Shannon County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1881, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1872.

Parent County
1841 Shannon County was created 29 January 1841 from Ripley and Washington Counties. County seat: Eminence

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
1863 Courthouse was burned, destroying all county records. 1871 Fire destroyed the courthouse on December 31, 1871. 1895 Fire burned the courthouse and clerks’ offices in March of 1895. All county records were destroyed. 1938 Fire destroyed the courthouse on May 23, 1938.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Carter •  Dent  •  Howell  •  Oregon  •  Reynolds  •  Texas

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps



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


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

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images

Regiments

Service men in Shannon 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 Shannon County, Missouri:


 * - 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company D

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1881 - 1885 Shannon County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 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 &amp; Genealogical Societies

Shannon County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society P.O. Box 335 106 N. Ash Street Winona, MO 65588 Phone: 573-325-4728