County, USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1890 Special Census transcription for Iron County of the names of Civil War Union veterans and widows of veterans enumerated in the 1890 Veterans Schedules, also known as the 1890 Special Census. USGenWeb Archives.
 * Iron County, Missouri 1910 Census. WorldCat.
 * 1920 Iron County, Missouri Census. WorldCat.
 * 1930 Iron County, Missouri Census. WorldCat.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic Hogan Settlement


 * Church records (contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, first communions), 1882-1913, Hogan, Missouri are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * On the Mission in Missouri, 1857-1868, a book by John Joseph Hogan describes experiences on the Missouri frontier by this Catholic missionary. Available online at FamilySearch.

Lutheran
 * Lohman, Marcine. Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church of Pilot Knob, Missouri, Iron County, 1861-1931. Firestone, CO: Self-published, 2007?. WorldCat.

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * Hackworth, Sharon. Iron County, Missouri Naturalizations, 1871-1906. Arcadia: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2007. WorldCat.
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Joseph Washington McClurg, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Silas B. Woodson, 1871, MO Digital Heritage
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Silas B. Woodson, 9 Nov 1874, MO Digital Heritage
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Thomas Clement Fletcher, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * History of Southeast Missouri. 1888. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Historical summary of Iron County, Missouri, from its organization to July 4th, 1876. 1876. Ironton, Missouri: Register Job Office. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Iron County, Missouri Records. 2006. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press. Available at: WorldCat page.
 * Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region. 1884. 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
 * Early History of Iron County: 1850-1899, timeline; U.S. GenWeb Archives
 * Citizens of Iron County: History of Southeast Missouri Biographical Appendix, Iron Co. Genealogical Society
 * History of Iron County, Iron Co. Hist. Soc.
 * Ironton in 1868, Iron Co. Hist. Soc.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Iron County, Missouri (Secs. T30 and T31, R3E and R4E), MO Digital Heritage
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
 * Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri, 1930, MO Digital Heritage
 * Maps of townships, Histopolis
 * Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

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 Iron 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 Iron County, Missouri:


 * Iron County Genealogy Society. When the Smoke Settled: Civil War Soldier Stories. Arcadia, MO: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2001?. WorldCat page.
 * Letter, from C.R. Peck, Ironton, Iron County, to Thomas Clement Fletcher,10 Apr 1865 (MO Digital Heritage)
 * Letter, from J.V. Logan, Ironton, Iron County, to Thomas Clement Fletcher, 2 Jan 1866 (MO Digital Heritage)
 * Missouri Historic Towns: Explore Pilot Knob, Missouri History
 * Petition, Iron County Unconditional Loyal Union Men, to Thomas Clement Fletcher, 26 Dec 1865 (MO Digital Heritage)

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battles were fought in Iron County.
 * September 27, 1864 - Fort Davidson, also known as Pilot Knob.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

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

 * Early Iron County, Missouri Newspaper Items, USGenWeb Archives
 * Iron County, Missouri Newspapers, MO-AHGP
 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * The Mountain Echo, Ironton, MO

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 & images ($)

School Records

 * Iron County, Missouri Schools, USGenWeb Archives

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

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 Iron County Birth Index 1883. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1884-1887 Iron County Births and Stillbirths 1884-1887
 * Missouri State Archives: Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910 (includes Iron County data)
 * 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 ($)
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1857-1881 Iron County Marriages 1857-1881, USGenWeb Archives
 * 1857-1885 Iron County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1857-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1857-1998 Iron County Marriages 1857-1998, Iron Co. Genealogy, courtesy of Tom Caulley
 * Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records site

Death

 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($); Ancestry ($)
 * Iron County, Missouri Deaths, USGenWeb Archives
 * Links to Iron County Births, Deaths, and Obituaries, Iron Co. Genealogy, courtesy of Tom Caulley
 * Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates (includes direct access to Iron County death certificates in pdf form)

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Iron County Historical Society P.O. Box 183 Ironton, MO 63650 (573) 546-3513 Email: [mailto:askus@ironcountyhistory.org askus@ironcountyhistory.org] 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
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)