Barry County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Records Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Probate Judge has probate records.

Parent County
1835 Barry County was created 5 January 1835 from Greene County. County seat: Cassville

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
1861 Courthouse burned; some records were destroyed.

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
Benton County, Arkansas •  Carroll County, Arkansas  •  Lawrence  •  McDonald  •  Newton  •  Stone

Biographies

 * Families Biographies from The History of Barry County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries
Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries Missouri Cemeteries

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Barry County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.


 * Goodspeed Publishing Company. Barry County section : of Goodspeed's, Newton, Lawrence, Barry and McDonald Counties history : reprint. Partial reprint of original; published: Chicago, Illinois : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1888.
 * PDF Online at A J Lambert (Free); and at Missouri Digital Heritage (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Barry County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Barry County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1886 Barry County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments Service men in Barry 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 Barry County, Missouri:
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company G
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company G
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company I
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company I

World War II

 * 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
 * Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Barry County communities.

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

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1883 - 1885 Barry County Birth Index 1883-1885. Batches  and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — 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.com
 * 1837 - 1854 Barry County, Missouri Marriages: 1837-1854 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1837 - 1877 Barry County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1837-1837. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1877 - 1885 Barry County Marriage Books D and E Index 1877-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1883 - 1885 Barry County Death Index 1883-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries
Barry County Genealogical and Historical Society P.O. Box 291 Cassville, Missouri 65625


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