Montgomery County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Montgomery County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1864, divorce and court records from 1886; Probate Judge has probate records from 1890

Parent County
1818--Montgomery County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Montgomery City

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog


 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties

Neighboring Counties
Audrain • Callaway • Gasconade • Lincoln • Osage • Pike • Warren

African American

 * 1865-1881 - Montgomery County Colored Marriage Index 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries

 * Montgomery County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-2 at Ancestry.com ($)

Church
The Immaculate Conception Catholic church is located in Montgomery City. Their website is found at: http://www.mcicparish.org/. The church dates to 1861 but parish records for births,marriages and deaths begin to be recorded in the mid 1860's. There is a cemetery onsite with a fairly complete plot map for burials. The cemetery is run by a separate organization but the parish secretary knows how to reach them. The parish does not allow the public to view their records but the priest was willing to look up information as time permits.

Local Histories

 * History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties, Missouri : written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of their townships, towns and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri.... St. Louis, Missouri : Paul V. Cochrane, 1969.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Montgomery County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that sometimes included residents from Montgomery County communities.
 * http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ has The Montgomery Tribune which was published from 1900-1910 online. It can be searched using single words or combinations of words. It covers news local to Montgomery county and the surrounding areas.

Births

 * 1865-1881 - Montgomery County Birth Index 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1863-1873 - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1863-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * Montgomery County, Missouri Deaths 1898-1952 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Montgomery County, Missouri Obituaries, 1889-1935 at Ancestry.com ($)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical Society
Montgomery County Genealogical/Historical Society 112 West Second St. Montgomery City, MO 63361 Phone: (573) 564-2730