Missouri, Audrain County Tax Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes tax records from the Missouri State Archives for the years 1876 to 1946. The types of records includes are:
 * Merchants tax books
 * Real and personal property tax books
 * Delinquent tax book
 * Land lists

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Tax records may contain:
 * The names of people being taxed
 * The value of property
 * Where the person lived
 * Types of real and personal property owned

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The approximate location of where they lived
 * The names of other family members

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information found in the tax records to search for land and property
 * Search Audrain County for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
 * Search for probate records
 * Use the information found in the tax records to search for the family in census records
 * Search military records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the records of nearby localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Missouri.
 * Missouri Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. "Missouri, Audrain County Tax Records, 1876-1946." Database and Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2018. Citing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
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