Bates County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Bates County

Bates County; 1 N Delaware St; Butler, MO 64730; Ph. 660.679.3371 Details: (22 Feb 1855 the three southern tiers of townships in Cass Co were added to Bates; Courthouse burned in 1861) (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec 1883-1887; Co Redr has m rec from 1860 &amp;U land rec from 1840; Clk Cir Ct has div rec from 1860; Pro Judge has pro rec)

Parent County
1841--Bates County was created 29 January 1841 from Cass, Van Buren and Jackson Counties. Van Buren County name was changed to Cass County 19 Feb 1849. County seat: Butler

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Bates 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

 * Cass
 * Henry
 * Linn County, Kansas
 * Miami County, Kansas
 * St. Clair
 * Vernon

Local Histories
The old settlers' history of Bates County, Missouri from its first settlement to the first day of January, 1900 is available online free from Google Books.

Maps

 * Map of Bates County townships (Histopolis)


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

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.