Saline County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the salt springs in the region. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Saline County Courthouse 101 E. Arrow Street Marshall, MO 63340 Phone: 660-886-3331 Saline County Website County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1885.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Saline 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:

Bible Records

 * Over 300,000 Family Bible entries

Biographies

 * Saline County, Missouri: 1876 Taxpayers and Biographies at Ancestry ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Lafayette and Saline Counties, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Saline County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Vol. 2-7 at Ancestry ($)
 * Saline County, Missouri: Ridge Park Cemetery Records at Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic Immaculate Conception, Shackelford


 * 1849-1876 Immaculate Conception, Shackelford, Baptism Index 1849-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1867-1885 Immaculate Conception, Shackelford, Marriage Index 1867-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.

St. Joseph, Slater


 * 1866-1876 St. Joseph, Slater, Baptism Index 1866-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch.

St. Peter's, Marshall


 * 1871-1876 St. Peter's, Marshall, Baptism Index 1871-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1872-1885 St. Peter's, Marshall, Marriage Index 1872-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Along the Old Trail, volume I, Pioneer Sketches of Arrow Rock and Vicinity. By Thomas Claiborne Rainey. 1914. Marshall, Missouri : Daughters of the American Revolution. Marshall Chapter. Available online at FamilySearch
 * Diamond Jubilee of The Annunciation and Immaculate Conception Parish, The First Catholic Church in Saline Co., Mo., The Irish Settlement A.D. 1840. By Francis E. Rigney. 1927. [S. l.] : Jubilee Committee. Available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Saline County, Missouri : including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages. 1881. St. Louis, Missouri : Missouri Historical Co. Available online at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Saline County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Saline County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Saline County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Illustrated atlas map of Saline County, Mo. at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * Plat book of Saline County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments Civil War service men from Saline County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Saline County.


 * Confederate Units:

- 5th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, Company D, which became Marmaduke's Escort Company, Missouri Cavalry - 5th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company D - 5th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company E


 * Union Units:

- 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E - 5th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A - 5th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C - 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F - 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G - 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H - 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Independent Company

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Saline County residents.

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

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.

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1874 Saline County Birth Index 1835-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1885 Saline County Birth Index 1883-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Marriage

 * 1750-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1820-1836 Saline County Marriage Index 1820-1836. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1820-1881 Saline County, Missouri Marriages, 1820-81, Vols. 1-4 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1835-1874 Saline County Marriage Index 1835-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1875-1881 Saline County Marriage Index 1875-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1881-1885 Saline County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1960 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1968-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies

 * Saline County Historical Society 101 Lafayette Avenue Marshall, MO 65340 Phone: 660-886-7546

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 ($)