Cedar County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Cedar County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1845, probate and court records

Parent County
1845--Cedar County was created 14 February 1845 from Dade and St. Clair Counties. County seat: Stockton

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Cedar County boundary 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

 * Benton
 * Dade
 * Polk
 * St. Clair
 * Vernon

Maps

 * Map of Cedar County townships (Histopolis)


 * 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.

Deaths

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Stockton 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.