Christian County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Christian County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Cicuit Court and Recorder has marriage, divorce, court and land records; Probate Office has probate records

Parent County
1859--Christian County was created 8 March 1859 from Greene, Taney and Webster Counties.County seat: Ozark

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Douglas • Greene • Lawrence • Stone • Taney • Webster •

Land

 * Patents

Local Histories

 * Christian County: Its First One Hundred Years

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Christian County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Christian County, Missouri Genealogy's website has some Christian County obituaries available online.

Births

 * 1840-1875 - Christian County Birth Index 1840-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1866-1885 - Christian County Marriage Index 1866-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

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

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers



 * Springfield Missouri Family History Center 1357 S Ingram Mill Rd, Springfield, MO 65804 4450 United States Location on Map


 * Springfield Missouri South Family History Center 4450 S Farm Rd, 141 Springfield, MO 65810 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Christian County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. Christian County.