Monroe County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Monroe County

Guide to Monroe County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and court records; probate Judge has probate records; County Assessor has has land records

Parent County
1831--Monroe County was created 6 January 1831 from Ralls County. County seat: Paris

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

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

Neighboring Counties
Audrain • Macon • Marion • Ralls • Randolph • Shelby •

African American

 * 1865-1881 - Monroe County Colored Marriage Book 1 Index 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Catholic
St. Stephen's Church, Indian Creek


 * 1833-1875 - St. Stephen's Church, Indian Creek, Baptism Index 1833-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1835-1885 - St. Stephen's Church, Indian Creek, Marriage Index 1835-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

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


 * Map of Monroe County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

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

Births

 * 1865-1881 - Monroe County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1831-1879 - Monroe County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1831-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1885 - Monroe County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1879-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1885 - Monroe County Death Index 1883-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Libraries

 * Little Dixie Regional Libraires (Randolph and Monroe counties)

Historical Society
Monroe County Historical Society PO Box 131, Paris, MO 65275 Phone: (660) 327-1831 Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~momchs2/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Monroe County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.