Ozark County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Ozark County

County Courthouse
Ozark County Courthouse PO Box 416; Gainesville, MO 65655-0416; Phone: 417.6798.3516 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and court records; County Clerk has County Community minutes; Probate Court has probate records; Recorder Deeds has land records

Parent County
1841--Ozark County was created 29 January 1841 from Taney county. The name was changed to Decatur in 1843 and back to Ozark in 1845. County seat: Gainesville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Ozark County border 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

 * Baxter County, Arkansas
 * Douglas
 * Fulton County, Arkansas
 * Howell
 * Marion County, Arkansas
 * Taney

Maps

 * Map of Ozark County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Ozark County.

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.