Putnam County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Putnam County

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1843--Putnam County was created 22 February 1843 from Linn County. County seat: Unionville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Putnam County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Adair
 * Appanoose County, Iowa
 * Mercer
 * Schuyler
 * Sullivan
 * Wayne County, Iowa

Cemeteries
Cason Family Cemetery (FHL book 973 V3g, film 599835 item 2; Vol. 5, pg. 214)

Maps

 * Map of Putnam County townships (Histopolis)


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

Deaths

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