Iron County, Missouri Genealogy

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



Description
The unusual shape of Iron County, Missouri, according to Goodspeed's 1888 History of Southeast Missouri, resulted from the difficulty inherent in creating the county. Land was taken from six other counties in order to form Iron County, but it became a challenge to accomplish this without reducing the size of those counties below their constitutional limits.

Iron County derives its name from its prevalence of iron ore. The county is located in a part of southeast Missouri that at one time was important as a mining center.

The county court first met 4 Aug 1857 at Arcadia. That was when Iron County was subdivided into the townships of Dent, Kaolin, Iron, Pilot Knob, Arcadia, Liberty, and Union.

The county is home to Pilot Knob, known as the site of Fort Davidson. This is where a significant Civil War battle, the Battle of Pilot Knob, took place in 1864.

County Courthouse
Iron County Courthouse 250 S Main Street PO Box 42 Ironton, MO 63650 Phone: 573-546-2912 Iron County Website County Clerk has birth records 1883-1885, marriage, divorce, probate and land records.

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


 * Alphabetical List of Towns, 1885, Iron County, Missouri (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Biographies

 * Barnes, Thomas S. (biography, from "Goodspeed Brothers, 1894"), USGenWeb Archives
 * First Families of Iron County, Missouri. Arcadia, MO: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2007. WorldCat.
 * Iron County Biographies, Iron Co. Genealogical Society, courtesy of Tom Caulley.

Cemeteries

 * Iron County Cemeteries, Iron Co. Genealogical Society, courtesy of Tom Caulley.
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * The Iron County Genealogical Society has surname indexes for the 1860-1930 Federal Censuses.
 * 1860 Mortality Schedules partial listing for Iron County, USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1890 Special Census transcription for Iron County of the names of Civil War Union veterans and widows of veterans enumerated in the 1890 Veterans Schedules, also known as the 1890 Special Census. USGenWeb Archives.
 * Iron County, Missouri 1910 Census. WorldCat.
 * 1920 Iron County, Missouri Census. WorldCat.
 * 1930 Iron County, Missouri Census. WorldCat.

Church Records
Catholic Hogan Settlement


 * Church records (contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, first communions), 1882-1913, Hogan, Missouri are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * On the Mission in Missouri, 1857-1868, a book by John Joseph Hogan describes experiences on the Missouri frontier by this Catholic missionary. Available online at FamilySearch.

Lutheran
 * Lohman, Marcine. Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church of Pilot Knob, Missouri, Iron County, 1861-1931. Firestone, CO: Self-published, 2007?. WorldCat.

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Hackworth, Sharon. Iron County, Missouri Naturalizations, 1871-1906. Arcadia: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2007. WorldCat.
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Joseph Washington McClurg, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Silas B. Woodson, 1871, MO Digital Heritage
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Silas B. Woodson, 9 Nov 1874, MO Digital Heritage
 * Petition, Iron County Citizens to Thomas Clement Fletcher, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage

Local Histories

 * Citizens of Iron County: History of Southeast Missouri Biographical Appendix, Iron Co. Genealogical Society
 * Early History of Iron County: 1850-1899, timeline; U.S. GenWeb Archives
 * Iron County, Missouri Records. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 2006. WorldCat page.
 * Ironton in 1868, Iron Co. Hist. Soc.
 * 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. 1888. Chicago, The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Available online at MissouriDigitalHeritage.
 * History of Iron County, Iron Co. Hist. Soc.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Iron County, Missouri (Secs. T30 and T31, R3E and R4E), MO Digital Heritage
 * Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
 * Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri, 1930, MO Digital Heritage
 * Maps of townships, Histopolis

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Iron 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 Iron County, Missouri:


 * Iron County Genealogy Society. When the Smoke Settled: Civil War Soldier Stories. Arcadia, MO: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2001?. WorldCat page.
 * Letter, from C.R. Peck, Ironton, Iron County, to Thomas Clement Fletcher,10 Apr 1865 (MO Digital Heritage)
 * Letter, from J.V. Logan, Ironton, Iron County, to Thomas Clement Fletcher, 2 Jan 1866 (MO Digital Heritage)
 * Missouri Historic Towns: Explore Pilot Knob, Missouri History
 * Petition, Iron County Unconditional Loyal Union Men, to Thomas Clement Fletcher, 26 Dec 1865 (MO Digital Heritage)

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battles were fought in Iron County:


 * September 27, 1864 Fort Davidson also known as Pilot Knob
 * Battle of Fort Davidson, Wikipedia
 * Battle of Pilot Knob and Fort Davidson, Missouri
 * 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

 * The Mountain Echo, Ironton, MO
 * Early Iron County, Missouri Newspaper Items, USGenWeb Archives
 * Iron County, Missouri Newspapers, MO-AHGP

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 ($)

School Records

 * Iron County, Missouri Schools, USGenWeb Archives

Birth

 * 1802-1969 at FamilySearch — index/images
 * 1883 Iron County Birth Index 1883. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1884-1887 Iron County Births and Stillbirths 1884-1887
 * Missouri State Archives: Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910 (includes Iron County data)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1857-1881 Iron County Marriages 1857-1881, USGenWeb Archives
 * 1857-1885 Iron County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1857-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1857-1998 Iron County Marriages 1857-1998, Iron Co. Genealogy, courtesy of Tom Caulley
 * Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records site

Death

 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * Iron County, Missouri Deaths, USGenWeb Archives
 * Links to Iron County Births, Deaths, and Obituaries, Iron Co. Genealogy, courtesy of Tom Caulley
 * Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates (includes direct access to Iron County death certificates in pdf form)

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Iron County Historical Society Website
 *  Iron County, Missouri Genealogy Society Website

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or 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
 * 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 ($)