Scott County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Scott County

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

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

Parent County
1821--Scott County was created 28 December 1821 from New Madrid County. County seat: Benton

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
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

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
Alexander County, Illinois • Cape Girardeau • Mississippi • New Madrid • Stoddard

Local Histories

 * Ford, Royal E. History of Scott County, Missouri.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * History of southeast Missouri. Embracing an historical account of the counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron. Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co., 1888.
 * Online at MissouriDigitalHeritage (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Scott County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Scott County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Civil War

 * - 13th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company K :- 29th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company H :- 8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company H :- 10th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company L

Newspapers

 * The Sikeston Herald (Sikeston, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)

Births

 * 1883-1886 - Scott County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1840-1855, 1863-1876 - Scott County Marriage Index 1840-1855, 1863-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1881 - Scott County Marriage Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871-1881 - Scott County Marriage Index 1871-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1886 - Scott County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
The Scott County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society P.O. Box 151 Benton, MO 63736 Email: scottcomohistory@gmail.com Website: http://www.scottcountygenealogy.org/
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Sikeston Missouri Family History Center 827 Euclid Dr., Sikeston, MO 63801-4602 United States Location Map