Wright County, Missouri Genealogy

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

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

Parent County
1841 Wright County was created 29 January 1841 from Pulaski County. County seat: Hartville

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
1849 Courthouse was burned. 1862 Courthouse partially destroyed. 1863 Courthouse burned, reportedly on January 11, 1863. 1864 Courthouse burned. 1888 Courthouse damaged by a tornado. 1896 County Court records for Wright County were destroyed by fire. 1897 Courthouse was burned.

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
Douglas •  Laclede  •  Texas  •  Webster

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Wright County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Wright County, Missouri: Marriages (1897-1900) &amp; Wills (1859-1874) at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Wright County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.


 * Rowen, Clyde A., Rippee, Phyllis. Tales of Wright County and beyond at FamilySearch. Hartville, Missouri : Wright County Historical Society (Missouri), 2004-2005.


 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri. Chicago: Goodspeed, 1889.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Morris, John. Wright County, Missouri history book. Springfield, MO : G.B. Carter, 1952.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

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


 * Map of Wright County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Wright County.
 * Map of 1904 Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright County, Missouri:


 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company G

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Wright County:


 * January 9-11, 1863 = Hartville
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri.

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

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 $

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1897 - 1900 Wright County, Missouri: Marriages (1897-1900) &amp; Wills (1859-1874) at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

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

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Wright County Historical and Genealogical Society P.O. Box 66 101 East Rolla Hartville, MO 65667 Phone: 417-741-6265


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

Family History Centers

 * Mountain Grove Missouri Family History Center 3145 N Hwy 95, Mountain Grove MO United States Location Map