Barton County, Missouri Genealogy

United States &gt; Missouri &gt; Barton County

Parent County
1855--Barton County was created 12 December 1855 from Jasper County. County seat: Lamar

Neighboring Counties

 * Cedar
 * Crawford County, Kansas
 * Dade
 * Jasper
 * Vernon

Maps

 * Map of Barton County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Barton County communities.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Web Sites

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