Maries County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Maries County

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

County Courthouse
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)

Local Histories

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

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.
 * Map of 1904 Maries County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

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.

Births

 * 1883 - Maries County Birth Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1881-1885 - Maries County Marriage Book B Index 1881-1885. 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 - Maries County Death Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.