Clinton County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Clinton 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 DeWitt Clinton. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 211 N Main Street PO Box 245 Plattsburg, MO 64477-0245 Phone: 816-539-3719 Clinton County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1833 and military records from 1919. Probate Judge has probate records.

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

Biographies

 * Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri Biographical Record at Ancestry ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist Cameron First Baptist Church

Catholic St. Ann's, Plattsburg


 * 1868-1876 St. Ann's, Plattsburg, Baptism Index 1868-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1885 St. Ann's, Plattsburg, Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cameron

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Clinton County in Pictures : a Pictorial Review of Clinton County Commemorating One Hundred Years of Progress. 19--?. U.S. : s.n. Available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Clinton and Caldwell Counties, Missouri. By Carrie Polk Johnston. 1923. Topeka, Kan. : Historical Pub., 1923. Available online at FamilySearch
 * The History of Clinton County, Missouri. 1881. Available online at Google Books
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri. 1893. Available online at Google Books. The first part of the book contains biographies of the U.S. presidents. The second part, starting on p.111, contains biographies Buchanan and Clinton county residents.
 * Tattle-tales, Bits and Pieces About the Golden Valley : This is the Way it Was, Clinton, Missouri. By Kathleen White Miles. 1967. Clinton, Missouri : Democrat Publishing Co. Available online at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Interactive map of Clinton County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Clinton County.

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

Service men in Clinton 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 Clinton County, Missouri:
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H
 * - 4th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company F

World War II

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

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

Birth

 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1863-1875 Clinton County Birth Index 1863-1875. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1865 Clinton County Birth Index, Volumes B and C, 1865. Batch at FamilySearch.

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 ($)
 * 1847-1881 Clinton County Marriage Books B thru C Index 1847-1881. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1881-1885 Clinton County Marriage Book 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883-1888 Clinton County Death Index 1883-1888. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Cameron Missouri Family History Center

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Clinton County Historical and Genealogy Society 515 W. Clay Avenue Plattsburg, MO 64477 Phone: 816-930-1909 Website
 * Cameron Historical Society 508 South Walnut Street Cameron, MO 64429 Phone: 816-632-3538 Website
 * Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society 412 Felix Street Saint Joseph, MO 64501 Phone: 816-233-0524 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 382 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 Website

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 ($)