Maries County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Maries County

County Courthouse
Maries County Courthouse PO Box 205; Vienna, MO 65582 Phone: 573.422.3388 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1873, divorce and court records from 1866, land records from 1855 and school records from 1911; Probate Division has probate records from 1880

Parent County
1855--Maries County was created 2 March 1855 from Osage and Pulaski Counties. County seat: Vienna

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Maries County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Maries County, click on [Show], in the bar above.

Osage County Historical Society has information on historic places from Gasconade, Maries &amp; Osage Counties including sources and links to historic maps. Also see: Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945. (State Historical Society of Missouri)

Maps

 * Maps of townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Maries 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 that covered local news on residents from Maries County communities.

Deaths

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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