Washington County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records 1883-1891 and death records 1883-1886; Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1825; Probate Office has probate records from 1814.

Washington County Courthouse history of the Washington County Courthouse

History
Washington County, Missouri was organized 21 August 1813. This became effective 1 November 1813. The county was named after George Washington.


 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford &amp; Gasconade Counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present : t at Ancestry.com ($)


 * FreeWeb African-American History of Washington County and the surrounding area


 * History of Old Mines area of Washington County

Parent County
1813 Washington County was created 21 August 1813 from Ste. Genevieve County. County seat: Potosi

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
1906 Courthouse burned, but records were saved.

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.

Populated Places

 * Belgrade
 * Berryman
 * Cadet
 * Caledonia
 * Courtois
 * Irondale
 * Mineral Point
 * Potosi
 * Richwoods
 * Tiff

See also:


 * Washington County, Missouri Places (Wikipedia)

Neighboring Counties
Crawford •  Franklin  •  Iron  •  Jefferson  •  St. Francois

African American

 * 1865 - 1875 Washington County Marriage Index 1865-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Washington County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Washington County, Missouri Photos (of tombstones, U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * Washington County Cemeteries (Histopolis)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1830 census index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1830 census, Part 1 of 2 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1830 census, Part 2 of 2(U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1850 slave schedule (Caulley's Corner)
 * 1890 special enumeration, Union veteran's census (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Church

 * St. James Catholic Church Records (GenWeb)
 * St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921 (GenWeb)
 * St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904 (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Catholic Church Records (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, First Communion Classes, 1926-1932 (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Partial List of Baptism Records, 1820-1899 (GenWeb)
 * St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899 (GenWeb)
 * Washington County, Missouri Churches (GenWeb)

Court

 * Washington County, Missouri Court Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Washington County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri. The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. FamilySearch (Free)


 * Historical Washington County Society (Washington County, Mo.). Historic Washington County. [S.l. : Historical Washington County Society, 1947].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)


 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Interactive map of Washington County townships (Histopolis)


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


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

Military

 * Washington County, Missouri Military Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
 * 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 Washington 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 Washington County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Washington County, Missouri Newspapers (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

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

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1865 - 1875 Washington County Birth Index 1865-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883 Washington County Birth Index 1883. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1815 - 1881 Washington County Marriage Index 1815-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1821 - 1899 St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899 (GenWeb)
 * 1827 - 1904 St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904 (GenWeb)
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1881 - 1885 Washington County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1897 - 1911 Washington County, Missouri Marriage Book #34 and #35 (1897-1911) (GenWeb)
 * Washington County, Missouri Early Marriages (GenWeb)
 * Washington County, Missouri Marriage Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1883 - 1893, 1973 - 1976 Washington County Death Records, 1883-1893, 1973-1976 (Rootsweb)
 * 1910 - 1964 Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * Washington County Death Index (from Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976). Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical Society

 * Washington County Historical Society P.O. Box 146 113 E 4th Street Washington, MO 63090 Phone: 636-239-0280
 * Mine au Breton Historical Society Rt 1, Box 3154 Potosi, MO 63664
 * Washington County, Missouri Library
 * Old Mines Area Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Washington Missouri Family History Center 110 E 14th St, Washington, MO 63090-4528 United States Location Map