Pemiscot County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Pemiscot County

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

County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has miltary and land records from 1883; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1890; Probate Judge has probate records

Parent County
1851--Pemiscot County was created 19 February 1851 from New Madrid County. County seat: Caruthersville

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
Dunklin • Dyer County, Tennessee • Lake County, Tennessee • Mississippi County, Arkansas • New Madrid

Local Histories

 * 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 Pemiscot County townships (Histopolis)


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

Marriages

 * 1882-1885 - Pemiscot County Marriage Index 1882-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

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

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical Society
Pemiscot County Historical Society Caruthersville Public Library 707 W 13th St Caruthersville, MO 63830 Phone: (573) 333-2480 Website: http://www.caruthersvillecity.com/library.php