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

County Courthouse
Boone County Courthouse 600 E Broadway Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: 573.874.7345 Boone County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1810.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Boone County, Missouri:


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

Cemeteries

 * Boone County, Missouri, Cemetery Records Vol. 2 (Part 1 and 2), 5, 6, 7, 8 (Part 1 and 2) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Court Records

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories
A [http://books.google.com/books?id=_PwBAAAAMAAJ ''History of Boone County, Missouri Written and comp. from the most authentic official and private sources; including a history of its townships, towns, and villages...''] (1882) is available online free from Google Books.


 * Columbia : the coming city of central Missouri. Digital images of original published: Columbia, Mo. : Statesman Pub. Co., 1910. Salt Lake City : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of Boone County, Missouri Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Boone County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Boone County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Boone County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military Records

 * 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 Boone 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 Boone County, Missouri:

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battle was fought in Boone County


 * December 28, 1861 = Mount Zion Church
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has Jefferson City newspapers and Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Boone County communities.
 * Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1843-1886. Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections as part of the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.

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

Birth

 * 1821 - 1873 Boone County Birth Index 1821-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1860 Boone County Birth Index 1851-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriage

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1821 - 1872 Boone County Marriage Books A and B Index 1821-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1865 - 1882 Boone County Marriage Index 1865-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872 - 1880 Boone County Marriage Index 1872-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1885 Boone County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1843 - 1886 Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1843-1886. Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections as part of the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1871 - 1891 Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1871-91 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1892 - 1901 Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1892-1901 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1902 - 1913 Boone County, Missouri Obituaries, 1902-13 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Columbia Missouri Family History Center 4708 Highlands Pkwy, Columbia, MO 6520333-5269 United States Location Map

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Genealogical Society of Boone County and Central Missouri P.O. Box 26 Columbia, MO 65205
 * Genealogical Society Of Central Missouri P.O. Box 26 Columbia, MO 65205
 * Boone County Historical Society 3801 Ponderosa Drive Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: 573-443-8936
 * Centralia Historical Society 319 East Sneed Street Centralia, MO 65240 Phone: 573-682-5711

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records Boone County:
 * digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Sites that search for links pertaining to Boone County:
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)